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BlueBoxer 03-13-2015 02:17 AM

NEW 17x8 +45, 17x9 +45 Enkei TX5 wheels
 
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Hey I'm pretty new here, been following the forums for some time, but this is my first post. I'm a long time Subaru owner and traded my 07 WRX in for this 2014 Subaru BRZ. Just wanted to share some pictures of my new tires and wheels. Wheels are Enkei TX5. Ordered them through tirerack.com which advertised them to have a concave spoke design on the 9" wides, but unfortunately that was not the case which was my main reason for staggering them. I decided that I still liked them though and kept them on the car. I have only seen a picture of one other car online with these wheels and it was a red Nissan Silvia.

17x8+45 front with Continental DWS 215/45 total weight of 42 lbs each
17x9+45 rear with Continental DWS 245/40 total weight of 44 lbs each

while checking the weight on these I also compared them to the factory wheel/tire that weighs in at 41 lbs after 5000 miles. Let me know what you think! and yeah I already know...It needs more low!

Bobblehead 03-30-2015 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueBoxer (Post 2167096)
Hey I'm pretty new here, been following the forums for some time, but this is my first post. I'm a long time Subaru owner and traded my 07 WRX in for this 2014 Subaru BRZ. Just wanted to share some pictures of my new tires and wheels. Wheels are Enkei TX5. Ordered them through tirerack.com which advertised them to have a concave spoke design on the 9" wides, but unfortunately that was not the case which was my main reason for staggering them. I decided that I still liked them though and kept them on the car. I have only seen a picture of one other car online with these wheels and it was a red Nissan Silvia.

17x8+45 front with Continental DWS 215/45 total weight of 42 lbs each
17x9+45 rear with Continental DWS 245/40 total weight of 44 lbs each

while checking the weight on these I also compared them to the factory wheel/tire that weighs in at 41 lbs after 5000 miles. Let me know what you think! and yeah I already know...It needs more low!

Looks good. I ordered a set almost identical to yours, except I'll be running 17x8 on all 4.

How bad is the stretch on the front? I was a bit hesitant on ordering 8" rims with 215 tires.

continuecrushing 03-30-2015 09:11 PM

beefy looking, but I like it!

jflogerzi 03-30-2015 11:43 PM

Looks good. Reminds me of OEM rims you see on some of G37 sedans by infinity.

BlueBoxer 04-05-2015 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobblehead (Post 2191918)
Looks good. I ordered a set almost identical to yours, except I'll be running 17x8 on all 4.

How bad is the stretch on the front? I was a bit hesitant on ordering 8" rims with 215 tires.

The stretch isn't bad at all IMO. It actually has about the same stretch as the tire recommended by tirerack for the 9". I can try and get a side shot of the wheel of you'd like.

BlueBoxer 05-15-2015 01:24 AM

Hey bobblehead, I saw your car on the mightycarmods forum with the wheels. How do you like the stretch/setup? I think we are the only 2 running these wheels the twins and what are the odds that they're both BRZ WRB?


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