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Just joined the forum and need some advice. I picked up a Brumby ute from a mates farm and doing it up and want to put on some nice wheels on it. The tyrepower man said I can't get anything that will fit the 4x140 stud pattern. What's out there to get a better look? Not too keen on just steels rims but want something arounf 15 x 6 inch. Not going off road.

Welcome to insanity.. ah.. er.. i mean AUSubaru

How much are you willing to spend?

There are about 6 options when it comes to wheels for old subarus.

1. Performance Superlites - Around $200 a wheel


2. Speedy Desert Rats - Around $90 a wheel


3. Scorpions - $185 a wheel


4. Peugeot 504 Alloys - Find them at a wreckers, but be careful, some of these wheels use metric tyres, very expensive


EDIT

5. Crossbred Conversion Kit - Allows fitment of any Impreza/Liberty/Outback/Forester wheels


6. 6 Lug Conversion - Allows you to fit wheels of large 4WD's like Hilux, Pajero, Patrol ect. Technically not legal


Thanks rtcb65 for the last 2

Somewhere on the forum , it says about the 5 stud conversion so you have the choice of wrx wheels also. Then there is the choice of redoing the hubs to suit 6 stud as in cruiser, etc . Not sure on the legal side of this way though.

I think it would have been much easier to have 5 lug conversion and use Liberty or Impreza/Forester wheels - there is a sh*tload of them everywhere. Even can use 16" on your Brumby and would look good.
Cheers
AP

Suparoo wrote:Welcome to insanity.. ah.. er.. i mean AUSubaru

How much are you willing to spend?

There are about 6 options when it comes to wheels for old subarus.

1. Performance Superlites - Around $200 a wheel


2. Speedy Desert Rats - Around $90 a wheel


3. Scorpions - $185 a wheel


4. Peugeot 504 Alloys - Find them at a wreckers, but be careful, some of these wheels use metric tyres, very expensive


EDIT

5. Crossbred Conversion Kit - Allows fitment of any Impreza/Liberty/Outback/Forester wheels


6. 6 Lug Conversion - Allows you to fit wheels of large 4WD's like Hilux, Pajero, Patrol ect. Technically not legal


Thanks rtcb65 for the last 2

That is a great reply^
Go the 5 stud conversion for more options, and if you change your rims often enough, you'll have a bigger range... but if you want to keep it kinda near as original, jus look at those 4 stud rims.

those speedy wheels are way over priced, can pick them up for less than $60each brand new if you shop around

i got mine for $62 in i reckon they look pretty good brand new even if ya not 4wding

subie_1st_timer wrote:those speedy wheels are way over priced, can pick them up for less than $60each brand new if you shop around

Thats 1/3 the price of Scorpions, but scorpions have the correct offset and they look good too.

I'd like to try another group buy of 14" steel wheels with a larger offset so they sit in under the guards on the l series.

Why are the six-studs illegal?

Cus you have to drill holes which changes the integrity of the hub I assume.

Suparoo wrote: 4. Peugeot 504 Alloys - Find them at a wreckers, but be careful, some of these wheels use metric tyres, very expensive

wouldn't all 504 rims be the same ( metric or normal ) how do you know which it is?
why are they expensive? ( tyres )
are they hard to find? ( tyres )

Suparoo wrote: 4. Peugeot 504 Alloys - Find them at a wreckers, but be careful, some of these wheels use metric tyres, very expensive

kona480 wrote:wouldn't all 504 rims be the same ( metric or normal ) how do you know which it is?
why are they expensive? ( tyres )

The wheel above is not a 504 rim. It is a 505 GTI rim, the 504's never came with 15" wheels, although the 504s do have good 14" wheels that fit

The 505 wheels that are metric, are something like 390mm, which sits in between 15" and 16" (imperial) wheel sizes. It is very hard to get metric tyres, people get quoted around $300-400 a tyre. The size of the rim should be stamped on them some where, also if it has tyre on it, just check the tyre size to see if it is imperial or not.

LTurbo wrote: The 505 wheels that are metric, are something like 390mm, which sits in between 15" and 16" (imperial) wheel sizes.

are the ones in the picture metric?
i have found some of the same rims for sale but need new tyres

If you buy Desert Rats with tyres you will quite often get them priced around $65. Without tyres and you should be up for $75.

USMB Wheel page.

Daza.

were can i get the 6 stud conversion

You can get the 5 stud from Crossbred http://crossbredperformance.com
Otherwise the six stud way is a home job and also illegal unless maybe its for solely off-road use, i dunno.

go the crossbred .... tried and tested

try this link : http://www.indysworld.com/80s/general/w ... heels.html