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02-21-2012, 11:37 AM | #1 |
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Why is the 5x100 PCD ?
I don't understand what is the point of having them over 5 x 114.3 ?
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its really about cost?
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It's not just the hub cost. They have brakes and everything else from WRXs and Legacys from the parts bin to use on this car. Using the 5x114.3 from the STI would have required many new parts instead of just running 5x100 and using the parts you already have sitting around.
This isn't a heavy car, 5x100 is fine. It only sucks for people who want low or negative offset wheels, which will look stupid on this car anyways IMO, and for those who already have 5x114.3 wheels for their other cars (which includes myself).
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Weight is another consideration. The car is light enough where 4x100 would've been perfectly strong enough, however Subaru doesn't have any recent 4x100 hubs and brakes AFAIK that would've made doing things light and cheap a good solution. Thus, 5x100. There are plenty of aftermarket wheel and brake options for 5x100. Be thankful it's not something single-make like Corvette, Viper, Elise, etc..
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The Elise is 4x100. Like a great number of 4 lug cars in the world. The Viper is a 6x4.5 (6x114.3). That is rare and a pain in the ass to shoe.
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I can't even imaging the hissy fit that the wheel snobs would have thrown if it had been 4x100. But with that said, the weight savings would have been pretty negligible for a production car.
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The FR-S/BRZ, OTOH, will be a cakewalk to shoe in comparison.
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LOL I would have been fine with 4x100, I have multiple sets of 4x100 wheels sitting around
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Shoulda gone 3x112...
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02-21-2012, 04:25 PM | #13 |
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I wonder if this is going to be like the STI: next MY after introduction they'll release the BRZ with 5*114.3 hubs and piss off early-adpoters.
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02-21-2012, 05:22 PM | #14 |
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That COULD happen... but not for another 2~3 gen (my guess)
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