2005 Subaru Forester Wheel Backspacing
4.25–6.60 in (36 configs)
Quick specs
- Backspacing
- 4.25–6.60 in (36 configs)
- OEM offset
- ET35–ET58 (13 configs)
- Wheel size
- Multiple — see configurations
- Bolt pattern
- 5×100
- Tire size
- Multiple — see configurations
OEM configurations
| Configuration | Front | Rear | Offset | Backspacing | Tire | Bolt pattern | Center bore | Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5T · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7x17 | 7.5x18 | ET48 | 5.39 in | 215/55R17 / 225/45R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7x17 | 7.5x18 | ET48 | 5.39 in | 225/55R17 / 225/45R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 8x18 | 7.5x18 | ET45 / ET48 | 5.77 in | 235/45R18 / 225/45R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5i · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 6.5x16 | 7.5x18 | ET48 / ET45 | 5.14 in | 215/60R16 / 225/45R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5i · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7x17 | 7.5x18 | ET48 / ET45 | 5.39 in | 215/55R17 / 225/45R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5i · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7x17 | 7.5x18 | ET48 / ET45 | 5.39 in | 225/50R17 / 225/45R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0T · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 6x15 | — | ET48 | 4.89 in | 205/70R15 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0T · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 6.5x16 | — | ET48 | 5.14 in | 215/60R16 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0T · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7x17 | — | ET48 | 5.39 in | 215/55R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0T · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7.5x17 | — | ET45 | 5.52 in | 235/50R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7x14 | 7x18 | ET48 / ET55 | 5.39 in | 215/60R14 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 6.5x16 | 7x18 | ET48 / ET55 | 5.14 in | 195/70R16 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7x16 | 7x18 | ET53 / ET55 | 5.59 in | 205/55R16 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7.5x17 | 7x18 | ET55 | 5.92 in | 225/40R17 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 5.5x17 | 7x18 | ET58 / ET55 | 5.03 in | 205/70R17 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 8x17 | 7x18 | ET38 / ET55 | 5.50 in | 235/65R17 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i · 2.0L, EJ20, H4, Petrol | 8x18 | 7x18 | ET42 / ET55 | 5.65 in | 235/45R18 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 6.5x16 | — | ET38 | 4.75 in | 215/60R16 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7x17 | — | ET58 | 5.78 in | 195/45R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 6.5x17 | — | ET53 | 5.34 in | 205/45R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 6.5x17 | — | ET38 | 4.75 in | 205/45R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7x19 | — | ET40 | 5.07 in | 215/35R19 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 8x18 | — | ET58 | 6.28 in | 205/45R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 6.5x16 | — | ET53 | 5.34 in | 235/45R16 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 8.5x17 | — | ET48 | 6.14 in | 225/35R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 8x17 | — | ET55 | 6.17 in | 245/45R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7x18 | — | ET43 | 5.19 in | 205/45R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 8x16 | — | ET48 | 5.89 in | 245/45R16 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 8.5x17 | — | ET48 | 6.14 in | 245/45R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T · 2.5L, EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7.5x18 | — | ET40 | 5.32 in | 215/35R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0T (TA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7x18 | 8.5x19 | ET53 / ET42 | 5.59 in | 205/45R18 / 245/45R19 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0T (TA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 6.5x16 | 8.5x19 | ET43 / ET42 | 4.94 in | 205/65R16 / 245/45R19 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0T (TA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7x17 | 8.5x19 | ET40 / ET42 | 5.07 in | 215/60R17 / 245/45R19 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i (CBA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7x15 | — | ET38 | 5.00 in | 195/50R15 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i (CBA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 8x17 | — | ET48 | 5.89 in | 205/45R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i (CBA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7.5x17 | — | ET50 | 5.72 in | 215/40R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i (CBA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 9x17 | — | ET37 | 5.96 in | 225/55R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i (TA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 5.5x15 | — | ET38 | 4.25 in | 205/60R15 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i (TA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 6.5x17 | — | ET58 | 5.53 in | 225/60R17 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i (TA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 7.5x18 | — | ET58 | 6.03 in | 235/55R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.0i (TA-SG5) · EJ20, H4, Petrol | 8.5x16 | — | ET35 | 5.63 in | 245/40R16 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T (TA-SG9) · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7.5x18 | — | ET48 | 5.64 in | 205/35R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T (TA-SG9) · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7.5x18 | — | ET55 | 5.92 in | 225/40R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T (TA-SG9) · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7x20 | — | ET35 | 4.88 in | 205/50R20 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5T (TA-SG9) · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 9.5x18 | — | ET47 | 6.60 in | 225/25R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5i · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 5.5x16 | 6x18 | ET53 / ET58 | 4.84 in | 195/50R16 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5i · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 8x17 | 6x18 | ET43 / ET58 | 5.69 in | 195/45R17 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
| 2.5i · EJ25, H4, Petrol | 7.5x18 | 6x18 | ET45 / ET58 | 5.52 in | 205/35R18 / 245/50R18 | 5x100 | 56.1 mm | M12 x 1.25 |
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Backspacing values above are calculated from OEM wheel width and offset using BS = width/2 + offset_mm/25.4 (same formula as the fitment calculator).
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Backspacing on these pages is calculated from OEM wheel width and offset (width/2 + offset_mm/25.4). Higher backspacing seats the wheel farther inward; lower backspacing moves it outward.