I'm one of the cool kids now - i just got my 18s and laying down some serious rubber

SSR GT2 - 18x8.5 et 48

BFG g-Force KDW-2 - 245/45-18

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/urabus/d415/obxt_blk2.jpg

 

 

Nice

now all you need is too lower it!!! that will be sick.

Now that is the best looking outback I have seen. Ever since I saw the first Black outbak I was hoping somone would do just that. Personally I would change the grille and clear the lights, maybee drop it a bit more and it would be perfect. Still the sickest looking outback ever!

you could have gone with a set of like 265/40/18 cuz that would be some serious rubber..

 

 

Keefe

Andrew....those are HOT!!! I am totally jealous of your ride right now.

 

great taste, sharpest Outback out there right now, IMHO.

 

cheers

jon

I LOVE YOUR CAR! All these nice Outbacks make me want to get a wagon instead of a sedan!

Very nice

Andrew....those are HOT!!! I am totally jealous of your ride right now.

 

great taste, sharpest Outback out there right now, IMHO.

 

cheers

jon

thanks, i would not have gotten to this point without your help and advice, it's most appreciated!

That is indeed a sharp looking wagon. Nice choice on the rims. Looks good.

sharp! def a good choice of wheels for the wagon.

 

-Tronix(x2 what nsag said)GT

Super hot choice on the rims and tires.

 

-the tires look super beefy with the PERFECT amount of sidewall to keep the rugged Outback look.

a few more shots from today...

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/urabus/d415/ssr_a.jpg

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/urabus/d415/ssr_c.jpg

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/urabus/d415/ssr_b.jpg

28 lb tire

Looks as good as we thought, eh?

 

Seriously. That is one hot Outback. If I needed the ground clearance, my next car would look very much like that. As it is, mine will be a tad lower, and shorter-of-roof.

28 lb tire

17.2 lb wheel. um what does your wheel weigh, oh yeah 24.5 lb. for 18x7 and you're adding spacers to it too, huh?

Damn classy.

 

That must have run a pretty penny, though!

 

-A

i want a OBXT now...

Looks good!

 

Great tire in the rain, a bit noisy, but excellent overall tire.

17.2 lb wheel. um what does your wheel weigh, oh yeah 24.5 lb. for 18x7 and you're adding spacers to it too, huh?

 

 

but....but.... mines a tank.

Aw man thats just sick looking. very nice choice, very intimidating look. I wouldnt' drop it if I were you...

Aw man thats just sick looking. very nice choice, very intimidating look. I wouldnt' drop it if I were you...

 

he already did;) he is running GP coils in those shots, quite a bit lower than stock.

in case anyone was curious how the new wheel/tire compares to the oem, i realized that i still had pictures of the two wheels in my camera....

 

oem = 7x17 et48, 225/55-17

ssr = 8.5x18 et48, 245/45-18

 

i thought i might have to roll the rear wheelwells because of the increased width but now i think i have enough clearance after removing the rubber strip around the wheelwell. (remember i'm running coilovers so I have no issues with clearance to the inside).

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/urabus/d415/bfg.jpg

Hey Andrew...I am wondering what your mileage change has been since you have done the increased tire size. You have a wider rim than I do by an inch, so your tread aspect is much larger than mine, even though we have the same tire size. (your's look so hot BTW).

 

I took a road trip to the mountains last week, 350 mile round trip and averaged 29.6 mpg with average speed of 58mph over that distance. Elevation change was from 5800 ft to 11,100 feet, back adn forth. Climed up over the Eisenhower Tunnel pass 2 times.

 

In the city, with aggressive driving about 50% of the time, I am getting 23.4mpg.

 

Just curious how things are going for you since it has been a while and you got some time in on your amazing set up.

 

cheers

jon

Hi Jon. Um I don't think I've ever seen 25 mpg let alone 29.6, did you buy the hybrid version of the OBXT? I randomly check my mileage by the tankful and maybe 3 or 4 tanks together and my mileage hovers at 22-23 mpg. I swapped tires around 2K miles and I thought I was getting low 20s with the re92s as well. Maybe the engine was still in breaking-in mode but I've never seen anything close to 25 mpg.

 

I'm running the kdw2s @ 2 lbs over oem tire pressures (34 front, 32 rear i think), and the tires feel solid, the sidewalls aren't squirmy at all. If I run higher pressures I don't feel that there's any performance improvement but at city speeds broken pavement becomes extremely unbearable.

 

I find it most enjoyable driving highway speeds in the 35-75 mph range. The wagon corners and tracks well, never wanders, steering effort seems heavier than I recall when it was at stock height which seems to be an advantage. I had 3 people in the wagon and I rode in the back for about an hour, plush would not be a word i'd use to describe the ride.

 

here's a shot from last weekend...

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/urabus/subaru/or_3.jpg