kaitanium Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Looking to do a big brake upgrade in the front at some point in my car's lifetime and was wondering if there are any considerations I should be aware of when choosing wheels? How will I know if a wheel will clear a particular caliper? Or is it a guessing game? Its not final yet but im looking to get a set of SSR GTX01 on 225/50/r18 7.5in wide, et48 (mostly stock-ish specs here). Not sure if a conservative wheel like this would clear something like a sti brembo kit upfront. Or do I need more offset or wider or more concave wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shralp Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 If your running 18’s then you have pretty much nothing to worry about unless your putting massive brakes on. StopTech, Brembo, etc are all fine. It’s the 17” rims that can be tricky and you need to be much more careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Spec B Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 If your running 18’s then you have pretty much nothing to worry about unless your putting massive brakes on. StopTech, Brembo, etc are all fine. It’s the 17” rims that can be tricky and you need to be much more carefulUmm no. Just because they are 18s doesn't mean theyll clear unfortunately. There are 16s that'll clear (rare) and 19s the don't. It all depends on the spoke design and offset. Take a read through the first post for an idea of what could work. https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums%2Enasioc%2Ecom%2Fforums%2Fshowthread%2Ephp%3Ft%3D448097&share_tid=448097&share_fid=468&share_type=t For a safe bet 2004sti rims will fit - granted you're still 5x100 lug pattern. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedaykin Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Damn SSR didn't put brake information up. I'd go 8.5" (B face) for that little extra spoke concave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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