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I didnt know this..

Post by vincentvega » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:49 am

Peter solberg's WRC impreza at perth..

4 stud hubs?

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Post by Subafury » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:41 am

less studs = quicker time to swap a tyre? im guessing thats why
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Post by PeeJay » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:27 am

I've oftern wondered that myself

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Post by AndrewT » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:02 pm

I thought they ran a sortof custom hub, made just for rally ?

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Post by KERAZY » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:21 pm

perhaps they share the same pattern as us? they certainly look it to me.

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Post by fredsub » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:30 pm

I think subaru did used to have available 4-stud 14" wheels at about $450 each!

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Post by Captain Obvious » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:40 pm

hey dane ive got a calender with those cars on it here and i was thinking the same thing the other day, i thought i was seeing things!!! but you just comfirmed it!
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Post by 86rxturbo » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:44 pm

The weirdest one i thought was the citroen with only 2 studs.

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Post by vincentvega » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:40 pm

I reckon they run a custom hub for WRC. im sure someone will know
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Post by waggaclint » Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:22 pm

im not 100% but id reckon they are custom mate theres not much subaru gear left in WRC car hey just about everything is custom made buy prodrive on the subarus....they spend 200odd grand on em hey so there wouldnt be much original gear left on em....
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Post by stamp_licker » Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:27 pm

i think there was a post on yhe usmb about that.I think the the pitch was like or138.?something around about that. pretty close to the L and MY.
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Post by Alex » Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:39 pm

maybe they are just using L-series hubs becuase of the pure quality :)
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Post by Subafury » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:13 pm

90subiewgn wrote:maybe they are just using L-series hubs becuase of the pure quality :)
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