Suggestions Needed: Best Rims for Halo 86 GT?
 

Hello everybody,

This is my first post and I apologize if this is posted in the wrong section. If this post should be relocated, let me know and I’ll post it somewhere else.

I have been eyeing the FRS/86 since I first heard of it back in 2013, and I am finally getting my very own New 2019 86 GT Halo. I’m only getting the car for the looks and its fun driving experience, no plans to work on the speed or performance. With that in mind, the first thing I’d like to change are the rims/wheels.

Does anyone have any recommendations for rims/wheels that will compliment a Halo 86? I prefer darker rims like gray or black but I am open to any color. I also don’t care if they’re glossy, shiny, or matte. I don’t care about $$$ right now, just want to get options/ideas. I think I’d like to stay with a 17 inch wheels. If you guys have pictures of the rims already on the car that would be great! That way I can actually see what they look like together.

Also, I always see fancy/expensive cars with the red calipers (I think that’s what they’re called?). The red thingy that is attached to the disc brake. My friend told me I can just spray paint the calipers red so that they look like the ones you’d see on other cars. Is there anything I should worry/think about before spray painting my calipers? Does anyone recommend a brand of spray paint or a specific red color that would look good for this purpose? I don’t know if there are better brands for these kinds of things.

Once again I’m all about looks rather than performance (since the car is already super fun to drive) so go easy on the judgment :D. Furthermore, I have no use for performance because I’m usually driving in SoCal rush hour of a solid 10 - 20 mph.

Any ideas, recommendations, word of advice, suggestions, or opinions are welcome!

Thank you!

The best ones are the ones you like.

I’ve seen a few combinations here and there and tbh only the 17 inch TRD rims are the only ones I’ve liked so far. I hope there are more options out there, just hoping to get ideas from people who currently have a Halo and some nice dark rims on them already. I honestly would not know where to start besides visiting rim shops around me which sounds time consuming.

I'd start here: https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7535

Look through this thread. Most members, at one time or another, have posted what wheels they have in it.

Good luck!

You will get hundreds of opinions as to what are "best" and it will leave you more baffled than if you just pick ones that look good to you. For your simple needs just browse some pics, pick a style and colour you like in a price range that is acceptable and buy them.
Word of advice though. Once you chose just order them right then and there don't wait. If you wait you will see something else you like better. Then another. Then another. I have looked at wheels for 4 years now and every time I settle I delay buying and change my mind. At this rate my car will go to the wrecking yard due to old age with the stock wheels still firmly in place.

This is exactly what I need, thank you!

Sounds like I might have that same problem hahaha. When i browse for stuff, I usually ‘save’ them for later and look around some more until I narrow it down to a few and can’t decide. I’ll definitely keep that in mind so that I actually end up swapping out my rims instead of just looking at pictures.

Thank you

You can have any wheel you want, as long as it's mesh.

What does mesh mean? I’m a noob lol.

This is why drunk shopping can be good(or bad). Drunk me has ordered some pretty cool stuff I'd normally Hum and haw over.

More curves instead of straight spokes. Something like this.

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...18&postcount=1

Yep! And if drunk enough it is a surprise when it shows up.

Ahh I see, good to know that there is a name for the ones that don’t really look like spokes. Thank you, I’ll be on the look out to for those styles as well.

tirerack.com, they'll sell you wheels that fit, easy to filter and 'view on car'
You can even order them with tires installed on your doorstep so you don't have to mess with ordering a set and going to a shop and all that

make sure you disassemble your brakes to paint them, plenty of generic DIY's

go to an autocross or track day, best money you'll ever spend on the car

Thank you, the view on car feature will be nice so I can see them together. I’ll check it out and maybe opt out of the tire and wheel combo and see how much labor/swapping rims will cost.

Nice, I figured looking up DIY in youtube will work, but I just want to be safe in case you guys had some important warnings.

Yea that’s what everyone tells me, that the 86’s true beauty can be found at a racetrack. Besides slightly speeding, when traffic allows, on the freeway, I’m not really the racing type, but I just might have to experience driving on a racetrack!

Best rims for Halo 86? Simple.

Enkei RS05RR in “matte dark gunmetallic” in 18” (with at least a 1” drop).

Example: https://www.fitmentindustries.com/wh...wering-springs

Or... whatever you like most. The TRD wheels look similar and are forged (if I recall correctly) and are cheaper, which are some nice benefits if you go that route.

I agree with Thunder buddy there..


