BadTrainDriver

Wheels after springs.

Darn!! Bought them before Christmas but just installed last week

 

Any way to get a few night time shots of them? I really like them!

Thanks for all the replies

I know I dont want toe out in the rear. I am looking for zero to slight negative. As far as tires I know they will make a big difference as well. I will be getting different rims and tires in a couple months so I should probably just leave it until then. I definitely need to get the camber tweaked though.

Thanks again for all the help

The wealth of info on here is really great

 

Negative toe is toe out. In the rear, you want absolute zero, to error slightly on positive(in) toe.

I'm running Nameless 5" ABE

Here is a clip

 

Sounds like a Honda with a fart can.

Stock.

My H6 has plenty of growl!

My most recent, but not best, picture I currently have.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/csxtrainman/14-1.gif

2013 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited/Loaded.

Female, 23yrs. old.

Professional escort, dancer, adult performer.

First Subaru.

I like it OK.

100% Stock.

Also fuel filters, when should we change it and where is it?

 

The fuel filter is built into the fuel pump assembly, and is not on a recommended scheduled maintenance time frame.

Okay, so my brakes have started to squeal a lot at ~53K miles. For a DD, what rotors & pads do I want?

 

Stoptech Slotted Sport Rotors front and rear, $328.94.

Carbotech 1521 Pads front and rear, $271.

Goodridge SS Brake Lines, $114.96.

 

This is a great setup!

 

http://www.knsbrakes.com/c/car-items/1381_2012+Subaru+Legacy+Sedan+-+2.5+GT%2C+3.6+R

That's right. Fix that rail so we can go track speed, and not have a slow order!

 

Pull apart, or putting a new piece in?

I will just post it here for now.

 

I looked at my compact spare because I am contemplating sizing down in tire diameter.

 

The compact spare is a 135/70/17 which is about 24.7". OEM tire diameter is 26". There is over an inch difference between spare and other tires.

 

Several people have posted against having different size tires. This goes cometely against those opinions.

 

Not sure what to make of it.

 

Interesting, because I just sized up to 225/50R18's, and I'd wondered about the spare and the difference in size, considering I'm almost an inch taller than the stock 225/50R17's. I thought I'd just get a 2015 Legacy spare, but then remembered the change to 5x114.3. When I buy snow tires, I plan to run 255/55R17, which is the same height as the 225/50 R18. I wonder if a full size wheel and tire will fit in the trunk and still allow the liner to lie flat?

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1093554_bugatti-veyron-super-sport-hits-246-mph-on-public-road-video?fbfanpage

Upset that I missed this years event since ive never been. Some of the most elite supercars come to SunValley Idaho to go all out. This Bugatti sounds like a jet, hitting 246.6mph. Iirc its 100grand per car for an entry fee.

 

$1,950 to $10,000, depending on how many runs you want.

 

https://www.sunvalleyroadrally.com/Assets/Driver%20Participation%20Packet_2013_FIN2.pdf

Good deal. Thanks for the info.

Your exhaust.

Is it a full bolt up affair, or did you have to do custom stuff?

I see it's an Invidia, but specifics? From what I can see, it looks nice!

Why is there no sound clip video!!!?

Did someone say wax?

 

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/csxtrainman/IMG_20130712_203531_448_zps64a3b977.jpg

For the love of Twilight Blue METALLIC, someone please fix the thread title so it shows the correct spelling

 

My 2013 3.6R Limited

 

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/csxtrainman/ResizedImage_1375316955145_zpsd4ae6dce.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/csxtrainman/ResizedImage_1375317042221_zpsfe12bafa.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/csxtrainman/ResizedImage_1375223065525_zps8b2b958a.jpg

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:lol: The alignment guy blamed the Bilsteins for not getting the camber the same on both rears.....this when there is no rear camber adjustment on our cars from the factory anyway.

 

He's talking about the front camber

I meant the whole tire, when sitting side by side with the stock tire, would be 1.2" taller. You are correct that the sidewall is only .6" taller though

 

 

To find the total height increase of an increase in diameter, you divide the total height increase by two.

 

A 1.2" increase in diameter is a .6" increase in height.

Secondly, every Subaru I've had(I'm on my ninth) has been equipped with a speedometer that reads too fast. Slightly increasing the tire size is an easy way to correct this. When my stock 22/50R17 tires need replaced, the size I'm going is 235/50R17.

Ohhh man, here we go again. The tire size nazi just kidding.

 

But seriously, assuming the stock size for the 2.5i is 215/50r17, a 245/45r18 would be 1.2 inches taller (diameter)

 

Incorrect.

It would be .6" taller.

Diameter divided by two.

See...the nazi learned you something today.

XXR 527's

18x8.75 35+ Offset

Tires are 235/40/R18

Goodyear Eagle Sports

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/13398413125_ae49d5270a_b.jpg

 

While I like the wheels and the car...you should have done more research on the tire size.

 

You went smaller.

 

Larger would have looked a lot better.

 

245/40R18, or even 245/45R18 would have been much better.

3.6R brakes are the same as the 2.5GT brakes, fyi.

Very nice!!

Why would you want a shorter tire than stock for winter time? One benefit to the 55 series is exactly what you said, sidewall cushion...and the other is a overall height increase.

 

The other benefit to the 55 series is the thread is even more narrow than the 215/50R17 that you chose.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+WS70&partnum=15TR7WS70XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&tab=Specs

 

If you look at the 215/50, the tread width is 7.2". The 215/55 tread width is 6.8".

 

Lastly, the stock speedometer is off "fast" from the factory, and doing a smaller radius only makes it worse(your adding miles faster than you should). Being taller, the 55 series would damn near "correct" the speedometer.

 

I'm sorry I even said anything, I really wasn't trying to be confrontational. The size you choose will be fine, and really...we're talking very small amounts of difference anyway.

 

You've got a great looking car! Please post some more snowy pictures when you can!