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Draco-REX 02-27-2012 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering (Post 143330)
Hey Draco,

You have the nice black STI with Ohlins FPS right? Glad to see you on here.

- Andrew
Yup, that's me. STILL loving that suspension I got from you guys. I probably won't dig into the BRZ as much, but I'll be doing some small tweaks.

rosuhere 02-27-2012 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Draco-REX (Post 143331)
I wan't overly happy with the R-S2s. They had paper-thin sidewalls and loved to tramline on the road. The R-S3s are looking good because they have RE11 level grip for less cost and less weight (2lbs per tire).

But just a little while ago I stared looking at the Continental ExtremeContact DW tires. I bought a set for my spec.B and liked them as a fun summer DD tire. Turns out that in the size I want, the ECDW is 2lbs lighter than the R-S3. So I could give up a little dry grip for a quieter tire that's cheaper, lighter, and has much better wet grip. At 21lbs, a 225/40-18 ECDW is about the same weight as the stock 215/45-17 Primacy. So I'd be pickup up a lot of grip for almost no gain in weight.
i'm not sure if the r-s3 were out back when i got the r-s2, but it seems like a nice set for lots of grip... the ECDW sounds interesting and a better fit for me... i will look into it more when it's time to get new shoes for the beezer :thumbsup:

Snoopyalien24 02-27-2012 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24 (Post 131096)
Just quoting some of the ones I like

and Enkei PF-01, Enkei Raijin

rosuhere 02-27-2012 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Draco-REX (Post 143331)
I wan't overly happy with the R-S2s. They had paper-thin sidewalls and loved to tramline on the road. The R-S3s are looking good because they have RE11 level grip for less cost and less weight (2lbs per tire).

But just a little while ago I stared looking at the Continental ExtremeContact DW tires. I bought a set for my spec.B and liked them as a fun summer DD tire. Turns out that in the size I want, the ECDW is 2lbs lighter than the R-S3. So I could give up a little dry grip for a quieter tire that's cheaper, lighter, and has much better wet grip. At 21lbs, a 225/40-18 ECDW is about the same weight as the stock 215/45-17 Primacy. So I'd be pickup up a lot of grip for almost no gain in weight.
i take it that you don't mind about matching overall diameter? not really possible with 18s... 215/45/17 comes in @ roughly 24.6", so i guess i will be going with a set of 245/40/17 [24.7"]... obviously 245s on these cars are an overkill and fitment might cause issues, so i may have to settle with 225s, which are ~0.5" bigger in diameter...

Draco-REX 02-27-2012 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rosuhere (Post 143405)
i take it that you don't mind about matching overall diameter? not really possible with 18s... 215/45/17 comes in @ roughly 24.6", so i guess i will be going with a set of 245/40/17 [24.7"]... obviously 245s on these cars are an overkill and fitment might cause issues, so i may have to settle with 225s, which are ~0.5" bigger in diameter...
Yeah, I know it'll be 1/2" taller overall. But a 1/4" increase in radius isn't too bad. The 18" rim thing makes it a bit difficult to get a close match without going to a much heavier tire. I'm sure I could fit a 245 under there with some planning, but that's a 4lb/tire difference or so in the worst place to put it.

In the grand scheme of things, this is all splitting hairs. I'm not going to be worrying about hundredths of a second in this car. Even worrying about 1lb is a bit excessive. So I'm trying to temper my choices with a bit of rationality.

Zgrinch 02-27-2012 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24 (Post 143376)
Just quoting some of the ones I like

and Enkei PF-01, Enkei Raijin
Snoopy.....thank you for posting...I love those MR118.... I think you might had just nailed my next set of rims. The price is also reasonable.

Zaku 02-27-2012 04:29 PM
Motegi's rims aren't always light but, their traklite are awesome. Also they are very good rims I've owed a set and nothing really bad about them, I'm considering some Motegi for my next car as well. MR125 it's the wheels on the BRZ in my sig

These new 119 they have out is kinda cool too

http://images.wheelpros.com/cbMR1197.png

rosuhere 02-27-2012 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Zaku (Post 143469)
their traklite are awesome.
i remember those from a few years back... do they still make them? it was very difficult to find back then; i thought they'd dissolved...

Zaku 02-27-2012 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by rosuhere (Post 143474)
i remember those from a few years back... do they still make them? it was very difficult to find back then; i thought they'd dissolved...
They still make them and they are really good wheels like the Fno1r and RPF1 but ofcourse Enkei has been around like forever so their wheels people are going to know them. They are really cheap though Motegi you can get a set for like 500$

For my BRZ im either going high end to volk, sticking to Work or just getting Enkei

Maybe XD 9 next for me, they don't cost passed 2K if you look in the right places.

http://www.ravspeconline.com/shop/ca...9_BKB_1810.jpg


I like how they kind of glow at night wonder why, this was a pic of my friend's SI I had CR kai on mine but he had these XD9

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...n0409/ls27.jpg

rosuhere 02-27-2012 06:49 PM
i like the 2.0s [less than 15lbs. for 17x8] o_0

hard to find back then and most likely discontinued by now, i'm sure...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMG_3140.jpg

Zaku 02-27-2012 08:16 PM
http://www.workwheelsusa.com/media/g...0/853_full.jpg

Work Emotion 11R :)

http://focussport.com/images/Randy/work11r_black.jpg

love the decals but I wouldn't put all of them on.


Do you guys think that 16's are too small for the BRZ?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/pictu...&pictureid=448

SLeRoux92 02-28-2012 12:00 AM
so what's the general consensus on the quality of varrstoen wheels?

Zaku 02-28-2012 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by SLeRoux92 (Post 143879)
so what's the general consensus on the quality of varrstoen wheels?
Well from speaking to different people, they are better than Rotas but they might not be as light as Enkei's( certain models) They do make a pretty good TE37 copy that's very popular, and they do price their wheels decent.

gt86mods 02-28-2012 12:15 AM
I'm sure TE37's have been mentioned in this thread before, but I'm pretty sure that's what I'm gonna have to go with. The wheel looks fantastic on most cars and for some reason I feel it flows perfectly with the FR-S.

I'll probably get some flak for the color, but honestly I've always wanted a white car with orange, green, or teal wheels and I'm just gonna go for it. Hate if you want!

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/...nkt/myFR-S.jpg


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