I do think the RS05RR looks a bit sleeker, but they are a plus size which I think hurts the daily drive ability if you live on earth where we all have crap roads and kind of an aggressive fit on stock shocks (though supposedly people don't have problems with them). Sure people will agree till they pop a tire that running on tiny sliver sidewalls has never caused anyone any problems, but I find any car I've ever run a sidewall smaller than on these 17s end up in trouble.



I got the 17" matte grey forged TRDs on sales for 40% off.. on that one day 40 year anniversary sale they had. Too hard to pass up. Don't regret it for a second, they look very appropriate on the car almost as if they were designed just for it... hmmm... You'll save a lot of money in addition to the wheel price as you don't have to get new tires and they are actual forged wheels (not 'flow' forged like the enkeis).

I gotta agree, those wheels look beautiful with the Halo. There is quite the price difference, especially once you multiply it by 4 to purchase a set, but I can see why you went with those wheels. I gotta keep this one in mind, it definitely fits my ideal set of wheels for my 86.

Thank you for the recommendation.

I'm not too familiar with what impacts getting an 18" vs 17" can have, would you mind going into some more detail? Also, does a 1" difference make the car that much bumpier/rocky (I'm assuming that's what you meant by saying it hurts the daily driving)?

Yea, every time I drive by a dealership or see the 17" TRDs on an 86, I always end up staring at it because it just compliments the car so beautifully. I would probably also purchase them in a heartbeat if they were 40% off at this very moment, lucky you.

Do you know if they ever go on sale besides that one-day 40-year anniversary event? I know cars go on sale or they offer discounts, but I've never shopped around for accessories from the dealership. Do they ever offer some kind of deal if you purchase an accessory by itself, not adding it onto a car during the car purchase?

Thank you.

Here, have a look. I did this purposely so anyone that had any questions about fitment on a stock car could see it. 720 form GTF1 17x8 +35.

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...5&postcount=60

Well, my quote isn't working right now, but I agree with Thunder. I can say those Enkei's are probably my favorite multi-spoke wheels.

The TRD stuff doesn't normally get heavily discounted, that 40% off sale was the most amazing thing ever. I have got a number of discounts though otherwise. I've seen some dealers offer as high as 10% advertised discount and had a sales person at a dealership that I did not buy my car from give me their employee discount on the TRD springs and sway bars and installation that ended up saving me a ton. The other plus of TRD is that it's covered by warranty and won't cause any issues with your existing one. Not that wheels or springs or sway bars usually cause issue, but peace off mind.


By daily drive ability on 18s, I am referring both to the ride quality and to the likelihood of having tire/rim damage or running into fitment or scraping issues. The tires are a part of your suspension, so you are making it stiffer with less sidewall, but you also then have a lot less cushion between your wheel and the road/pothole/curb/whatever else you might bump into. The odds of you rushing off to work and not going 5mph over the pothole that suddenly got worse and popping a tire and cracking a rim are higher. I think with the stock wheel/tire setup this really isn't a concern at all, but when you jump up to 18s or 19s and the require razor thin sidewalls it starts to become a real risk. This is also where a forged wheel gives advantage as it less susceptible to damage and will bend rather than crack as a cast or 'flow' forge will. Basically, if you get the 18s, you will always have to be watching out and careful where you are going and there's that good chance one day you won't be paying attention and wam. It's not the end of the world and I've had cars like that plenty in the past, just with the 17 forged you can be pretty carefree. Also, those particular 18s are fairly wide and have minimal clearance on the shocks. They do clear from what I've heard, but you may find that certain tires won't fit or you may scrape something under some extreme condition. If my car was a garage or show queen, I'd have no issue with the 18s, but personally I drive 20k miles a year and just don't want to worry about it.



disclaimer: none of this is major and if you really like the look of 18s I'm not in any way saying they are a bad choice, these are just the potential negatives

I put on TRD lowering springs and mounted my 18" Work wheels a month after purchasing my vehicle (owned the car about a year and a half now).

My wheels are 18x8.5 with 245/35/18 tires (absolutely ZERO rubbing). I have driven the car basically everyday since ownership and have been from San Diego county to Sonoma county multiple times.

I have bumped into curbs a few times parallel parking, and because my fat tires, have 0 damage to the wheels. I've also hit a handful of pot holes.

My setup is very comfortable for a "sports car" and as a daily driver through some shitty streets.

