[Sidewall Discussion - Stretched vs Chunky]

Problem with 5th gens is the guard size to brake size ratio.
I have 19x8.5" currently and the brakes look tiny. Don't really see myself forking out $1500+ for Brembos.

Think I'll look at 18x8 with 235/45 or 18x8.5 with 245/40

[Sidewall Discussion - Stretched vs Chunky]

17 minutes ago, Andy_Mac said:

Chunky is better IMHO, just gotta be more pedantic with offsets to not rub

 

Assume you're actually staying 19inch and not dropping down to 18?

 

I’ll be going to 245/40/18 on mine for the next set of tyres as the 235 is ever so slightly stretched so gives no rim protection at all, plus the 245 is closer to the stock rolling diameter. 

 

You running 18x8.5?
I'm looking at dropping down to 18" as they are much cheaper for tyres and offer more sidewall for rim protection etc

[Sidewall Discussion - Stretched vs Chunky]

Doing research into tyre sizes for wheel options.
Anyone running a 245/40 profile on an 8" wide wheel?

 

I like having sidewall to protect the lip of the wheel and to provide a fat tyre appearance.

I know that the LVVTA say that 8" wide is the minimum for 245/40R18 -  Source

Basically 3 options at the moment:
8" wide with 245/40

8" wide with 235/45 - which is a less common tyre size

8.5" wide with 245/40 - 8.5" wide is harder to find in the style I'm looking at

Also figured its a good place to discuss tyre vs rim widths, pros/cons, photos of stretch/fat tyres etc

[What rubber and Wheel dimensions does everyone run?]

Car: 2011 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Sedan

Suspension: Standard Shocks, H&R Lowering Springs

Mags: Advanti somethings

Wheel diameter: 19"

Wheel width:8.5"

Offset: +45

Tyre spec: 245/40/19

did you have to roll the guards?: front come folded flat from factory, rolled rear for peace of mind.

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If you'd like I can find out a price for a custom one for you?

[What have you done to your car today?]

12 hours ago, ADIKT said:

ffuuuuuuuu 

 

know them feels
1 like = 1 prayer

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[What have you done to your car today?]

26 minutes ago, sobanoodle said:

Got the springs installed as well? 

[What have you done to your car today?]

Got the Legacy back today. All WoF'd, aligned and serviced!

Cheers @Subirex Automotive

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4 minutes ago, ADIKT said:

I've almost reached a record though -  I'm a few days off 3 years with the same car! Usually someone has stolen my car by now lol 

 

Fingers crossed!

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19 minutes ago, preim said:

Some guy at beaurepaires said my s203 was a wrx and the seats were fake because stis came with blue seats and gold wheels

[What have you done to your car today?]

5 minutes ago, preim said:

They were still working hard this evening!

 

Haha I know they will be. They're just so busy at the moment. It's good to see.

[What have you done to your car today?]

3 minutes ago, preim said:

@Subirex Automotive did an awesome job today. New rear struts installed, front struts refreshed a bit. standard service, rear diff oil changed, brakes bled, taken down the road for an alignment = 1 day!

 

New struts on stiffest setting front and rear feel awesome.

 

So that's why my car didn't get finished today @Subirex Automotive....

 

[What have you done to your car today?]

1 hour ago, delta said:

Just use RainX 

I do

Doesn't help when the rear windscreen is dirty from spray and grime on long trips etc.

[What have you done to your car today?]

33 minutes ago, Inked said:

i have my wiper and whole unit in the bin if you want me to fish it out  

 

Don't know if it would connect to my car haha.
Might try to find the wiper assembly and wiper stalk at a wreckers at some point.

[What have you done to your car today?]

10 minutes ago, Inked said:

Put a rear wiper delete in that i got off ebay, seems to fit nicely! and put my high stop light in / made seat belts retract and got a fresh warrent 

 

I miss having a rear wiper

Bloody NZ new optional extra.

[What have you done to your car today?]

Dropped the Legacy off to @Subirex Automotive for a fairly comprehensive service.

Looking forward to having it all freshened up

 

Gave a lil TLC to the loan car

[What have you done to your car today?]

Fitted some DRLs.

 

Bit of a work in progress as I'd like to wire them up so they turn off when park lights are on.
They have built-in dimming feature which dims them when they get 12V from park lights. I wired this to constant 12V for the time being.

[What have you done to your car today?]

1 hour ago, sobanoodle said:

Fark I am not so sure about posting pics of my cars online anymore... it's almost like they become cursed or something, kind of want this one to last a bit longer than a year  

It'll be fine  *touches wood*
Just install this, so you can touch wood all the time  

[What have you done to your car today?]

55 minutes ago, McMatty said:

Came out to my daily today and saw that it had a flat tyre so took the wagon to work, came home and went to swap to the spare and saw this, I’m gonna guess it’s not fixable?

It might be repairable, looks mostly surface rust.
Could dry it out, sand it back, rust convert it, prep and paint.

 

3 hours ago, sobanoodle said:

Managed to score a NZ new specimen with comfort seats, 4-zone climate, adaptive drive, full adaptive led headlights, head-up display, lane departure and blind spots, 360 cameras etc.

 

As per usual, done a few coding changes, updated maps to 2018 version, installed Pivot Throttle controller. Thinking of activating Speed limit info (reads and displays road signs).

 

You always find the cleanest and nicest cars
Keen to see this one.

[What have you done to your car today?]

1 hour ago, 1randomkiwi said:

Hmmm.... Maserati Quattroporte, Lexus LS, or Audi A8? (guesses in that order)
Don't figure the XJ Jag is your style.
Unless you've gone back to JDM and grabbed a Toyota Crown?

I forgot about the diesel element....

 

Definitely Audi A8 or BMW 7 series then.

[What have you done to your car today?]

On 7/15/2018 at 9:00 AM, sobanoodle said:

Got myself a touch over 5 metres of diesel goodness.

Hmmm.... Maserati Quattroporte, Lexus LS, or Audi A8? (guesses in that order)
Don't figure the XJ Jag is your style.
Unless you've gone back to JDM and grabbed a Toyota Crown?

[What have you done to your car today?]

45 minutes ago, delta said:

Received some gadgets from China yesterday

 

The smart car charger is a Bluetooth to FM transmitter. I am the kind of guy who like listening to FLAC files but burning CD's is too time-consuming so I'll see how it goes with that.

 

All the gain from the quality of FLAC will be lost over the Bluetooth and FM Radio compression

CD is the easiest format. I'm considering purchasing a FLAC compatible headunit for reading via USB.

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24 minutes ago, Shibe said:

.. i'm gonna be that idiot. not letting me upload photo's via other media. I've tried linking from IMGUR and photobucket. sorry to be that guy  is there a limit on file sizes or something?

Smh @ myself. Work in IT and cant upload a photo lolll

Imgur is quite easy.

1. Upload the image.
2. Find the image.
3. Click get share links:
   
4. Click copy on the BBCode (Forums) share link:
   
5. Simply past the link in your post on the forum.
   Example: [ img ] Photo Link [ / img ] (without spaces)
6. The forum will then turn link into an image.

[What have you done to your car today?]

A parcel from @mlracing.co.nz arrived