Mods to 92 Legacy/ offset
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2001 9:30 pm
The official offset is 55mm. I have fitted a set 16" WRX MY00 rims
with 205/55 16 tyres. Fits perfectly. Can see pictures in
the 'photo' section ... Rod's RS Liberty.
cheers, Rod.... in OZ
--- In BC-BFLegacyWorks@y..., "Josh Colombo" <jcc189@p...> wrote:
> Grant,
>
> I am pretty sure stock backspacing is +52mm. I can tell you from
> personal experience that you will not be able to fit any larger rim
on
> your car unless it has a +45mm backspacing or more. I have a 90
Legacy.
> I searched for over a year to find wheels that fit on this car and
still
> looked good. My stock tire size is 175/70 r14. I was originally
going
> to put on 195/50 r15, that rubbed like a mother, then tried 205/50
r15.
> Still rubbed, and I tried those tires on two different rims, one
with
> +35mm backspacing, the other had +38mm backspacing.
>
> Well anyway, after about a year of looking here and there, a buddy
at a
> speed shop told me he had a friend who worked for discount tire. He
> ended up finding me a set of Japanese racing wheels. They had a
+45mm
> backspacing and were 16". So I went with the tire size 205/45 r16.
> This tire gave me the closest overall tire diameter to the original.
> Well after all that and finally finding wheels, which at the time
were
> about double what a "normal" painted set of 16" wheels cost, they
still
> rubbed a little. I brought my car to the buddy I have in a speed
shop.
> He pulled back the trim in the rear fender, and shaved that lip
down,
> tapered it very nicely, and then applied a new piece of trim. It
> WORKED!! It looks fine, it doesn't have cheesy looking flares on
it to
> interrupt the lines of the car.
>
> Here are the links to the pics in the photo section.
>
> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-
bflegacyworks/vwp?.dir=/&.src=gr
> &.dnm=Josh%27s+Fender+Trim+1.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%
3a//photos.groups.ya
> hoo.com/group/bc-bflegacyworks/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t
>
> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-
bflegacyworks/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=Jo
> sh%27s+Fender+Trim+2.jpg&.src=gr&.done=http%
3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/
> group/bc-bflegacyworks/vwp%3f.dir=/%26.dnm=Josh%2527s%2bFender%
2bTrim%2b
> 1.jpg%26.src=gr
>
> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-
bflegacyworks/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=Jo
> sh%27s+Fender+Trim+3.jpg&.src=gr&.done=http%
3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/
> group/bc-bflegacyworks/vwp%3f.dir=/%26.dnm=Josh%2527s%2bFender%
2bTrim%2b
> 2.jpg%26.src=gr
>
> You can also check out more pics of my car on my site
>
> www.personal.psu.edu/jcc189/subaru/subaru.html
>
> Josh
>
> ************************************
> Josh Colombo
> jcc189@p... <mailto:jcc189@p...>
>
> "Life, an ever-changing melody
> of beats and rhythm" - ME
> ************************************
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Hughes [mailto:grantsubaru@y...]
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 1:56 AM
> To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@y...
> Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Mods to 92 Legacy?
>
>
> Sambo,
> Thanks for your input. I think the stock offsett is
> either 52 or 54 I can't remember but your pretty
> close. I haven't figured out what I want to do about
> it. I am either going to downgrade to a lower profile
> tire or different wheels. One preson suggested to
> phsically flatten the fender so it is straight and not
> an L but I don't particularily like that idea. I was
> thinking about looking into any fender flares but I
> don't know if those would look good. As for the
> exhaust I have pretty much tossed that idea unless I
> were to add a turbo to my car. It seems pointless
> since it is expensive and most likely won't help at
> all.
> Grant
> --- Samuel Barrett <LEVATHIAN@s...> wrote:
> > Grant,
> >
> > Unless you have a turbo, forget about doing anything
> > to the stock exhaust -
> > waste of $$ until you have a turbo, performance wise
> > that is... If you like
> > making noise with it and you want a louder, lower
> > note, and "everyone else
> > at school has them" then go ahead. Whatever floats
> > your boat. But people in
> > the know will make fun of you everytime we see you
> > on the road with it.
> >
> > On the wheels, step one: do a search on this forum
> > for "offset". Then get a
> > cup of java and get comfortable, lots to read.
> > Basically if you have
> > anything less than a +48 offset (I believe +52 is
> > stock - but check me) then
> > you're in for some rubbing.
> >
> > Pulley upgrade is reccomended by several on this
> > list. Make sure you tighten
> > the bolt to 100Kn when you do it. Anything lower and
> > you risk the life of
> > the engine. Do a search for more info.
> >
> > 01 = my two bits
> >
> > -Sambo
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: grantsubaru@y...
> > [mailto:grantsubaru@y...]
> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 101 PM
> > To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@y...
> > Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Mods to 92 Legacy?
> >
> >
> > I've been trying to improve performance on my 1992
> > Legacy L and was
> > wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I bought a
> > KN filter last
> > week and it has helped a bit. I am thinking about
> > looking into a
> > performance exhaust system and possible replacing
> > the stock pulley
> > sytem with a performance set. Any suggestions or
> > stories would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Grant
> > grantsubaru@y...
> >
> > Oh yeah. I bought some custom wheels for my Legacy
> > and the offset on
> > the wheels is signicantly lower than stock and now
> > whenever I hit any
> > bumps or dips significantly my wheel well hits the
> > tire. Has anyone
> > else experienced this problem. I am either going to
> > trade out the
> > rims or get lower profile tires. I haven't decided
> > but am open to
> > any other suggestions.
