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Originally Posted by 7thgear
From the hearsay that i've read, people kept shearing studs and breaking axles on the STIs, so they upgraded (whatever it is that makes the previous hubs and the modern hubs different)
however i think Subaru was using the same hubs since 1993, if not earlier, so i'm sure the switch in 2006 was big from an engineering standpoint.
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studs shearing has never been an issue that I know of. The 5x100 and 5x114.3mm, as we Subaru guys call it, are drastically different. The 5x114.3 cam with beefier uprights/spindles that houses larger bearings to help the pigs with sticky tires and corner. The hubs on the 5x100 had also changed through the years too but kept the same bearing.
The STi rear CV's have been known to fail at the drag strip once you start putting down some good power and have tires to hook. The bars actually twist up fail. The Chromoly housing hold up quite well. Then once you're on a serious drag setup (600+) and are on slicks, the housings really start failing.
As for wheels that I'll run, I'll probably just run some RPF1's as they're relatively cheap and light.