STI Forum  |  Shop  |  Sponsors  |  Advertise Rules  |  FAQ  |  Members List  |  Calendar
IWSTI.com: Subaru WRX STI Forums
 
iwsti
Home  |  Register  |  Today's Posts  |  Go Premium Mark Forums Read Create a Member Journal  |  Vendor Deals  |  Member Classifieds
 
Register at IWSTI.com for FREE
Refer IWSTI.com to a friend
Go Back   IWSTI.com: Subaru WRX STI Forums > Owners' Lounge > Video Collection


Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 03-05-2008, 01:37 PM   #1
Banned
 
Fav Mod: Coming Soon
Posts: 18
IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2008
Trader Rating: (0)
Default STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

Subie TV


This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

Last edited by Rac10000; 03-05-2008 at 05:39 PM.
boost111 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 01:40 PM   #2
jph
S204 Racer
 
Car: the wagon
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 3,142
IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2004
Trader Rating: (9)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

WTF!?

any details on what caused that ?


J.
jph is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 02:15 PM   #3
Spec C Club
 
Car: 05 STi
Fav Mod: 57fs
Location: Allentown PA
Posts: 1,173
IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2007
Trader Rating: (4)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

non tqd lugs would be my guess
wrxcelration is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 02:24 PM   #4
Junior STI Driver
 
Fav Mod: The hole in my front end
Location: Bay Area, Ca
Posts: 90
IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2007
Trader Rating: (1)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

why'd he keep revving like that after the wheels came off?
STIllthatguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 02:28 PM   #5
I'm Jim Halpert
 
Fav Mod: EWG
Location: Irvine, Ca
Posts: 6,804
IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2006
Trader Rating: (9)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

cuz he didnt know wtf happened and wanted to continue?
WESTI is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 03:08 PM   #6
Spec C Club
 
Car: 04 STi
Fav Mod: Motor Mounts
Location: Eugene
Posts: 2,287
IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2004
Trader Rating: (0)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

Saw this video a good year ago, guy who it happened to was a member here and I believe he was running spacers without extending his studs.
polyol is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 03:27 PM   #7
i eat cones
 
Fav Mod: intake
Location: ma & ri
Posts: 6,845
IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2006
Trader Rating: (21)
Bronze SEMA 2007 Sponsor How-To Contributor Award
Send a message via AIM to Szumita
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

oh my... that sucks.
Szumita is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 04:00 PM   #8
Grassroots STI Racer
 
Car: 07 WRX
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 594
IWSTI Addict since: May 2007
Trader Rating: (2)
Send a message via AIM to 96accord
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

holy crap that sucks!
96accord is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 04:46 PM   #9
Professional STI Racer
 
Car: 06 OBP STi
Fav Mod: Brake dust
Location: Jersey
Posts: 633
IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2007
Trader Rating: (1)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

Sorry, whats a spacer?
Seppo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 06:04 PM   #10
Spec C Club
 
Car: 04 STi
Fav Mod: Motor Mounts
Location: Eugene
Posts: 2,287
IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2004
Trader Rating: (0)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

Quote:
Originally Posted by Seppo View Post
Sorry, whats a spacer?
Wheel Spacers
polyol is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 06:30 PM   #11
Iron Fisted
 
Car: '05 STi
Fav Mod: Sparco seat
Location: OC
Posts: 4,361
IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2006
Trader Rating: (4)
Send a message via AIM to amg destroyer
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

That sucks...
Reminds me of that Miata video where all four of 'em fell off.
amg destroyer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 06:39 PM   #12
I'm Jim Halpert
 
Fav Mod: EWG
Location: Irvine, Ca
Posts: 6,804
IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2006
Trader Rating: (9)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

a piece of metal you put between your wheel and hub
WESTI is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 06:49 PM   #13
Hoff Fan Club Member #011
 
Car: 06 WRB STI
Fav Mod: 22k complete reconstruction
Location: Cary, NC
Posts: 1,694
IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2006
Trader Rating: (1)
Send a message via AIM to ///M Power
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

thats gonna cost some money
///M Power is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 06:51 PM   #14
STI Driver
 
Car: Black on Gold 08 STi
Fav Mod: ...
Location: Southern California
Posts: 211
IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2007
Trader Rating: (0)
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

Ehh... thats no good.
Mediumturbo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008, 07:01 PM   #15
Amateur STI Driver
 
Car: 05 Sti
Fav Mod: ecu tuned with catless turboback exhaust
Location: Got to school in Indiana
Posts: 25
IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2007
Trader Rating: (0)
Send a message via AIM to RaysBlackSti
Default Re: STI Wheels Fall Off On Autocross

what size spacers? Anyone know. up to 5mm one should be fine


This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.
RaysBlackSti is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


New To Site? Need Help? More

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:51 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Designed & Powered by Domain Architect