HOWEVER, if you run wide ass wheels with tires that don't fit properly (i.e. "stretched") and slam your car to the ground, the ride quality will obviously be garbage. :iono:

Give it time :) My first wheel I cracked was a 40 sidewall on a 17 on a civic in the late 90s. I had those wheels on there 3 or 4 years in atlanta without a problem, then one day I hit one of those little reflector lights in the road at the wrong speed/angle or something and it blew out my tire and cracked the wheel. In 2005, I had a bmw z4 that came new with 18s and 40 sidewalls in new york city.... I replaced a tire or wheel about once a month. I'm in socal now as you and the op are and I'd say the roads are worse than atlanta, but definitely better than nyc. At the macy's parking lot down the street from me, I see someone pop a low profile tire on the curb by the entrance about once a month or so. They always come in fast and cut too close where the curb starts to slope up and bang - i'll see the curb push up right through the tire into the wheel. Totally get if that's a risk worth taking for many people, but I've had my fill. This risk aversion coming from a guy who has crashed a motorcycle off a cliff and still tracks a liter bike :iono: Nothing pisses me off more than mild inconveniences.

Welcome to our forum - :clap:

Yep, wheels, like ol @Tcoat said in post #2, just pick something you like.

Personally, I see nothing wrong with the wheels that came with the car.

As far as painting brake calipers, why draw the eye to a brake part - :iono:

But, hey, I ain't no fun! - ;)


humfrz

Stock wheels are ugly, and better he paint his calipers than buy a BBK just for the looks.

Wow that looks awesome, thank you. I'll keep this one on file too.

I am jealous you got 40% off, that's a ridiculous discount. I wonder if they'll ever do something that crazy again. Either way, congrats on the purchase, I would not regret that either.


Thank you for going into detail for me. This definitely gives me an idea of what I should consider when it comes to getting a size or two up. I don't have much car experience when it comes to mods so this will be a great lesson to be told instead of learning it the hard way. To be honest I prefer the 17", I've seen a number of 18" and some 19" and they just look a little too big for me. 18" might pass but depending on the design, sometimes they don't fit very well with the 86's design and shape.

I drive 10 - 12K a year so I'll lean towards the cautious side when it comes to my car. I also just don't want to deal with any damages, repairs, or causing unnecessary/avoidable issues.

Thanks again, I'll definitely refer back to this when I finally decide on the size of my wheels.

I'm glad you haven't had much issues around SD. I was there for a weekend a couple months ago and the roads are no fun when it comes to potholes hahaha. It is the case in OC too. I'm honestly not picky with driving comfortability, I've had a 350Z in the past and that was far from comfy compared to a typical sedan. I also believe you that you've had no issues, I'm sure sometimes tire/wheel issues are just unlucky problems because we can't always see whats on the road.

this is how I've always owned wheels for my cars.

this is also how I've managed to own over 100 sets of wheels in 20 years.

Thank you for welcoming me.

I've definitely been browsing that link Tcoat provided and it has been very helpful.

I am in no rush to replace the stock wheels to be honest, it isn't that it is ugly or anything like that, I simply just want to stand out a little bit from the stock cars I guess. I am most likely going to stick to the stock wheels for quite some time as wheels aren't really a top priority, but will swap them out at some point.

I've always caught myself staring at high-end cars or cars with special packages that come with red calipers. Also all the racing games I played growing up made them look so nice so I've always wanted one. I just think they add a hint of flare that isn't too flashy or too loud, but it is noticeable enough to get your attention for .2 seconds lol.

Yea stock wheels aren't the best, it feels plain/basic. I agree, no need to waste too much $$ when I can buy a can of spray paint and make it look red lol.

Noted: Do not hesitate too much but be mindful or I'll end up having too many sets of wheels hahaha.

Most TRD wheels compliment the car really well, and being OEM+ you get to keep the warranty. Though they can be a little pricey. Out of the lot, I really like the SF-2.

this should also be a really good source.


https://www.fitmentindustries.com/wh...er=year&page=1

OEM or not, non-OE/OEM+ wheels alone do not impact your warranty unless wheel failure is a direct cause of whatever issue you're trying to claim.

no service advisor in their right mind will deny you a valid claim.

Not halo, but got these installed yesterday. Spent 20 minutes finding ones I liked and used 2 websites to preview them on my car. Was much happier than expected. Motegi MR131 17x7.

Speedwell Forged RS-1 in 18x9.5 +45. Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 in 255/35/18

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Sometimes you just gotta roll with it.
Check on your local used ads. It's a good way to find good deals on wheels. You can play with different looks and take little to no financial hit if you sell them later.


I went to pick up a set of OZ ultraleggera's and the guy listed with the wrong offset. Because I drove two hours to pick them up, then an hour back after turning around halfway home; I ended up buying a set of JDM wheels he had laying around that looked like super leggera's and bought them on the spot.

It took me a day of research to figure out what I'd actually bought. Super JDM