'05 WRX Wheel Stancing

[Charlie_Kelly]

Powder coat them that is where it's at.

yeah, spuer cheap alternatice to plasti-dip....

Personally think white/black wheels are played but plasti-dip is a cheap alternative.

Seriously naisoc has everything you need.

 

[robotdna]

Are you planning on driving it on dirt roads, or are you wanting it to look nice while driving on roads over the summer?

I personally would just get proper rubber on it, some proper coils and skidplates, and have fun sliding it around off roads.

Have fun building man, it looks like a clean car!

I don't really plan on driving on many dirt roads. Where I live (SD) there are plenty but I needn't go on them unless I visit extended family. I mostly drive on pavement.

I definitely need new tires, as the current ones are quite low and sketchy. I was thinking I might as well get wheels too with it and save some money with a wheel-tire-balancing package in the long run.

Thank you! I'm super stoked.

Update:

I found out that my valve cover gaskets are leaky, and the shop is wanting to charge $450 for replacement. I bought some online and have a friend that's going to teach me how to change them myself. I also have some bad front brake pads right now, and a little rotor channeling. Shop is quoting me another few hundred. So, I dropped $400 on some powder-coated (hopefully resists rust, my current ones are rusting a lot) performance calipers, slotted rotors (cool faster, warp less easily? Hope so.), ceramic brake pads, and the gaskets. It should save me over a thousand in the future by doing this repair now before it gets worse and gives me the opportunity to learn a little bit about my car with an experienced friend.

Thanks for all the help guys, NASIOC is great.

I'm doing the best I can with the car and the maintenance. It's difficult and a learning experience but I'm trying haha.

 

[daannnnieel]

I don't really plan on driving on many dirt roads. Where I live (SD) there are plenty but I needn't go on them unless I visit extended family. I mostly drive on pavement.

I definitely need new tires, as the current ones are quite low and sketchy. I was thinking I might as well get wheels too with it and save some money with a wheel-tire-balancing package in the long run.

Thank you! I'm super stoked.

Update:

I found out that my valve cover gaskets are leaky, and the shop is wanting to charge $450 for replacement. I bought some online and have a friend that's going to teach me how to change them myself. I also have some bad front brake pads right now, and a little rotor channeling. Shop is quoting me another few hundred. So, I dropped $400 on some powder-coated (hopefully resists rust, my current ones are rusting a lot) performance calipers, slotted rotors (cool faster, warp less easily? Hope so.), ceramic brake pads, and the gaskets. It should save me over a thousand in the future by doing this repair now before it gets worse and gives me the opportunity to learn a little bit about my car with an experienced friend.

Thanks for all the help guys, NASIOC is great.

I'm doing the best I can with the car and the maintenance. It's difficult and a learning experience but I'm trying haha.

oo, if you want to keep it looking clean I wont mention my dream goals for a street wrx hehehe

good luck on the maintenance man, as long as you dont drive insanely alll the time it shouldn't be too bad!