Guess they should have come to the open house..........oh well, they lost out on a better deal, no coupon was needed. :happyanim:

The real question is, why allow someone to be a vendor to sell knockoff stuff?

People are so cheap these days, spend 25k on a car and can't even afford decent wheels for it.

1) The Mach V and the 5Zigen don't even look exactly the same if you look closely.

2) 5Zigen doesn't feel the need to make this nice fitment for us. Mach V did, plus their wheels are Subaru specific center bore. -- Mach V has stepped up to the plate for Subaru

As a consumer, I want to get what I want. I'm sick of all the fancy wheels out there that don't come in sizes/fitments/weight that I want. There are a few, but are either pricey or not my style.

If a vendor comes out with a unique product that offers what I want. Why should I not buy from them?? :iono:

Just like I said, people are cheap... You said yourself, there are wheels you want, but they're pricey.

I'm not going to clutter up this thread anymore, but there's plenty of reasonably affordable wheels that can be had in similar size and pcd(enkeis and wedsports come to mind).

Good lookin' car, and good lookin' wheels. All business. I like it.

Um...okay?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...heels/7967.jpg

With our optional spoke decals.

These are definitely my future wheels!

Any pics of these rims on a black FR-S/BRZ?

Would a 265 fit in the rear with no rubbing problems? Was thinking of running 265 rear and 245 or 255 front? Is that a terrible idea?

Dan--any chance you know the camber settings on the White BRZ?

This is a quick-and-dirty chop I did...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...Blackchop2.jpg

There are two reasons not to; one is that the diameter is going to be pretty big compared to stock. 265/40R17 is 3% taller than the stock 215/45R17. (265/35R17 would be great, but does not exist.)

The other is that I'm not sure it won't rub on the fender. It's already pretty close at 255/40R17.

--Dan
Mach V

1.2 degrees front, similar rear.

--Dan
Mach V

Wow that looks amazing! Is that the flat black or the gunmetal rims? I was under the impression that these rims black on raven would just look aweful since the rims would just "dissappear in the blackness". Maybe the gunmetal ones would "pop" out more against the raven color.

As far as tire size... Are you implying that since the rears are close to rubbing at 255 that the fronts are even closer to rubbing with 255?

What sorta camber settings are you seeing after dropping on your mach v springs?

Thanks for your replies!

Those are black. Keep in mind that lighting conditions will change the way it will look. Gunmetal will certainly give you a little more contrast.

Both are pretty close.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...s/BRZ/7502.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...s/BRZ/7292.jpg

Some decent camber (1.75 degrees) in the back, but only a smidge (0.2 degrees) up front without any other hardware. We got an extra degree from the Whiteline Com C mounts.

--Dan
Mach V

Sorry for inundating you with questions Dan, but how is the clearance to the strut in front. Any crash bolts (since they would change strut clearance)? Also, is it the same tire size on the blue car?

Yes, it has the bolts in front. It's tight clearance, but not touching anything.

The blue car has 245/40R17.

--Dan
Mach V

Is the blue car dropped?

Yes, on Mach V springs.

In general, if a FR-S or BRZ doesn't look like it's wearing high-water pants, it's dropped. :)

--Dan
Mach V

Do you or will you ever make these in 17x8?

If so, PM me a price?

I see that the weight is 37.xx lbs for the combo you have, and I see that Tire rack has the weights for the P Zero @ 28lbs for that size... just wondering how there can be such a huge 8lb discrepancy in weight for that tire from Tire Rack?

These wheels in 17x8 with about a +42mm offset would be nice...

^ those are the exact dimensions i am looking for!

I actually haven't seen a single 255/40/17 tire on tire rack weigh less than 25 lbs.

This means that either they dont report the weights correctly or .... this rim weighs less than 17 lbs? Or the mach v scale is broken? I dunno

That was a first-article wheel that was slightly lighter than the final production wheel, and a used tire, and the tire was old. I don't know if the tire was an older, lighter design, but it definitely was not at full tread depth. Our production wheels weigh 17.8 pounds.

Our scale is not broken. I got the same weights for the OEM parts (like the stock wheel/tire) as other people on here.

We might do this in the future, but it'll be at least a few months off.

