Wheel Directory: Enkei Tenjin 18x8.5 +45/18x9.5 +45 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sciby · 11-26-2013, 11:25 PM

Since I've used posts in here as reference, should only be fair that I post these photos up - I haven't seen any/many photos of Tenjins... forgive me for the fronts not being straight, but they're perfectly flush. The rears stick out a wee bit though. Suspension is stock. (yes, I know the parking is a shit effort.

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Wheels: Enkei Tenjin 18x8.5"/9.5" with +45 offset all round.

Tyres: Yokohama Advan AD08R's, 235/40R on the front, 265/35R on the rear.

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FunCon5 · 11-27-2013, 02:29 AM

Very nice! Enkeis & Advans a match made in heaven! Perfect sized tires! Looks amazing!

Abdulla827 · 12-01-2013, 09:11 AM

Excellent choice of rims, looking forward to some more pix!

DarrenDriven · 12-02-2013, 05:35 PM

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MagicBobert · 03-03-2014, 04:51 AM

This is my first time doing wheels/tires, so I've been doing tons and tons of reading.

I'm looking at these 18" Enkei Tenjin's, with 18x8.5 in the front, 18x9.5 in the rear, +45 all around.

I'm on the stock suspension and have no intention of lowering the car. It's mostly a daily driver, but I'd like to try some AutoX this year. I'm leaning toward the Pilot Super Sport tires for a balance between these needs.

Some previous tire fitments I've found for this setup:

AD08R's, 235/40 front, 265/35 rear
Potenzas, 235/40 front, 255/40 rear
Tire Rack recommends 235/35 front, 255/35 rear.

I've played around a bit with these different tire sizes on the fitment calculator. With my inexperience I'm not quite sure what I should be looking for when comparing them. Any thoughts? Am I overthinking this?

Thanks!

OICU812 · 03-03-2014, 06:29 AM

225/40/18 for front on 8.5" wide and 255/35/18 on rear 9.5" wide wheels will do fine.

Note if you're stock height you're going to stick out on the ass end due to next to nill camber with 9.5" wide wheels, even at that offset. Also as you mention you'll be doing auto X do squared setup instead therefore 225/40/18 square in the mpss as you mention

Cheers

IAmNotTheDriftKing · 03-03-2014, 08:40 AM

If you are planning on autocrossing, you may want a square set up all around. Otherwise you will notice more understeer while autocrossing.

ZDan · 03-03-2014, 10:00 AM

IMO, 18s will look kinda goofy at stock ride height, I'd go 17s. Also recommend going same size all around as mentioned above. Low-powered car with front-biased weight distribution doesn't really want wider rear wheels/tires. I'd go 8" or 8.5" all around.

I'd make sure the tires are 25" or smaller in diameter (255/40-18 are 26"). Taller tires will hurt acceleration and overall performance.

I'd be looking at 8" - 9" wheels with 225/45-17 (225/40-18), 235/40-17 (235/35-18), or 245/40-17 (245/35-18).

The Tenjins are kinda heavy, too, which will impact performance a bit. If you really really want 18s and like the 9-spoke black w/ machined lip style, I'd get the O.Z. Allegerita 18x8: http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_gara...14&showRear=no
Only $60 more per wheel vs. Tenjin, and 4 lb. lighter at 17.5 vs. 21.5.

Personally not a fan of black-painted wheels, though the machined lip does give some relief...

MagicBobert · 03-03-2014, 02:48 PM

Thanks for the help guys!

Lemar58 · 03-21-2014, 05:05 AM

These are so nice. I'm sitting on eibach sport line springs lowers about 1.3". Any idea how these would look? Wheels are not my thing :/

Sciby · 11-10-2014, 01:53 AM

So I thought I'd give you guys an update on these: I've had them on the BRZ since November 2013 and at first they were fine, but now I have a job in the city which I need my car for, so I'm in peak hour traffic, doing slow stop-start driving.

At first, i thought it was great, but while the wheels are fine, combining that size with sticky rubber wasn't that smart. They're noisy as hell, the ride is hard because the AD08R's have steel flippers in the side wall and they're very low profile, and worst of all... the rolling resistance is brutal at stock power/torque, so any time you take your foot off the throttle, it lurches forward and drags itself to a halt. Taking off is even worse.

For an experiment, I changed back to the stocker wheels and tyres (removed them two hours after delivery, so they're essentially 'new') and it feels like a new car. You can feel the lack of grip, but it drives *so* much better. It feels more natural, it turns in much easier, there's less tram-tracking, there's way less noise and the ride is more comfortable without giving up much on handling... it's just the overall grip that loses out.

Maybe it works for some people with big rubber and that's fine, but it's not for me. Lesson learned.

Anyone in Brisbane Australia want to buy some Enkei Tenjins?

