Subaru GR WRX Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide

If you’re looking for fitment advice for your 2011 - 2014 Subaru GR WRX, you’ve come to the right place. Our GR WRX Fitment Guide contains tailored information for a wide range of wheel and tire setups specific to the WRX. With wheel fitments ranging from our OEM+ 17x8.5” ET44 to the more aggressive 18x9.5” ET40, our Fitment Guide will have a solution for your needs. As enthusiasts ourselves, we’re mindful of the unique needs that each chassis presents when attempting to optimize wheel fitment and this vehicle is no exception. All of our Subaru WRX wheels are designed to clear Subaru STI Brembo brakes as well as a variety of aftermarket big brake kits. Our Subaru GR WRX Fitment Guide goes into great detail on exactly what modifications are needed to achieve the exact fitment you’re looking for. We have a wide variety of strong, lightweight wheel designs to choose from. Interested in Forged Wheels? Check out our VS-5RS and SM-10RS. Flow Formed Wheels? Our ARC-8 is the one that started it all. Have a GR WRX STI? Check out our Subaru GR WRX STI Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide!

Brake Clearance Information

In the engineering phase of wheel development we 3D scan factory brakes and review 2D aftermarket brake templates in order to optimize our barrel profiles and spoke curvatures. As a result, our wheels offer massive brake clearance so you can run the smallest possible wheel diameter.

*All of our GR Gen WRX wheels clear the OEM WRX brakes & OEM WRX STI 4-pot Brembo brakes, as well as a variety of aftermarket BBKs.

These bolt-on wheel fitments are ideal for Subaru GR WRX owners enjoying their car day-to-day on the street, and they are typically paired with all-season or performance oriented summer tires. These wheel and tire configurations will improve the appearance and performance of the car without requiring modifications to the factory suspension or alignment. Just bolt-on and enjoy!

Wheels

• Front & Rear: 17x9” ET42
• Available in ARC-8
• Popular Fitment

Tires

• APEX Staff Pick: Front & Rear: 235/40-17
• Direct Fit
• Ultra High Performance All-Season: Toyo Proxes Sport (440 TW)
• Ultra High Performance Summer: Toyo Proxes Sport (240 TW), Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (300 TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer:Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200 TW), Falken Azenis RT660 (200 TW), Nankang NS-2R (200 TW), Toyo Proxes R1R (200 TW)
• Wider Alternative: Front & Rear: 245/40-17
• Direct Fit
• Ultra High Performance All-Season: Toyo Proxes Sport (440 TW), Michelin Pilot Sport AS4 (540 TW), Continental Extremecontact DWS 06+ (560 TW)
• Max Performance Summer:Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300 TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer: Yokohama A052 (200 TW), Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200 TW), Hankook RS-4 (200TW)

Wheels

• Front & Rear: 17x8.5” ET44
• Available in VS-5RS

Tires

• APEX Staff Pick: Front & Rear: 235/40-17
• Direct Fit
• Ultra High Performance All-Season: Toyo Proxes Sport (440 TW)
• Ultra High Performance Summer: Toyo Proxes Sport (240 TW), Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (300 TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer:Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200 TW), Falken Azenis RT660 (200 TW), Nankang NS-2R (200 TW), Toyo Proxes R1R (200 TW)
• Wider Alternative: Front & Rear: 245/40-17
• Direct Fit
• Ultra High Performance All-Season: Toyo Proxes Sport (440 TW), Michelin Pilot Sport AS4 (540 TW), Continental Extremecontact DWS 06+ (560 TW)
• Max Performance Summer: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300 TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer: Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200TW), Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R (200TW), Falken Azenis RT660 (200TW), Nexen N Fera SUR4G (200TW), Toyo Proxes R1R (200TW), Yokohama Advan A052 (200TW)

Whether you enjoy spirited street driving or you are a weekend track warrior chasing lap times, these wheel & tire configurations are ideal for WRX owners looking for a more dramatic improvement in performance and they are typically paired with performance oriented Summer tires or track oriented R-compounds.

