Subaru BBS forged wheel?

Michael Perez

Michael Perez

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Miami, FL
Vehicle Model
2012 Civic Si
Body Style
Sedan
Am I the only one that has entertained this idea for an SI?
The wheels that came on the 05. 06. 07 STI's. They come in silver or gold and are fairly cheap for being forged and about 16 pounds. (Vs 23.5 pounds for stockers)
They are also 17x8 5x114.3 but a +53 offset which put the inside of the wheel 21mm closer to struts and 5mm less tucked. Is the strut clearance an issue?
Also would the TPMS just bolt in??
 
I'd be worried about strut clearance with those wheels, esp if you're running 235s or a wide 225, the STI has different struts / steering knuckles relative the WRX for this reason.
 
I guess another way to answer your own question... see if you can get a clearance measurement on the stock civic setup. See how much room you have to the strut right now
 
Well I'm gonna be running 215/45. I have heard people running 9in wide with +35 that's 15mm closer to struts but I don't know about that last 1/4in if there is enough clearance for it.

However if I recall correctly there is a thread on here about someone wanting to put accord wheels on his civic with +55 and a 7.5 wide. The ones who chimed in said it would work.
The BBS wheel is 5mm more towards the strut. So I don't know how to go about checking that clearance.
 
The Subaru BBS wheels are not a direct fit on the Civics. The center bore for the Civic is 64.1mm, 56.1 for the Subaru. You will have to make the center bore on the BBS wheels to match the 64.1mm in order to make it fit.

Example of a center bore:
Wheels_Centre_Bore.jpg


Another option is to get wheel spacer adapters that changes the center bore from 64.1mm to 56.1mm.
 
In addition to that, you'll end up spending a lot of money to make these wheels fit. There are better wheel options that don't require all this custom work.
 
Wow. I understand. I guess its not worth it.
I just like that the wheels forged.
What would u recommend then that's a light wheel. Similar to rpf1 but forged maybe? Or MAT tech.

Thanks
 
from another forum - list of forged wheel manufacturers
(you would have to verify the bolt pattern/hub size)

