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Old 04-08-2018, 12:36 PM   #64
switchlanez
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Originally Posted by funwheeldrive View Post
This is just my opinion, but 18" wheels look wrong on a BRZ/86. Too much wheel/tire for such a small car. I'm sure they are nice wheels, but that's not the look I would want for my car.
In terms of performance I never denied 17" could be better. Quoting myself from 2012:
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Originally Posted by switchlanez
The gymkhana Exmotion BRZ (same driver as the BRZ GT300) has 17" Volks and the VLN FT-86 from 2011 and this year's title-winning VLN GT 86s had 17" BBS wheels. 17s are the optimal wheel with which this car was engineered for performance plus comfier; 18s err towards aesthetics.
But in terms of looks, Toyota and Subaru would disagree with you:









And the list goes on. Then there's the Griffon 86 tuned by TRD to set a Tsukuba lap record. 18x9.5 TWS wheels and 265/35 tires but weighed only 2161 lbs.
http://www.trdparts.jp/griffon/spec.html

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