Wheels

• Front & Rear: 17x9” ET35
• Available in ARC-8, VS-5RS
• Popular Fitment

Tires

• APEX Staff Pick: 255/40-17
• All-Season - Michelin Pilot Sport AS4 (540TW), Yokohama Advan Sport A/S+ (440TW)
• Ultra High Performance Summer - Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 (340TW), Falken Azenis FK510 (300TW), Kumho Ecsta PS31 (460TW), BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 (340TW), Direzza DZ102 (460TW), Sumitomo HTR Z5 (320TW)
• Max Performance Summer - Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300TW), Yokohama Advan Apex V601 (280TW), Continental Extremecontact Sport (340TW), Bridgestone S-04 PP (280TW), Hankook V12 Evo2 (320TW), Kumho Ecsta PS91 (260TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer - Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 R (200TW), Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200TW), Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R (200TW), Falken Azenis RT660 (200TW), Nexen N Fera SUR4G (200TW), Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect (240TW), Toyo Proxes R1R (200TW), Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3 (220TW), BFGoodrich G-Force Rival S 1.5 (200TW), Yokohama Advan A052 (200TW), Nankang NS-2R (180TW)
• Narrower Alternative: 245/40-17
• All-Season -Michelin Pilot Sport AS4 (540TW), Yokohama Advan Sport A/S+ (440TW), Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS (500TW)
• Ultra High Performance Summer -Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 (340TW), Falken Azenis FK510 (300TW), Kumho Ecsta PS31 (460TW), BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 (340TW), Direzza DZ102 (460TW), Sumitomo HTR Z5 (320TW)
• Max Performance Summer - Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300TW), Yokohama Advan Apex V601 (280TW), Continental Extremecontact Sport (340TW), Bridgestone S-04 PP (280TW), Hankook V12 Evo2 (320TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer - Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 R (200TW), Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200TW), Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R (200TW), BFGoodrich G-Force Rival S 1.5 (200TW), Falken Azenis RT660 (200TW), Nexen N Fera SUR4G (200TW), Toyo Proxes R1R (200TW), Yokohama Advan A052 (200TW)
• Narrowest Alternative: 235/45-17
• All-Season - Michelin Pilot Sport AS4 (540TW), Yokohama Advan Sport A/S+ (440TW)
• Ultra High Performance Summer - Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 (340TW), Falken Azenis FK510 (300TW), BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 (340TW), Direzza DZ102 (460TW), Sumitomo HTR Z5 (320TW)
• Max Performance Summer - Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300TW), Continental Extremecontact Sport (340TW), Bridgestone S-04 PP (280TW), Hankook V12 Evo2 (320TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer - Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200TW), Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R (200TW), Falken Azenis RT660 (200TW), Nexen N Fera SUR4G (200TW), Toyo Proxes R1R (200TW), Yokohama Advan A052 (200TW)

These wheel and tire configurations are best suited for hardcore track junkies and club racers competing for a spot on the podium. Everything from Extreme Summer tires to full Racing Slicks are commonly used depending on your experience behind the wheel, class rules, etc.

Aftermarket coilovers with a slimmer silhouette in comparison to the stock struts are required.

Wheels

• Front & Rear: 17x9.5" ET40
• Available in VS-5RS
• Popular Fitment

Tires

• APEX Staff Pick: Front & Rear: 255/40-17
• A minimum of approximately - 2.5º of camber is required up front, and approximately -2º in the rear depending on vehicle ride height and tire model.
• Max Performance Summer: Continental ExtremeContact Sport (340 TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer: Hankook RS-4 (220 TW), Yokohama A052 (200 TW), Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200 TW), BFG Rival S 1.5 (200 TW), Falken Azenis RT660 (200 TW), Nankang CR-1 (200 TW)
• R-Compound: Nitto NT01 (100 TW), Nankang AR-1 (100 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW), Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 (180 TW), Pirelli Trofeo R (60 TW), Toyo RA1 (100 TW)
• Semi-Slick: Toyo RR (40 TW)
• Narrower Alternative: Front & Rear: 245/40-17
• A minimum of approximately - 2º of camber is required up front, and approximately -1.8º in the rear depending on vehicle ride height and tire model.
• Max Performance Summer: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300 TW)
• Extreme Performance Summer - Hankook RS-4 (220 TW), Yokohama A052 (200 TW), Dunlop Direzza ZIII (200 TW), BFG Rival S 1.5 (200 TW), Falken Azenis RT660 (200 TW), GT Radial SX2 (260 TW), Nankang CR-1 (200 TW)
• R-Compounds: Nankang AR-1 (100TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW), Goodyear Eagle SuperCar 3R (100 TW)
• Semi Slick: Hoosier R7 (40 TW), Hoosier A7 (40 TW), BFG R1 (40 TW), BFG R1S (40 TW), Toyo RR (40 TW)
• Wider Alternative: 275/40-17
• A minimum of approximately - 2.5º of camber is required up front, and approximately -2º in the rear depending on vehicle ride height and tire model. Fender work required.
• Max Performance Summer - Continental Extremecontact Sport (340TW), Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
• Extreme Performance Summer - Falken Azenis RT660 (200TW), Toyo Proxes R1R (200TW)
• R-compounds - Toyo Proxes RA1 (100TW), Toyo R888R (100TW), Nitto NT01 (100TW)
• Semi-Slicks - Toyo Proxes RR (40TW), Hoosier A7 (40TW), Hoosier R7 (40TW), BFGoodrich G-Force R1 S (40TW)

