what Jap? car does this alloy belong to please?

[Orangecurry]

Some nice chap sold me a pup - he claimed that this was for a Subaru Impreza... it is not as the offset is too small.

ET35

Otherwise it is a genuine Speedline/Prodrive stamped GC-07B
PCD 100
17 inch by 7JJ
looks unused...

What car is it for please?

[Evil.soup]

It is for an Impreza. Different models have different PCD, that one will fit the Hawkeye WRX and i think most of the newage cars but not the current Sti.

Not sure about the classic, but i think there are some it will fit. What have you tried it on?

[Orangecurry]

no - the PCD is not the issue - the issue is that the offset is wrong for an Impreza.

Edited by Orangecurry on Thursday 11th October 10:08

[GravelBen]

Hmmm, certainly looks like an Subaru wheel, perhaps you could call Prodrive and try to find out.

Is it possible its a genuine rally wheel if they used a different offset?


Another possibility could be the 1st-gen Legacy?

Edited by GravelBen on Thursday 11th October 10:52

[Orangecurry]

it looks EXACTLY like an Impreza wheel... here it is next to one



here's one with the correct offset


and here's the mystery one

[Orangecurry]

GravelBen said:

Is it possible its a genuine rally wheel if they used a different offset?

Good call...

it crossed my mind too, but it is the same weight as the other 'aftermarket' wheel, 10kgs and IMO too heavy for professional rallying.

[Orangecurry]

Gazboy said:

Wheel for a 22b?

because of the wider arches? Good thinking, but I don't think any Impreza has an offset of 'less' than ET40

[emicen]

Only Japanese car I can think of that fits the bill are the Celicas.

My 185CS and 205 could both take a 7x17 ET35 wheel with no problems. I would think its more likely it was for a rally car. Compomotive MOs are very popular in rallying, ever felt the weight of one of them?! Its really only the top flight that can afford the magnesium ones, the rest have to run normal hefty rims.

[_Batty_]

its called a PF7 wheel made by speedline

[Orangecurry]

_Batty_ said:

its called a PF7 wheel made by speedline

yes..... and?

[GravelBen]

Orangecurry said:

GravelBen said:

Is it possible its a genuine rally wheel if they used a different offset?

Good call...

it crossed my mind too, but it is the same weight as the other 'aftermarket' wheel, 10kgs and IMO too heavy for professional rallying.

Hmmm, rally wheels are often made for strength more than weight - I looked at a v5 STi-RA Ltd which had genuine Speedline gravel wheels on it, asked the dealer if they were lighter than the standard wheels and he said no, they were actually quite a bit heavier but much much stronger. At 17" those would be tarmac wheels though so you could be right.

[_Batty_]

Orangecurry said:

_Batty_ said:

its called a PF7 wheel made by speedline

yes..... and?

thats all i have, soz

[Orangecurry]

_Batty_ said:

Orangecurry said:

_Batty_ said:

its called a PF7 wheel made by speedline

yes..... and?

thats all i have, soz

blummin' young and in-experienced whipper-snappers with mucho sarcasm - get orf my thread!

Edited by Orangecurry on Thursday 11th October 12:46

[Evil.soup]

Evil.soup said:

It is for an Impreza. Different models have different PCD, that one will fit the Hawkeye WRX and i think most of the newage cars but not the current Sti.

Not sure about the classic, but i think there are some it will fit. What have you tried it on?

Ye sorry, jumped the gun

Seeing the 2 together, that is a big difference. I would defo say its Subaru but i have seen prodrive wheels on other makes, one that springs to mind is an MR2 Roadster so it could be from anything really!

Sounds Like a genuine mistake to me though.

[emicen]

Evil.soup said:

Evil.soup said:

It is for an Impreza. Different models have different PCD, that one will fit the Hawkeye WRX and i think most of the newage cars but not the current Sti.

Not sure about the classic, but i think there are some it will fit. What have you tried it on?

Ye sorry, jumped the gun

Seeing the 2 together, that is a big difference. I would defo say its Subaru but i have seen prodrive wheels on other makes, one that springs to mind is an MR2 Roadster so it could be from anything really!

Sounds Like a genuine mistake to me though.

MR2 = 5x114.3
Subaru = 5x100
Only other Jap vehicle I know of using 5x100 is the Celicas I already mentioned (with that offset too) and maybe the Carina/Avensis which is 5x100.

[_Batty_]

what about Evo's?

[Orangecurry]

_Batty_ said:

what about Evo's?

are you still here?

PCD 114

[_Batty_]

Orangecurry said:

_Batty_ said:

what about Evo's?

are you still here?

PCD 114

interesting thread
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&...

[ScoobieWRX]

It looks like the mystery wheel would clear a set of bulky 6pots as opposed to the correct offset wheels that would hit the caliper. I would prefer the mystery wheel as it looks like it provides a slightly wider track than standard.

I could be wrong though

[Orangecurry]

ScoobieWRX said:

It looks like the mystery wheel would clear a set of bulky 6pots as opposed to the correct offset wheels that would hit the caliper. I would prefer the mystery wheel as it looks like it provides a slightly wider track than standard.

Will you sell it to me please?

It's yours. Are your arches rolled already?