360 forged 360 Forged
Ace Forged Ace Forged Wheel
ADV1 ADV.1 - Home
Aeroforged Aeroforged Performance Wheels
Aicona Aicona Wheels
AM Forged AM FORGED Wheels. Forged Rims. Automotoring Forged Rims and Wheels.
Asanti Welcome to Asanti Luxury Wheels
Autoart http://www.autoartwheels.com/pages/index.html
Axiom Axiom Wheels
AZA AZA Forged
BAD Billet Accessories Direct
Barry White Barry's Speed Shop - Wheels
BC-Racing Taiwan Bor-Chuann (BC-racing)
Billet Specialties Billet Specialties
Bogart Bogart Racing Wheels
Bonspeed bonspeed Wheels High Intensity Forged Alloys
Boze http://www.bozeforged.com/
Braid http://www.braid.es/wheels/news/2011.html
Breden BREDEN FORGED - Custom Forged 3 Piece Wheels / Rims
Breed Breed Wheels
Budnik http://www.budnik.com/
CCW Complete Custom Wheel - Home
Centerline Centerline Wheels
Colorado Custom Colorado Custom
COR 3 Piece Forged Wheels, Concave Wheels, Monoblock Wheels by COR
Cordon Welcome to Cordon Alloys ~ CordonAlloys.com
Curtis Speed Curtis Speed
D2 D2FORGED WHEELS Rims
DONZ DONZ Forged Series | Evolution of Luxury
DPE DPE Wheels
Eagle Forged Eagle Alloy Wheels
Eta Beta ETA BETA Wheels
Extreme Luxuries Extreme Luxuries
Fikse Fikse Wheels: Custom forged
Forged Collection forgedcollection
Forged Specialties Forged Specialties Wheels | 3-Piece Custom Wheels
Forgeline Forgeline: Home
Forgestar Forgestar Wheels Custom Rotary Forged Flow Formed
Forgiato Welcome to Forgiato Designs | Designer Forged Wheels
GFG Giovanna :: GFG by Giovanna ::
HRE HRE Performance Wheels
Hyper Forged Hyper forged wheels
Iconz Iconz-Home
iForged iForged Performance Wheels
Interad Interad Forged Wheels |
Intro Intro Wheels
ISS Forged ..::: Welcome To ISS Forged :::..
J Line J Line Wheels
Jongbloed Welcome to Jongbloed Racing Wheels
Kartier Kartier Forged Wheels
Keizer Keizer Aluminum Wheels : We Expect The Results You Dream About
Kinesis Kinesis Perfomance Wheels
Klassen KLASSEN LEICHTMETALLRADER LUXURY & PERFORMANCE WHEELS
Kodiak Kodiak Racing Wheels - Custom lightweight race wheels for performance and racing
KWC Showwheels - Wheels
Lusso Lusso Forged Wheels | Luxury Defined
Madina Madina Forged
Makaveli home_frameset
Marcato Marcato Forged Wheels
MHT MHT Wheels Inc. : MHT Forged Edition
Modular Concept :: Modular Concept ::
Modular Society Modular Society
Modulare Welcome // Modulare
Monoleggera MONOLEGGERA - Monoblock Wheels, Forged, Racing, Luxury, Performance Wheels
MOZ MOZ Luxury Wheels
Mr. Norms Search results for: 'wheels' | Mr. Norm's Garage
NC Forged NC Forged - Modular Custom Forged Wheels
NewGen Driverz Inc
Nutek Nutek Wheels
Petrol Petrol Wheels
Proformance PROFORMANCEINDUSTRIES - CUSTOM WHEELS
Pro Wheels Pro Wheels | Wheels | Rims | Norwalk, CA | Downey
Raceline Raceline Wheels
ROH ROH Wheels
rotiform ?|? Rotiform Wheels ?|?
Rugotti Rugotti Forged Wheels - Premium Custom Wheel Source in Los Angeles Area
Rushforth Rushforth Wheels - Home
Savini SAVINI FORGED WHEELS
Schott Schott Wheels -
Sopra Sopra Custom Wheels, LLC. - Welcome
Sporza Sporza Wheels : Luxury Alloy wheels
Strasse Strasse | Forged
sv1 Forged sv1forged
Symbolic Symbolic Luxury Wheels
System http://www.systemforged.com/
True Forged True Forged Wheels custom billet
USWheel US Wheel Corp.
Venaci Venaci Wheels
Vellano Vellano Forged Wheels :: Home
VIP Modular VIP Modular Wheels
Volk Wheels Volk Rays Engineering
Vossen Luxury lightweight Vossen
Weapon Forged Welcome to Weapon Forged
WORK Work Wheels :: Home
ZOE ZOE WHEELS
 
Holy crap that's a lot lol.
Do all aftermarket wheels fit without issue? For example compensation for center bore? Also can factory lug nuts be used with out issue? With lets say the rpf1s?
 
Some aftermarket wheels are made with a large centerbore, and rely on the studs to center the wheel ( called lug-centric ) while a stock wheel uses the close fit of the hub bore to the back of the wheel. ( called hub-centric )

I called Centerline a few days ago, they are fairly inexpensive as forged wheels go, but they don't offer a custom center bore option, so they would rely on the wheel studs to carry the load, and not just clamp the wheel. I was quoted just under $ 1200 shipped for a set of 4 "Excel" in 17 x 7 +42.

If you can find a manufacturer that will modify their CNC files to give you a custom centerbore option, that is much better in my opinion. Also, beware that some are set up for taper seat lugs, and some for ball seat.
 
Factory lugs cannot be used. You'll need acorn seat lug nuts. The factory lug nuts are ball seats.
acorn-mag-ball-seats.jpg

As for aftermarket wheels fitting your car, you just have to check the center bore size. They have 'hub centric rings' that can be used to make some wheels fit correctly.
hubcentricrings002.jpg
 
Thanks for all the info guys extremely helpful! A+
And I'm going to check out Centerline.
so your saying ANY aftermarket wheel wont be a ball seat? in this case i HAVE to buy lugs?
 
Yes, any aftermarket wheel will require aftermarket lugs.
 
oh okay thanks.
By any chance to u know if the "Execl" wheels u got a price for were polished or chrome? cause im kinda linking Centerline. theyre light!
 
Polished... I didn't inquire on the price for the chrome plated versions, but I would expect a healthy premium on top for chrome. The centerbore was pretty big if I recall though, I think it was 74 mm, but can't be sure, I didn't write that down.
 
Thank.s chrome is too shiny for me lol even though its a mirror polish.
So in this case with a ~74mm center bore these wheels are lug centric and would fit as long as i buy acorn seated lugs if im not mistaken?
 
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