Brake Clearance Information In the engineering phase of wheel development we 3D scan factory brakes and review 2D aftermarket brake templates in order to optimize our barrel profiles and spoke curvatures. As a result, our wheels offer massive brake clearance so you can run the smallest possible wheel diameter. The following brakes have been tested and confirmed to clear our wheels.

• Factory Fluorescent Yellow Brembos - Front 6 piston 340mm / Rear 2 piston 326mm
• Factory Black Brembos - Front 4 piston 326mm / Rear 2 piston 316mm
• Brembo 1E4.6002A - GT Front 4 Piston 326x30mm - Fits all EXCEPT 17x9 ET42 EC-7R (needs 2mm spacer)
• Brembo 1S4.6001A - Monobloc Front 4 Piston 326x30mm - Fits all EXCEPT 17x9 ET42 wheels
• Brembo 1B1.7008A - GT Front 4 Piston 332x32mm - Fits all
• Brembo 1H1.8006A - GT Front 4 Piston 355x32mm - Fits 18" only
• Brembo 1N3.8012A - GT/GTS/GTR Front 6 Piston 350x34mm - Fits 18" only
• Brembo 1M1.8039A - GT/GTS/GTR Front 6 Piston 355x32mm - Fits 18" only
• Brembo 3K2.8037A - Race Systems Front 4 Piston 350x34mm - Fits 17x9 ET35 ARC-8 & 18" Only
• Brembo 2E4.5002A - GT Rear 2 Piston 316x20mm - Fits all
• AP Essex 13.01.10125 - CP9660 Front 6 Piston 372x34mm - Fits 18" only
• AP Essex 13.01.10067 - CP9660 Front 6 Piston 355x32mm - Fits 18" only
• AP Essex 13.01.10068 - CP9668 Front 6 Piston 355x32mm - Fits 18x9 ET35 EC-7R only
• Stoptech 83.841.4300.XX - ST-40 Front 4 Piston 328x28mm - Fits all
• Stoptech 83.841.4700.XX - ST-40 Front 4 Piston 355x32mm - Fits 18" only
• Stoptech 83.841.002G.XX - ST-22 Rear 2 Piston 345x28mm - Fits all
• Wilwood 140-12875 - Forged Narrow Superlite 6R Front 6 Piston 355x32mm - Fits 18" only
• Wilwood 140-12876 - AERO6 Front 6 Pot // 355x32mm - Fits 18" only
• Wilwood 140-12874 - Forged Narrow Superlite 6R Front 6 Piston 332x32mm - Fits all
• Wilwood 140-9193 - Dynapro Radial Front 4 Piston 305x20mm - Fits all
• Wilwood 140-12877 - Forged Narrow Superlite 4R Rear 4 Piston 326x20mm - Fits all

Should I Dial in Negative Camber and How Much is Right for me?

Whether you are a casual weekend track warrior that still enjoys your car on the street, or a hardcore racer competing for a spot on the podium, negative camber is a vital part of chassis setup that has many benefits. Not only will adding negative camber create more room for wider wheel and tire configurations (when dialed in through the top hat / camber plate), it more importantly improves handling, turn-in and tire longevity. Learn more in our blog article The Positives of Negative Camber.