Wheel bolt specs?

[Kevin Hall]

Does anyone here know if the wheel stud pattern remained the same for Suby
hubs since ' 99? We have a '99 Forester which is about to be retired but
would like to retain the WRX alloy rims we use for our summer boots in order
to use them on a 2009 Forester we're about to acquire. Both are 5-stud,
16" but I'm not sure the stud spacing is the same. Thanks,
KH

[VanguardLH]

Kevin Hall wrote:

> Does anyone here know if the wheel stud pattern remained the same for
> Suby hubs since ' 99? We have a '99 Forester which is about to be
> retired but would like to retain the WRX alloy rims we use for our
> summer boots in order to use them on a 2009 Forester we're about to
> acquire. Both are 5-stud, 16" but I'm not sure the stud spacing is
> the same.

Does "retired" mean sold off? If not and you're keeping the 99
Forester, why wouldn't you leave its wheels & tires on it? Or are you
thinking of putting it on blocks or jacks and taking off its current
wheels (and tires) to put onto the 09 Forester?

Go check at:

http://www.roadkillcustoms.com/hot-r...e-Database.asp
http://wheelsupport.com/subaru-bolt-patterns/

The Forester has the same 5x3.94 (5x100) spacing as my old 92 Subaru
Legacy although the standard wheel size for my Legacy (14x6) is smaller
than for the Forester (15x16.5). You can't use the wheels from a WRX
*STI* model because it has 5x4.5 stud spacing.