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Originally Posted by hmong337
That's like the weakest recommendation of wheel aesthetics ever LOL. Convexed RPF1's are ugly as sin. No, I will never waste my money on a 17x8 wheel when the stock is fine. If anything, I'm already thinking about 215/45r17 R-comps wrapped on the stock wheels. That should be PLENTY of tire for the car. Light weight wheels are best, of course. But I'd rather spend my money on something significantly wider. 9" or go home... It's for later when this car has some REAL power. An 8" wide wheel at that point just won't cut it. You're pretty much stuck to a 235.
I absolutely love the fat bulge look with a 255/40r17 on a 17x9 rim. That's what I run on the back of my mr2. Aesthetics and raw functional is my taste. I will admit that I'm heavily leaning towards going 17x9's with the FRS. Functional fat tires will look incredible on all four corners.
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This post makes it pretty clear that you're after look more than function all around.
Go spend some time in the HDPE/Track section and see what people have to say about tire/wheel sizes and lap times. CSG runs 17x8 with 225's on their shop car because that was faster (with actual quantitative testing) than 17x9's with 245's.
If you think saving more than 5lbs per wheel isn't significant on a track you might want to rethink spending any money on R comps too. Have you considered what supporting suspension mods you need to take advantage of the grip from R comps? They'll need much higher spring rates than most people will run.
I'm not saying you shouldn't go wider if you like the look, but wider will not always give you more grip or make you faster.
FWIW, if you wanted a bulged look you can put a 245 on an 8" rim safely, it just won't be quite as quick as if it were on a 9" rim (we're talking a couple tenths per lap, not huge). A 245 on a 9" rim is going to be pretty square, almost bordering on a slight stretch.