Enkei RPF1 17x8 Gold + Dunlop Star Specs 255/40/17 on SWP Premium
 

I got my 17x8 RPF1s with 255/40 Star Specs in today. Threw them on immediately and snapped some pictures. I went out for a little drive to settle the suspension to take more pictures, but I ended up driving until after the sun set, so settled pictures will have to wait. I went to a parking lot and did tight circles at full lock. No rubbing whatsoever. I'll give it a more spirited test later this weekend.
Hope you enjoy the pictures.

http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/DSCF1678.jpg
http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/DSCF1681.jpg
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Edit: after the suspension settled, but the angle isn't great.
http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/DSCF1699.jpg

what offset?

Offset listings would be a huge help, so would some pictures of the actual fitment/offset.

Very Nice! How does it drive now compared to stock?

Offset is 45. You can order this wheel off of tirerack and have it in a couple of days. Please note that there had been a typo in the thread title and that these are 17x8.
The steering feels a wee bit heavier (not as heavy as my M3). I thought the steering felt direct before, but it picked up some clarity and immediacy with these tires. It'll be another few weeks before I hit the track with them unless I throw them on for the fun runs at the autocross I'm going to on Sunday.

Cool to see these in gold. Here are three other topics that are about the same wheels, but other colors.

RPF1 17x8.0 +45 (black) #1

RPF1 17x8.0 +45 (black) #2

RPF1 17x8.0 +45 (silver)

Thanks! A comment for the database, it might be worth including tire sizes (where mentioned) as well since that can affect fitment on some offsets.

That is a good idea... ugh, that means I have to go through every single thread again. :) We'll see if I can find the time.

Looking Good! Went the same way as well except for 245's and I thought 255's might rub under super hard turning. Went with V12's though as they were much cheaper.

http://i47.tinypic.com/x365pl.jpg

I love this wheel on the S2K, but it doesn't really work with neither of the Toyobaru. Just my opinion.

Needs moar low , thats why. Every s2k you see with this wheel on is lowered. Wait till some one lowers it with these wheels and it will be pure sex!!

Im still waiting on my KW'S

I plan on getting some RPF1s as well-- but to me, you don't get them to look good, you get them because they weigh as much as a trapper-keeper.

Indeed. I think these look really good for the car not being lowered. When I swapped these (in 15") on my MCS I saved 20 lbs per corner over the OEM 17"s. I'm really curious as to the weight savings when going to an RPF1.

Not only is the car not lowered, it's actually raised a little bit because the suspension hadn't settled after putting it in the air. I'll take pictures this evening (if it doesn't rain) that show what it settled to. Looks a lot better. Overall I think I gained ~1.5-2lbs per corner, which isn't bad when you consider I went from 215 to 255 width tires.

I hadn't thought about the difference in width. With the MCS I also went from an OEM runflat to an Azenis which was a lot of the weight savings.

It's nice to hear that 255 star spec's don't rub. I would like to see some clearance pics and/or measurements if you have time.

This is the exact combo I have been debating on getting (except silver.)

I'll take them with me to the autocross Sunday. I'll report back afterwords on whether or not they rub during track use with the stock suspension and alignment. But yeah, no rubbing for street use.

Excellent. You have a custom alignment as well?

Stock alignment, no changes. I'll be going to KWs sometime in the near future, so I'll fool with all of that at the same time.

True that!

We've had a lot of rain lately. Grabbed this picture when it let up for a minute. Still lots of open space in the wheel well, but it's even top to side, so it looks balanced. Can't wait to get some KWs.

http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/DSCF1699.jpg

so how about daily driver for these tires

I guessed you planned autocrossing with this set-up. I wonder if wider tires are always better in AutoX. Wider tires takes longer time to heat up and they are heavier. I have been autocrossing myself a few times my self, but never with different tires on the same car.

I daily drive star specs on my M3 and BRZ. They hold up pretty well for how sticky they are.
Fun runs got cancelled due to incoming foul weather, so Inever got to try them out on course. Wider isn't always better, but I just wanted to see what would happen. The tire would probably be better on a slightly wider wheel. I'll probably do 245/40 after these are spent. The weight was offset by the lighter wheels, so I'm not much worse than stock.
I'll snap some this weekend.

Very nice! 255s might be a little too big for 8 inch though. I'd give 245s a try.

I've got an autocross this weekend where I'll explore what tire pressures are needed to make them work. If I can't come to a happy resolution, I'll scale things down for the next tire purchase. Until then, I'm holding out for an advantage to be explained with complicated tire pressure and spring rate arguments later!

more shots of them please!, wanting same wheels, keen to see how they sit on std suspension...

Because there are three of the same wheel in the Wheel Directory, I am delisting this one, but linking to the other two for reference:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10257

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=57

Same wheels in black, but with 245/40 RS3's and Eibach Pro springs.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...8-08100542.jpg

would love to see how the gold on white looks looking directly at the whole side of the car.

This is with KW v3 at minimum recommended ride height:

http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/DSCF2103.jpg

1/2" higher and this is the perfect setup and wheel size in my mind!
I also go with 17" but OZ Alleggerita, the RPF1 are no chance going legal here in germany

Is this the same size wheels on your Miata? Wheels looked perfectly big on the Miata, but looks a bit small on the BRZ. Or will it look perfect in person like the Miata does?

No, the Miata has 17x9. These are 17x8.

Two reasons for that :-

1) Since this is just a street car, I wasn't looking to go super wide, as that width will tend to throw lots of stones and grit down the side of the car.

2) 17x9 in that wheel is not available until the end of the year in 5x100.

I just took it low for some pictures. When I get the car corner balanced, I'll adjust the ride height while looking at the control arms to find the right height.

How much taller is a 255/40 over the stock? Looks a lot beefier in side profile. I'm thinking of going with 225/40 on an 18" gold RPF1. (unless I go for pure lightweight, in which case I'll keep stock tire size on 17x7.5's.)

Using this calculator I got that it was 10mm (1.6%) taller, meaning that my road speed is 1.7% faster than what the speedometer is indicating.

225/40/18 would put you at 11mm taller, road speed off by 1.8%.

Don't know if I wanna go 18x8s in this wheel or 17x8s. I haven't seen 18s on this car yet other than black (which kinda hides how big the wheel looks on a tire). The 17's look pretty good and are much lighter, but I think 18x8s would be the perfect (IMO) size on this car, I just want the wheels and tires to still be lighter than stock while maintaining the "look" I want. Also the 18s have a hub bore diameter of 56mm, so no hub centric rings. I have no experience in wheels with hub centric rings (every wheel I have owned, have never had them), so I don't know if they are a pain in the ass or not. What's the deal with them? I plan on going 235/40s or 245/40's with either setup. I would plan on getting a drop sometime in the future, so ride height isn't necessarily to big of a problem regardless of the difference in height.

Going with the 255s, my wheel/tire combo is actually a hair heavier than stock. I think the 17s look perfect in person. With a small lowering, it really looks the part. If the sidewalls were any narrower, it'd look hardparked. Hubcentric rings are no big deal. Tirerack included the rings already on the wheels. I've had no problem with them whatsoever.