Rota mock up to test wheel fitment...... close enough
 

Got bored after work today and wanted to see how my old wheels from my wrx drift car would fit the frs...... not too bad..
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...2/IMAG0070.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...2/IMAG0074.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...2/IMAG0071.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...2/IMAG0072.jpg

Just needs a lil bit of lowering and camber. And the offset and width (17x9 e30) will be pretty much spot on for me, close enough to order a set of Works I thinks.

Why are the pics so hazy?

the lens for the camera on my phone is all phushnicked :)

lol, any pictures of said "wrx drift car"
Yet to see a proper drift car on stretched tires, let alone a drift car with AWD.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...y/PICT0020.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._3145002_n.jpg

..... but it was rwd :P

Not sure if this a troll comment? If not don't take this as condescending just sharing knowledge

Really good writeup about the origin of stretched tires:

http://driftjapan.com/blog/car-parts...i-style-tires/

Stretching tires actually came out of the drift world and became a fashion thing, but going back to its functional root, it allows for smoother and more progressive breakaway while having the shared benefit of being cheap (narrow tires)

High $ drift cars might not use it as much (but still do) because they have money and need maximum grip. They also have precisely tuned suspension with solid bushings so they're no longer doing relatively imprecise changes like stretching a tire to change the balance of the car.

Go to a grass roots drifting event and nearly every tire is stretched and its not for looks... although the fashion definitely has become part of the scene, too.

OP: Nice to see a WRX drifter, and I dig cressy's too.

My current drift project is actually a cressie lol. Sold the wrx for the down on the FRS and this is just parked for now..... till the bug bites again.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...e/IMAG0031.jpg

Best thing is that here in NV I can get it regg'd as a classic car and dont have to smog anymore....... thats y I am keepin her :wub:

Almost forgot, ordered my coilovers and wheels today.... in about 8 weeks or so we shall see how good my fitment measurements turn out, yay!

Think I'm going the same route (in +38). Don't know the weight of the Rota's, do you?

Dont know the weight sorry, but they dont feel that heavy for a cast wheel. Wheeldude.com might be able to get the weights for ya though.