Wheel Directory: Rotiform SNA 19x9.0 +39 / 19x10.0 +39
 

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Had a chance to get a lot of work done this past weekend.

Started on Friday getting the KW V3's installed - I'll do a full post a bit later on. I have the fronts all the way down and still more to go in the rear (requires just a bit more dialing in).

Got the wheels on Friday night after the suspension,

Rotiform SNA (machined finish)
19x9 ET39
19x10 ET39

Nitto INVO 225/35/19 and 235/35/19

Saturday installed Rotora 6 piston calipers fronts and 4 piston rears (355mm rotors all around). More on the install later as well.

Had a chance to adjust the suspension a bit after driving it Friday night and dialed some compression out of it for more comfort. Still feels planted with the rebound set about half way.

A few things still need to be worked and I'll have to bring it to the alignment shop in the next couple of days to make sure everything is straight.


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i saw the last photo and almost threw up

So you're saying that too much poke makes you puke?

I have the same problem.

needs more "stance"

Interesting... I would've done 18s. I feel that 19s are too big for this car. Look kind somewhat out of place.

9j/10j stagger is cool, but stepping down to 18s would allow you to run the same width tire but with 40 series sidewalls. I think that would make the stretch look so much better and not as extreme as it does with those 35 series.

I like the wheels though.

Looks awesome, i love those wheels but the stretch on the back is too much for me but thats why we mod our cars to be how we like them. I'd put those rear tires on the front and get some 255 or even 265 on the rear but that's just me. I wish they made those in 18's.

Looks great build your car how you want, 19's are great for the street and daily driving.

Not all of us want 17x7 +45 rpf1's so we can shave 2 seconds off of our local autocross runs, nothing wrong with just cruising and enjoying the looks of your own car.:party0030:

i like the rims and tires, but i too think they look way big... maybe look better in person..still nice.

the wheel / tire sizing is completely awful but the parts are premium.

haters going to hate.... your car looks bad ass man. not many people can pull off that look and with those brakes that a lot of people would love to have oppose to stock. let people throw up over a tasteful car and bad ass DD.

Too much poke! But the wheels are nice. I probabaly would have done the 9's on the rear, and gone with an 8 in the front. But I guess that's not what you were going for with the look.

Looks good. Did you get the wheels custom spec'd @ Rotiform?

I am balls deep in love with it but that poke makes my broke @$$ nervous. Ball So Hard or Cry So Softly? I am leaning towards Ball So Hard judging from the parts you used. Not exactly the cheapest way to build all show no go lol

I would say ball so hard! lol :thumbsup:

I like this car; but agree with above...19s look big and these are "big looking" 19s, with the poke and stretch it's kind of nuts. I think with 18s or 19s with a lip and less stretch it'd be crazy. Love the BBK.

Looks good.....thumbs up for dropping the cash on quality parts. I love my KW V3's, definitely a worthwhile investment!!!

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Why BBK? With heavy ass wheels like those the rotating mass would probably slow down the car faster than stock lol. Sorry not my cup of tea, 19's look way to big for this car imo.

damn fools be hatin cause they can't afford nice stuff right out of the jump. why hate on a nice looking car? i know its your opinon but if you have a bigger wheel it will take longer to stop if you do not have a BBK.
i guess stick to your stock wheel and tire combo and have a GOOD DAY SIR

I think the car looks great- he also hit 3 main aspects of performance being suspension, brakes, and tires/wheels all in one weekend with some of the best parts available. Bravo! :happy0180:

Why BBK? Watch and learn- [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3FDthcLieE"]The Science of Wheel Performance: Rotational Inertia - YouTube[/ame]

Bigger wheels= need more power to get moving + bigger brakes to stop.

Hey Tyler,

I agree with you, they are on the big side and the tire side would be more amicable with 18's.

Wanted to try something different, 18's will be on the car in a couple of weeks.

Thanks!,

Yes, these are the first set made in the 1 piece SNA's.

Could of went more conservative, but decided - why not just do it. I can always change it later..

That wheel design looks awesome on this car. A little to much stretch for my taste though.

You got it! Just cruising with the car - atleast for now...

Lol, probably!

Exactly the words I will say...

Looks real good!

I didn't know Rotora was still in business. Did you get your bbk from their location here in Socal (IE) or did you get thru a distributor?

Looking really good on the car from where I'm sitting.

A bit unconventional, but also original. Hope you love 'em!

That's barely any poke. Needs to drop it down a bit more and a little camber to protect the wheels and you're good.

lol i can asure you i can afford rotoras, i prefer my AP racing bbk that is on the way to my house though. A bbk will not bring more stopping power. On the street where this car will be used you are limited on stopping power to your tire grip, i dont think the OP is running heated R comps to make use of the stopping power of those rotoras on the street. I can assure you the stock brakes with good pads would lock up the abs just as good as those rotoras. BBK'S are meant for track cars to prevent fade and in the case of the AP Racing brakes to also get rid of unsprung weight and provide more braking force demanded by the higher grip tires. If the OP did it for looks well then its his money and he can do what ever he wants with it, but if he did it for function i can assure you it wont make a damn difference.

OP props for being original even though its not my cup of tea. :thumbup:

not trying to stick up for the OP but we really don't know what he is doing at all correct? he might track the car we really don't know. im sure the AP brakes are a lot heavier than the factory system. please stop being an E thug on this thread. no need to replay information you might not know.
this is a cool car that is dressed up nice in my OWN opinon.
i hope your :burnrubber: and your bad ass AP brakes work well for all around driving and the track .... that's if you are tracking your car.

AP brakes shave 10 pounds of unsprung weight FYI check out the AP brakes thread on the forum. And yes i do track my car, probably 3 times a month you can check out my build thread in my Sig.

pcasso87 has built up a pretty colorful history of tracking his FR-S. No E-thuggery going on here. Just truth. I'd have said the same thing but he beat me to it.

For the record though... I have a set of Rotoras for my other car which I picked up dirt cheap with the intent on tossing them. 3yrs later they are still on my car! Pretty darn impressive set I must admit. They did copy the Stoptech piston specs (at least for my car) and therefore achieve the same brake bias so no points for originality there.

Props to the OP for building what he wanted. Unfortunately, when you post your car on a public forum you have to be willing to take criticism with the praise. I wouldn't have build my car the way he did, but him and I probably have different goals. The truth is the car will be faster with smaller, lighter wheels. Will it look better rolling down Main St? You be the judge. I'd rather roll down the pits vs. flossin' on the blvd but that's just me.

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OP sorry about the thread derail but i just cant resist myself whenever i see a village idiot that has absolutely no clue about what he is talking about.

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looks amazing! congrats

Your car looks amazing! What 18'' setup are you planning to get?

-Frank

Looking at some Advan RS2 or RZ-DF