--Dan
Mach V

Hurry !!!!!!:lol::happy0180:

Thanks again Dan. If possible I would like to see more pictures of the blue car, so I can see where the outside of the tires falls relative to the fenders, I would also like the know the camber and parts used on the blue car. Also, so on the White car, were the crash bolts used to make the camber more or less negative. Just trying to nail down the best possible wheel dimensions for 245-40-17 where handling is more important than looks. Seeing this I am thinking the 17x9 may be a hair too wide, maybe 17x8.5 with a 45mm offset would be perfect--if you are looking to make a new wheel :).

P.S. Tire rack lists the P-zero rosso 255-40-17 as 22lb, so it's not that much of a discrepancy.

Our Mach V lowering springs. No other parts, as far as I know. It belongs to Gillman Subaru of Texas.

More! Leaving the stock bolts in makes it less.

245 fits fine on a 9" wheel. It'll be slightly plump on an 8.5 -- stock WRX STI comes with 245 on an 8.5" wheel these days.

I doubt you'll find even a 17x8.5" wheel at this price that's under 18 pounds, though.

That's cool.

--Dan
Mach V

My thinking is that the crash bolts are just smaller bolts, so you should be able to use them to adjust the camber an equal amount + or - from whatever it happens to be without them. Was thinking with the com-c's you may have taken camber out with the bolts.

I may want to do just that, my car does enough highway that I really need to stay away from more than about .75 static neg in front. I was thinking about using the com-c's to add more nagative camber than I want, then use crash bolts to take some out, that way the wheel would be moved further away from the strut, letting me stay closer to the stock wheel offset, and helping to keep the tire inside the fender without using a lot of negative camber. I would still get the benefit of the castor from the com-s's.


Yup, 17x8.5 wheels are about as rare as hens teeth, but hopefully you understand my reasoning, they would pull the 245's in just enough to get them between the fender and the strut, while sticking with a reasonable wheel/tire match, i.e. much better than putting the 245's on an 8" wide wheel, might be OK with 17x9 anyway, just not confident of it yet.

The 245/40R17 tire on the Awesome wheel is not going to touch either the strut or the fender, regardless of bolts or camber.

--Dan
Mach V

The only reason why I asked if the blue car was lowered is because your white car looks SO much lower/better...

It's the "poke" that bothers me a bit, I would like to see how that looks with the 245's, still this is looking like the best option overall.

Dan, if I wanted/needed to machine a few millimeters off the back mounting face of these wheels, is there enough material to do it safely? I understand if you are not comfortable endorsing such a thing.

Thanks.

The 245 is both 10mm narrower, and has a 4mm smaller sidewall.

No.

--Dan
Mach V

Did you know? There are no known confirmed cases of death resulting from a brown recluse spider bite.

--Dan
Mach V

Did you know? The endangered Giant Ditch Frog lives only on Dominica and Montserrat. It is known as the Mountain Chicken because it is large (8" long) and people eat it.

--Dan
Mach V

Did you know? Comets display a thin temporary atmosphere when they get close to the sun. That thin fuzz of gas is called a coma.

--Dan
Mach V

Did you know? The WWII Japanese battleships Yamato and Musashi were the largest ever built, and were 863 feet long, with a crew of up to 2,800 people. Each main gun turret weighed 2500 tons -- as much as a whole destroyer of that era.

--Dan
Mach V

Bump for Mach V Awesome on SWP
 

Ordered these on 11/10, shipped 11/12, received 11/16, installed today. Tires are Hankook RS-3 245/40-17. Lowered about .5" front and rear on coilovers, front camber at 1.75(adjustable upper plates), rear at 1.3(stock...for now). Doesn't rub anyway or anyhow, at least not yet. Stock TPMS sensors installed and working fine. My only gripe is that the TPMS sensors do not sit flush with the well of the wheel, but is raised about 3mm due to the fixed angle design of these specific TPMS sensors. Oh well, just means I'll have to take note when installing/removing tires.

Thanks to you guys for a great wheel. Track time coming soon. Please excuse the poor lighting and resolution.

Front 3/4
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../IMG_02441.jpg

Front wheel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...z/IMG_0258.jpg

Rear wheel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...z/IMG_0259.jpg

Looks great!

Got some daytime pics? :)

--Dan
Mach V