18x8 +35 wheels on GT-B wagon, will it fit?

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Re: 18x8 +35 wheels on GT-B wagon, will it fit?

Postby bigBADbenny » Sat Apr 04, 2020 6:42 pm

Go to the Work website and download the Meister S1 pdf.

Being a 3 piece rim, there are two or three centres with different faces available, each to fit different size calipers and or with a range of offsets for each face and lip combination.

It is complex for sure.

Iirc one size that does fit brembos is 18 9.5 +25, which is a good 13mm more pokey than what is considered a fairly extreme fitment for a stockish lib.

So you could get an idea by choosing bbk face center options, but even if available in your chosen spec, the spokes would poke past the faces as they’re quite thick.

Another approach (apart from the spec sheet and or contacting the local importer) is to just google image search “meister s1 subaru brembo”.

Its actually fairly close, but 5mm spacer would probably be required, and yes the spokes do appear to poke beyond the rim:
https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showth ... ?t=2079472

Another’s thread states R disc is required.

Professional guard rolling would be around $200-400.
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Re: 18x8 +35 wheels on GT-B wagon, will it fit?

Postby NAB903 » Sat Apr 04, 2020 6:57 pm

ok thanks

the set im looking at are second hand as i cant justify spending that much on a brand new set. So if the 18x8.5 +35 wouldnt fit id have to look at something else unfortunately

The seller has the s1 3p currently fitted to a 3.0r liberty but without brembos and said he had to roll the fenders slightly to make the wheels fit

so would you say a slight fender roll and 5mm spacer and they should fit?
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Re: 18x8 +35 wheels on GT-B wagon, will it fit?

Postby bigBADbenny » Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:14 pm

You or the vendor will need to print out a brembo caliper template for a remote test fit.
As I mentioned, it’s dependent on which face/disc the rims were built with.
+35 plus a 5mm spacer (effective offset +30) on 18x8.5 is going to poke about 7mm with a stock alignment.
So guard work plus heaps of camber, coilovers required for the camber plates imho.
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Re: 18x8 +35 wheels on GT-B wagon, will it fit?

Postby NAB903 » Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:19 pm

yea ok sounds like a bit much messing around if they wont fit, guess ill keep looking for a different set of wheels

Thanks for the help
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Re: 18x8 +35 wheels on GT-B wagon, will it fit?

Postby bigBADbenny » Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:09 pm

I’m certainly not saying they won’t fit.
Just do your research regarding spec and if the rims are not local to you, print the template (actual size), cut it out and send it to the vendor. Easy.
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