11-26-2013, 11:25 PM	#1
Sciby Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 MY14 WRB BRZ Location: Australia Posts: 26 Thanks: 4 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wheel Directory: Enkei Tenjin 18x8.5 +45/18x9.5 +45 Since I've used posts in here as reference, should only be fair that I post these photos up - I haven't seen any/many photos of Tenjins... forgive me for the fronts not being straight, but they're perfectly flush. The rears stick out a wee bit though. Suspension is stock. (yes, I know the parking is a shit effort. ) Wheels: Enkei Tenjin 18x8.5"/9.5" with +45 offset all round. Tyres: Yokohama Advan AD08R's, 235/40R on the front, 265/35R on the rear. Last edited by DarrenDriven; 03-17-2014 at 01:59 PM.

03-03-2014, 04:51 AM	#5
MagicBobert Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ Limited Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 101 Thanks: 78 Thanked 57 Times in 30 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What size tires for 18" Enkei Tenjins? This is my first time doing wheels/tires, so I've been doing tons and tons of reading. I'm looking at these 18" Enkei Tenjin's, with 18x8.5 in the front, 18x9.5 in the rear, +45 all around. I'm on the stock suspension and have no intention of lowering the car. It's mostly a daily driver, but I'd like to try some AutoX this year. I'm leaning toward the Pilot Super Sport tires for a balance between these needs. Some previous tire fitments I've found for this setup: AD08R's, 235/40 front, 265/35 rear Potenzas, 235/40 front, 255/40 rear Tire Rack recommends 235/35 front, 255/35 rear. I've played around a bit with these different tire sizes on the fitment calculator. With my inexperience I'm not quite sure what I should be looking for when comparing them. Any thoughts? Am I overthinking this? Thanks!

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11-27-2013, 02:29 AM	#2
FunCon5 Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: oregon Posts: 84 Thanks: 2 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Very nice! Enkeis & Advans a match made in heaven! Perfect sized tires! Looks amazing!

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Abdulla827 Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: GT86 Location: Kingdom of Bahrain Posts: 23 Thanks: 7 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Excellent choice of rims, looking forward to some more pix!

03-03-2014, 08:40 AM	#7
IAmNotTheDriftKing Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: I own an FR-S. . . whatelse! Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 318 Thanks: 114 Thanked 140 Times in 84 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you are planning on autocrossing, you may want a square set up all around. Otherwise you will notice more understeer while autocrossing.

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ZDan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: '23 BRZ Location: Providence, RI Posts: 4,672 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,011 Times in 2,097 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	IMO, 18s will look kinda goofy at stock ride height, I'd go 17s. Also recommend going same size all around as mentioned above. Low-powered car with front-biased weight distribution doesn't really want wider rear wheels/tires. I'd go 8" or 8.5" all around. I'd make sure the tires are 25" or smaller in diameter (255/40-18 are 26"). Taller tires will hurt acceleration and overall performance. I'd be looking at 8" - 9" wheels with 225/45-17 (225/40-18), 235/40-17 (235/35-18), or 245/40-17 (245/35-18). The Tenjins are kinda heavy, too, which will impact performance a bit. If you really really want 18s and like the 9-spoke black w/ machined lip style, I'd get the O.Z. Allegerita 18x8: http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_gara...14&showRear=no Only $60 more per wheel vs. Tenjin, and 4 lb. lighter at 17.5 vs. 21.5. Personally not a fan of black-painted wheels, though the machined lip does give some relief...

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MagicBobert Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ Limited Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 101 Thanks: 78 Thanked 57 Times in 30 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks for the help guys!

03-21-2014, 05:05 AM	#10
Lemar58 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 87 Thanks: 38 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	These are so nice. I'm sitting on eibach sport line springs lowers about 1.3". Any idea how these would look? Wheels are not my thing :/

11-10-2014, 01:53 AM	#11
Sciby Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 MY14 WRB BRZ Location: Australia Posts: 26 Thanks: 4 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So I thought I'd give you guys an update on these: I've had them on the BRZ since November 2013 and at first they were fine, but now I have a job in the city which I need my car for, so I'm in peak hour traffic, doing slow stop-start driving. At first, i thought it was great, but while the wheels are fine, combining that size with sticky rubber wasn't that smart. They're noisy as hell, the ride is hard because the AD08R's have steel flippers in the side wall and they're very low profile, and worst of all... the rolling resistance is brutal at stock power/torque, so any time you take your foot off the throttle, it lurches forward and drags itself to a halt. Taking off is even worse. For an experiment, I changed back to the stocker wheels and tyres (removed them two hours after delivery, so they're essentially 'new') and it feels like a new car. You can feel the lack of grip, but it drives so much better. It feels more natural, it turns in much easier, there's less tram-tracking, there's way less noise and the ride is more comfortable without giving up much on handling... it's just the overall grip that loses out. Maybe it works for some people with big rubber and that's fine, but it's not for me. Lesson learned. Anyone in Brisbane Australia want to buy some Enkei Tenjins?

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