> >
> >
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this group, please send an email
> > to:
> > BC-BFLegacyWorks-unsubscribe@egroups.com
> >
> >
> >
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> > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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with 205/55 16 tyres. Fits perfectly. Can see pictures in
the 'photo' section ... Rod's RS Liberty.
cheers, Rod.... in OZ
--- In BC-BFLegacyWorks@y..., "Josh Colombo" <jcc189@p...> wrote:
> Grant,
>
> I am pretty sure stock backspacing is +52mm. I can tell you from
> personal experience that you will not be able to fit any larger rim
on
> your car unless it has a +45mm backspacing or more. I have a 90
Legacy.
> I searched for over a year to find wheels that fit on this car and
still
> looked good. My stock tire size is 175/70 r14. I was originally
going
> to put on 195/50 r15, that rubbed like a mother, then tried 205/50
r15.
> Still rubbed, and I tried those tires on two different rims, one
with
> +35mm backspacing, the other had +38mm backspacing.
>
> Well anyway, after about a year of looking here and there, a buddy
at a
> speed shop told me he had a friend who worked for discount tire. He
> ended up finding me a set of Japanese racing wheels. They had a
+45mm
> backspacing and were 16". So I went with the tire size 205/45 r16.
> This tire gave me the closest overall tire diameter to the original.
> Well after all that and finally finding wheels, which at the time
were
> about double what a "normal" painted set of 16" wheels cost, they
still
> rubbed a little. I brought my car to the buddy I have in a speed
shop.
> He pulled back the trim in the rear fender, and shaved that lip
down,
> tapered it very nicely, and then applied a new piece of trim. It
> WORKED!! It looks fine, it doesn't have cheesy looking flares on
it to
> interrupt the lines of the car.
>
> Here are the links to the pics in the photo section.
>
> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-
bflegacyworks/vwp?.dir=/&.src=gr
> &.dnm=Josh%27s+Fender+Trim+1.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%
3a//photos.groups.ya
> hoo.com/group/bc-bflegacyworks/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t
>
> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-
bflegacyworks/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=Jo
> sh%27s+Fender+Trim+2.jpg&.src=gr&.done=http%
3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/
> group/bc-bflegacyworks/vwp%3f.dir=/%26.dnm=Josh%2527s%2bFender%
2bTrim%2b
> 1.jpg%26.src=gr
>
> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-
bflegacyworks/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=Jo
> sh%27s+Fender+Trim+3.jpg&.src=gr&.done=http%
3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/
> group/bc-bflegacyworks/vwp%3f.dir=/%26.dnm=Josh%2527s%2bFender%
2bTrim%2b
> 2.jpg%26.src=gr
>
> You can also check out more pics of my car on my site
>
> www.personal.psu.edu/jcc189/subaru/subaru.html
>
> Josh
>
> ************************************
> Josh Colombo
> jcc189@p... <mailto:jcc189@p...>
>
> "Life, an ever-changing melody
> of beats and rhythm" - ME
> ************************************
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Hughes [mailto:grantsubaru@y...]
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 1:56 AM
> To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@y...
> Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Mods to 92 Legacy?
>
>
> Sambo,
> Thanks for your input. I think the stock offsett is
> either 52 or 54 I can't remember but your pretty
> close. I haven't figured out what I want to do about
> it. I am either going to downgrade to a lower profile
> tire or different wheels. One preson suggested to
> phsically flatten the fender so it is straight and not
> an L but I don't particularily like that idea. I was
> thinking about looking into any fender flares but I
> don't know if those would look good. As for the
> exhaust I have pretty much tossed that idea unless I
> were to add a turbo to my car. It seems pointless
> since it is expensive and most likely won't help at
> all.
> Grant
> --- Samuel Barrett <LEVATHIAN@s...> wrote:
> > Grant,
> >
> > Unless you have a turbo, forget about doing anything
> > to the stock exhaust -
> > waste of $$ until you have a turbo, performance wise
> > that is... If you like
> > making noise with it and you want a louder, lower
> > note, and "everyone else
> > at school has them" then go ahead. Whatever floats
> > your boat. But people in
> > the know will make fun of you everytime we see you
> > on the road with it.
> >
> > On the wheels, step one: do a search on this forum
> > for "offset". Then get a
> > cup of java and get comfortable, lots to read.
> > Basically if you have
> > anything less than a +48 offset (I believe +52 is
> > stock - but check me) then
> > you're in for some rubbing.
> >
> > Pulley upgrade is reccomended by several on this
> > list. Make sure you tighten
> > the bolt to 100Kn when you do it. Anything lower and
> > you risk the life of
> > the engine. Do a search for more info.
> >
> > 01 = my two bits
> >
> > -Sambo
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: grantsubaru@y...
> > [mailto:grantsubaru@y...]
> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 101 PM
> > To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@y...
> > Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Mods to 92 Legacy?
> >
> >
> > I've been trying to improve performance on my 1992
> > Legacy L and was
> > wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I bought a
> > KN filter last
> > week and it has helped a bit. I am thinking about
> > looking into a
> > performance exhaust system and possible replacing
> > the stock pulley
> > sytem with a performance set. Any suggestions or
> > stories would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Grant
> > grantsubaru@y...
> >
> > Oh yeah. I bought some custom wheels for my Legacy
> > and the offset on
> > the wheels is signicantly lower than stock and now
> > whenever I hit any
> > bumps or dips significantly my wheel well hits the
> > tire. Has anyone
> > else experienced this problem. I am either going to
> > trade out the
> > rims or get lower profile tires. I haven't decided
> > but am open to
> > any other suggestions.
> >
> >
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this group, please send an email
> > to:
> > BC-BFLegacyWorks-unsubscribe@egroups.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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