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If you are feeling a bit of the wobbles from new rims it could be a number of things that are cheap fixes. You may need some hub centric rings. They are like $10-$20 and will help with that bumpy feeling as it will help the rim center itself on the hub like your factory wheels did. It could also be tire pressure or wheel balancing causing this issue as well. If you had a bent rim or a flat spot on the tire you'd feel it at just about any speed.

Thanks for the input. It isn't pulsating all the time only in the morning when I first get into the car for the first couple miles and it is only under the seat not on steering wheel and then it is fine onward. The rim is a Subaru rim and I had them balanced twice. Last one yesterday was road force balanced and they are fine. Tire pressure is set to OEM standard.

Looks amazing! How are the tires? Have you put them through their paces yet?

Been getting used to driving a lower profile and wider tire you can definitely feel the difference. They are a bit noisy, but I expected it with lower harder side walls and more rubber meeting the road. Driving at lower speeds it is normal, but it is when you get up to speed that you really notice the difference. It leaves me wanting a better suspension now. I have been noticing tho in the morning for the first half-mile or so the ride is a little bumpy but then it smooths out and it's fine onward. First I thought I might have a bent rim. Then I thought maybe it was the road by my house because the town did some construction recently but I suspect the tire might be flat spotting a little when I leave the car parked over night which seems unusual but I can't think of anything else.

Type: 2014 STI Limited wheels

Size: 18 x 8.5 ET55

Tyres: 245/45ZR18 100Y Continental ExtremeContact DWS06

Bought the STI Rims but from a different seller. That other guy wasn't budging on the price. They have minor curb rash on two of the rims but otherwise very good conditions. Came with 245/40R18 tires and tpms but as I found out yesterday the tires are shot, not surprised, but was hoping I could get little more life out of them. Now I'm in the market for new rubber and I cannot decide what to get.

When I put the new rims with tires on my car yesterday I didnt like the smaller profile of the tire. Car looked ackward with tiny wheels. Looking at the pictures on this thread it is hard to judge from pictures if the 245/45R18 will look tiny. They don't but pictures can be deceiving. I'm looking to stay closer to the overall size of the stock with these new rims. My plan is to run summer on these rims and winter on the stock 18", but summer tire choices for 245/50R18 we're not that great on Tire Rack. There were some ok/good All-Season there. So, 45 or 50 for the side wall? Seem most have gone with 45, except grnlanrern1 done a 50. Another option, I could follow Andrew and do 255/45R18 for a little extra protection. His tires also looked bigger too.

Has anyone run winter on the stock 18" limited wheels yet, or not recommended? I was thinking 225/55r18. Thoughts?

I really like that style. I think if they're in pretty much perfect condition, then go for it. If not, use it as a haggling point if it's an acceptable amount of blemishes. Either way try and knock it down $100-$200.

Agree they're a nice rim. Grnlantern1 had them on his car on the first wheel change - check out the first page of this thread for pics.

 

I wouldn't expect these to go for quite that much, though to sell without tires works in your favour as the price isn't inflated by tires that you can't use.

 

The thing the seller has to realise is that these won't fit up on many Subies so he's dealing with someone that wants to put a Subaru rim on another brand car or a small market of STI owners. I'd offer $800 if these were in mint condition, but as always something is only worth as much as someone is prepared to pay for it and what the seller is prepared to let it go for.

@GreyGoose, @Tigger73 Thanks for the feedback guys. That was kind of what I figured. Finding used STI BBS in good conditions are tough. $800 sounds more reasonable.