Go with some Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 tires! They are as sticky as R specs tires, but still have a treadwear rating of 180. Trust me when I say they are the best all around tires including a little bit of wet driving. I've pushed them very hard in the twisties and did not have one bit of squeel coming from them. Completely awesome tires!
The wheels I got from Robert @ Staticx. and yes I did get the 25 mm offset to be safe. My flex were not working very well for my purposes as I would lift my rear inside wheel through almost every hard turn and the car would start hopping around because the differentials were freaking out. I plan on 295 v710s so hopefully I won't have to mess w/ fenders too much with the stiff rates I will be running. I don't know for sure but won't you have the same problem with lifting the rear inside with those soft rates? Maybe the Tein just suck at these kind of extreme levels of grip. I will keep you updated of my progress the next couple of weeks.
I hope the KW's have a little more droop travel than the Teins.
I'll also be either setting my Whiteline bar at it's softest or plan taking it off and putting the stock one back on.
about the tires, the basic rule is 275 fits no problem. once you go bigger be prepared to pull some fenders, you will propbably only have clearance issues with the front bumper and front fender.
I'm not sure on the technique to pull that part of the body. Post up in the wide tire talk thread on nasioc, if you need a link j/ tell me.
I am prepared to pull on the fenders so that is not a big issue. If you would give me a link I would greatly appreciate it as I don't frequent nasioc too much.
plus the only RPF1s you can get in gold are "Subaru Specific" fitments, which currently doesn't include any 5x114.3. I'm waiting for the proper offset/bolt pattern to come out as we speak.
(Note: yes in Japan you can get the 17x9.5 +38mm in gold but it isn't possible for any US vendor to source these).
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