Stock wheels look good all cleaned properly

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

Anywhoo they are still not dirty. The stuff is working good :P

<belly laugh> You got me! Sorry for jacking your thread.

Originally Posted by ajaxthebetter

Ha...

Looking up those threads now. Thanks!

[akyp]

The stock wheels remind me of this:


Which is not a bad thing at all.

My only complaint is how they're bloody hard to clean thanks to all the spokes. Each wheel takes me at least half an hour to clean with Optimum Power Clean, and that's only the outer half (I never bother to touch the inner barrel). I've ordered some GTechniq C5 Wheel Armor. Hope that would help the wheels stay clean and easier to clean.

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

Stock wheels look lovely on our cars. I'm becoming more and more unique day by day without spending a penny with all these people changing rims left and right haha
In 10 years someone will be like "yO NO way those are the OEM wheels BRO! JDM!!"

My thoughts exactly. A S2000 or old Type R on stock wheels look more interesting to my eyes than one on TE37 or CE28N or their million clones.

[Mr.Impreza]

Originally Posted by akyp

The stock wheels remind me of this:


Which is not a bad thing at all.

My only complaint is how they're bloody hard to clean thanks to all the spokes. Each wheel takes me at least half an hour to clean with Optimum Power Clean, and that's only the outer half (I never bother to touch the inner barrel). I've ordered some GTechniq C5 Wheel Armor. Hope that would help the wheels stay clean and easier to clean.



My thoughts exactly. A S2000 or old Type R on stock wheels look more interesting to my eyes than one on TE37 or CE28N or their million clones.

Oh man....then you would of never liked my rims on my subaru...OZ superturismo evo's. I hated cleaning them and brake dust was always visible due to it being gold.



And yeah 100 agree regarding the s2000's and type r's.....the thing about stock rims is a lot of times they are unique to that one car so as they age they become more and more rare in that view compared to aftermarket rims where you see on many cars like c28's as you mentioned and they are on civics to ferrari's haha

[stevesnj]

Originally Posted by akyp

My only complaint is how they're bloody hard to clean thanks to all the spokes. Each wheel takes me at least half an hour to clean with Optimum Power Clean, and that's only the outer half (I never bother to touch the inner barrel).

Well I was thinking the same but to test out this stuff i had to do every inch i could get my sausage fingers into. Using a microfiber cloth made the difference. So hopefull don't have to do this every 3-6 months. Winter will tell the real truth on how this works or not.

[ZZT86]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Well, there's some nuance to the topic. Forgive me if I overdo the explanation. Just doing my best to be clear and most importantly, it's all personal preference.

1. This car was conceived and developed from the ground-up with priorities on the driving experience right up there with the price point.

2. Forget for a minute so many people's bitches about how people complain about it being slow. That's bullshit, BUT it's no muscle car so there's a great deal of effort that went into sqeezing the most they could out of 2 litres while passing modern emissions standards and keeping it reliable. People tend to forget those latter points when they rag on the powerplant.

So, out of the box we get a nice little sports car that clearly delivers on its promise.

Then we complain about the fender gap and "Aaaugh! The stock wheels have no traction." Well, duh, that was the whole point. They do have traction. Especially given the available power, they have enough traction and with the magic of the newer LRR compounds, feel gloriously light-footed. It's just like the difference between riding a touring bike with thin little tires versus some beach cruiser.

Taller wheels put the bulk of the rotating mass further outward which makes them more resistant to change in direction. The effect is real. Not devastating but it's a noticeable difference and not in keeping with the spirit of this car.

Grippier tires are just like the beach cruiser. Ok for putzing around the neighborhood but no way am I going to pedal it for more than a couple miles. Plus, I LIKE feedback from the road.

I've driven a few of my friend's modded cars. Fantastic traction but all have been just a little more numb in the butt and hands. On the flip side, I've had many people with modded cars drive mine and remark that they've forgotten how nice the stock ones feel to drive.

I just love how the car feels. It's practically a miracle and I'm in no hurry to change it.

Yep, I would agree with you on this. Anything one does to their car will change the way it feels - for better or worse. But what if you try to balance an increase in grip (via slightly bigger/wider green tyres, same rolling dia & lighter wheels) with a 25% increase in NA power/torque ? Wouldn't the resultant outcome still be similar to the stock car albeit with higher levels of dynamics ?

[churchx]

With that 'try to balance/compensate' i hear often story along lines of neverending tries to fix/improve with many subsequent aftermarket upgrades of something started with blind 'upgrade' that shouldn't be done in first place

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by ZZT86

Yep, I would agree with you on this. Anything one does to their car will change the way it feels - for better or worse. But what if you try to balance an increase in grip (via slightly bigger/wider green tyres, same rolling dia & lighter wheels) with a 25% increase in NA power/torque ? Wouldn't the resultant outcome still be similar to the stock car albeit with higher levels of dynamics ?

True, you will very easily end up with a faster vehicle with higher limits of handling but it won't be the same. I guarantee it will feel different in the steering wheel and in the butt.

Like @Captain Snooze's tag line says, "Everything's a compromise." Keep that in mind and beware of unintended consequences. Why hurry? The stock wheels look great all cleaned up.

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[ZZT86]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

True, you will very easily end up with a faster vehicle with higher limits of handling but it won't be the same. I guarantee it will feel different in the steering wheel and in the butt.

Like @Captain Snooze's tag line says, "Everything's a compromise." Keep that in mind and beware of unintended consequences. Why hurry? The stock wheels look great all cleaned up.

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Originally Posted by churchx

With that 'try to balance/compensate' i hear often story along lines of neverending tries to fix/improve with many subsequent aftermarket upgrades of something started with blind 'upgrade' that shouldn't be done in first place

Agree with both of you on the above points which is why I haven't touched the wheels/tyre/suspension setup in 2.5 years of ownership despite me wanting to.

I guess I gotta keep reminding myself the main reason why I got the 86 is not because of the way it looks but for the way it drives & makes you feel when you're behind the wheel. Smallish good looking stock wheels aside it's a great looking car to boot !