Meaty Tire Thread

[mfbmike]

Originally Posted by loogs

nice setup. car looks baller

aside from the foglight I busted on the way up to NC for that trip, yeah lol. thankfully diode dynamics is taking care of me.

I do believe it's time for some sort of lip and sideskirts though.

[loogs]

i was thinking the same thing. a nice black/ unpainted lip kit would set it off perfect

[The Racers Line]

Anyone running 245/35/18 on an 8" wheel? Curious how it looks

[nlamon33]

265's all around. This was my first autocross with this car and with this setup. Car was a blast!

S2k has 255's on 17x9 rpf1's. Double meat.

PS I feel like my car looks great and is low enough in person, then I compare pictures to everybody else on here. Damn. Rear needs to come down another freaking inch by the looks of it. I thought the rake looked nice for a second...

[SmsAlSuwaidi]

Originally Posted by nlamon33

265's all around. This was my first autocross with this car and with this setup. Car was a blast!

S2k has 255's on 17x9 rpf1's. Double meat.

PS I feel like my car looks great and is low enough in person, then I compare pictures to everybody else on here. Damn. Rear needs to come down another freaking inch by the looks of it. I thought the rake looked nice for a second...

Id love to see a side shot + know your camber specs please


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[nlamon33]

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

Id love to see a side shot + know your camber specs please


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Don't have any pictures right now, but I'll try to get some decent ones this weekend as I'm probably going to Cars and Coffee.

Camber
Front: -2.3* zero toe
Rear: -2.0* 1/16 in toe

[loogs]

Originally Posted by nlamon33

265's all around. This was my first autocross with this car and with this setup. Car was a blast!

S2k has 255's on 17x9 rpf1's. Double meat.

PS I feel like my car looks great and is low enough in person, then I compare pictures to everybody else on here. Damn. Rear needs to come down another freaking inch by the looks of it. I thought the rake looked nice for a second...

nice setup. cant believe you can squeeze 265's on this car. the front looks perfect but the rear needs to come down a bit. but you already know that. NTO3's look best in black.

man i miss my S2k

BTW: how did the car feel compared to the stockers? do you feel the added weight and tire size? are you still N/A or boosted? been debating going 18's forever

[nlamon33]

Originally Posted by loogs

nice setup. cant believe you can squeeze 265's on this car. the front looks perfect but the rear needs to come down a bit. but you already know that. NTO3's look best in black.

man i miss my S2k

BTW: how did the car feel compared to the stockers? do you feel the added weight and tire size? are you still N/A or boosted? been debating going 18's forever

The only aftermarket parts on the car are wheels/tires, coilovers, rear rca's. It will be N/A for a while.

As for the extra weight, I didn't really notice a change in acceleration/deceleration. It has to be so small I'm surprised when I read people saying they noticed. The weight of the wheel is actually less than stock (about 18.5 lb on my scale) which is not too bad. Granted the tires weigh quite a bit more.

The turning feel is a little bit heavier. I wouldn't say it's a negative thing because the amount of grip you get in exchange is huge.

I went wheels/tires first on this car because I felt that the stock tires were a huge weak link. Other than power of course. The stock Michelin tires are awful, for any car. I kinda understand what Subaru was doing to make it "driftable", but I can still break loose in 1st and 2nd pretty easily with 265s. 18 x 9.5's may be overkill but hey it looks sweet and handles great.

[Jive Turkey]

[Silver Ignition]

Originally Posted by PRORICAN

Enkei NT03+M 265/35-18 all around!

Originally Posted by Touge Factory

17x9 RPF1's
245/40/17 RS3's

you two are making it incredibly hard to choose between 17x9 and 18x9.5

[UltraMarine86]

First World problems lol

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[Silver Ignition]

Okay so the obligatory "what can I fit?" post...

Tein S-Tech (advertised -1.5, -1.7"), SPC Rear Arms (adjustable to -3.5* camber)

I know I want RPF1's in SBC. I know I want a 245 or 255 tire.

I know my size options are 17x9 +35 or 18x9.5 +38.

I know I want a square setup.

This is a 90% daily driver with a few weekends a year doing some recreational AutoX and maybe one track weekend a year.

I love the feel of the car and I want to keep that unchanged as much as possible. Leaning more towards the 17x9 +35 with a 245/40/17. 18's do look realllllly good though. But a 18x9.5 with a 245 tire will be a little stretchy for my taste so can I fit 255's without issues on the stock struts? And secondly do I want 255's? Will it ruin the feeling of the car? Will it make my lightly modded (Perrin pulley and TRD catback and eventually Intake and a tune) car feel like a dog?

@Jive Turkey please with your infinite wisdom, guide my way

[Ouhei]

Why on earth would you think that counts? Also, are there chunks missing on your wheels?

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by HI

Does this count?

You might find more appreciation in the aggressive wheel thread.