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04-08-2015, 01:54 PM | #1 |
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Forgestar F14 17x9 +35...yes, 17" Forgestars!
Well I'm quite ecstatic to finally get these up! Many of you are familiar with the 18 and 19 inch Forgestar F14's seen on Rocket Bunny kits (google forgestar rocket bunny if you've been under a rock haha) but many people were not aware that Forgestar makes 17in F14 wheels! Yes, 17"!
Like many of you, I wanted a 17" wheel, because of weight, tire price and performance. However, I didn't want a wheel that is seen everywhere *cough* rpf1 *cough*, but it still needed to be good looking, lightweight, high quality and available in perfect fitment...and after Jurrian @ModBargains.com started bugging me about changing wheels on my FRS, I decided to pull the trigger on some 17x9 +35 Forgestar F14 in Textured Black. Modbargains 17" Forgestar F14 Lets start about Forgestar...these wheels are CUSTOM built to order, so size, width, offset AND color can be selected by you to fit PERFECTLY (Modbargains can help you choose proper fitment, if you are unsure). There are a lot of wheels out that fit our car, but they don't fit well-they are sucked into the wheel wells looking like stock, or poke out. I opted for 17x9 +35 because that seems to be the size/offset to have for perfect fitment when you have a touch of camber, allow for wide rubber (you know, because our cars are so powerful haha) and perform well under pretty much any condition. Plus, after choosing size/width and offset, you pick out a color. These get powder coated, and there are TONS of colors available-you want pink? Got it. How about blood Red? Yup. How about normal colors like black, silver and gold? Yeah those are available too haha. I opted for Textured black Forgestar F14 17x9 +35! Check out the photos below! Weight: No offical weight yet (too excited to get on car haha), but this same wheel in 17x8.5 was 16.2lbs... The front tires are Toyo R1R in 245/40/17 and rear are Nitto NT01 245/45/17...pretty meaty haha. Just happen to be some tires that I had, I'll be going to 245/40 or 255/40 all around for my next set. Last edited by continuecrushing; 04-08-2015 at 02:22 PM. |
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great looking wheels!
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17x9, what do they weigh?
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Weight?
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04-08-2015, 02:23 PM | #5 |
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no offical weight for the 17x9 +35, but the 17x8.5 weighted in at 16.2lbs.
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That would be awesome. They look great! I wish they'd come out before I bought my wheels.
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side question - did you raise your car a little? Last pic i saw of your car looked like it had less wheel gap
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I had 18's before this, maybe it was that? |
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oh maybe it was 18s... i cant remember. it was in one of the ST coilover threads and it was a picture of your car parked on the side of the street at about a rear 3/4 angle.
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Otherwise, they sit/look about the same. Coloring/lighting might be a little different making it look like I have more wheel gap however. Those other photos were taken in pretty harsh sunlight. |
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also, 17" F14's are currently available in 8.5-10in wide sizes
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I've always liked these wheels, and didn't realize Forgestar would do 17s. But it's a little disappointing knowing they won't do 7.5" or 8" widths.
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Awesome wheels! thanks for sharing. looks like everyone is getting 17x9 +35. Some people say it's perfect flush with some negative camber, others say it pokes a little in the front unless you can get ~ -2.5 degree up front. I still dont know what the final verdict is. Since you can pretty much get any offset with forgestar wheels, I am wondering if I should stick with +35, or tuck it back a little with +36 or +38? Since I was only able to get -1.5 camber with camber bolts.
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