[Rickybonnell]

Looking to buy a set of Tribeca wheels. Anyone have a set lying around after purchasing alloys.

 

[Jefferson]

I do, but I'll bet you're not close and these would be expensive to ship and a pain to boot. Oh shoot I just saw where you are.

 

[Flat6er]

most probably deal won't happen with me, but there are questions which come to mind when looking at this kind of advertising, because some people might be interested. I myself am thinking about getting set of wheels, but haven't finalized it yet

1) prefacelift or facelift? (big brake issue comes to mind)
2) what condition are you after?
3) where in Canada?
4) what price?

 

[Rickybonnell]

They all have the same size wheels. Style doesn't matter. Assigning a metric to the others isn't necessary. I can entertain any offer and decide if there are any, which there doesn't seem to be. Expected, but worth the hail mary.

 

[Flat6er]

they are not the same - prefacelift wheels clear big brake kits (sti brembo vulgaris or toyota-lexus) while facelifts do not(without spacers).

 

[snoutmeat]

I have a facelift car, but it's Touring trim level and I'd swear the wheels are identical to the pre-facelift wheels.

Mine looks identical to the red Tribeca on this page: 2010 Subaru Tribeca Research Site

One of the other Subaru forums (NASIOC?) has a pretty comprehensive listing of Subaru wheels, and it looked like some models of STI had matching specs for diameter and offset, and it seems like lots of STi guys like to put custom wheels on their cars....a year ago, it looked like there were several sets to choose from on Craigslist here in Seattle. I should probably grab a set while they're still relatively common...

 

[snoutmeat]

I have a facelift car, but it's Touring trim level and I'd swear the wheels are identical to the pre-facelift wheels.

Mine looks identical to the red Tribeca on this page: 2010 Subaru Tribeca Research Site

One of the other Subaru forums (NASIOC?) has a pretty comprehensive listing of Subaru wheels, and it looked like some models of STI had matching specs for diameter and offset, and it seems like lots of STi guys like to put custom wheels on their cars....a year ago, it looked like there were several sets to choose from on Craigslist here in Seattle. I should probably grab a set while they're still relatively common...

I believe our wheels are 18 inch diameter x 8 inches wide with a 5x114 bolt pattern and a 45mm offset?
It appears that 2008-2014 STi are 18 inch by 8.5 with a 55mm offset...so they're half an inch (12.7mm) wider than ours and sit 10mm farther out?

I think around 2016 they moved up to 19" wheels on the STi and 18" wheels on the "plain" (non-STi) WRX, again, 8.5 inches wide with a 55mm offset.

The site also shows that a 2016 Outback has 18" wheels, but only 7" wide, but with a 55mm offset.

I am NOT an expert on wheels, but if the wheel is 13mm wider and 10mm more offset than our wheels, then I think that means 10 of the 13mm stick out from under the fender and 3mm go in (to clear the strut etc). Not sure how this affects steering or handling. I would think that any of these could go on a Tribeca, no?

 

[Flat6er]

@snoutmeat probably previous owner has replaced those wheels... or special order...

 

[Jefferson]

I have STI BBS forged alloys on my 07 and there are no issues at all. If I remember right the only difference was the width. They were around 8 lb. per wheel lighter. Huge difference you could feel.

 

[snoutmeat]

@snoutmeat probably previous owner has replaced those wheels... or special order...

Nope! It's stock for the Touring trim. I wonder if they had a stack of leftover wheels sitting in the factory or something, because I can't think of another case in automotive history of a manufacturer putting wheels from a previous edition on their top-of-the-line trim (I think the Touring model is the top trim level, right?) That link above (to cars101.com) is website by a guy named Joe Spitz who is (was?) a Subaru salesman here in Seattle for years, and you can see both a facelifted red car and a black one with "my" (aka B9 style) wheels. When each new model comes out, he does (did?) a great job of pointing out the differences over the previous year's model. It's a great resource if you're shopping for a used Subaru. But the red car in that link is almost exactly like mine -- matching (red) lower body panels, silver roof bars, puddle lights, and the old-style wheels. Mine also has the backup camera screen in the dashboard, not in the mirror. It does have the rear-passenger vents, but does not have the pull-down DVD player. I know -- it's an unusual variation on an already-unusual car.

 

[Flat6er]

actually - you are right.
sales brochure from 2011:

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