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.Kyle · 04-20-2018, 06:10 PM

2018

4/9/2018
Installed tS aero panels

4/12/2018
I never really got completely on board with my last wheel selection. The spoke shape/lack of even a little bit of lip bothered me. I was also not fond of the driving dynamic change from 17" to 18" wheels. So I took advantage of a promotion from one of our vendors and got myself a set of Gram Lights 57CR in 17x9 +38 and wrapped them in 255/40/17 Bridgestone RE71R. This brought a whole lot of enjoyment back to the car for me. There is a thread in here somewhere in which FT86SpeedFactory showed the 57CR fitment with the performance package Brembos as being about 3mm. I am not certain if there is a variance in STi Brembo thickness to BRZ as I have not had them side by side on a bench but I had less than a fingernail of clearance. Subsequently I have installed a 3mm spacer to gain minimum caliper clearance. I will be readdressing this soon with a set of hub bore/wheel bore centric 3mm spacers and longer studs. I have to break out the solidworks and send a drawing off to the machinist and I have been a bit busy with other things.

All photo documentation will be in posts here forward rather than be duplicated.

04-20-2018, 06:10 PM	#4
.Kyle Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: it's grey Location: Cave Creek, AZ Posts: 99 Thanks: 15 Thanked 39 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	2018 4/9/2018 Installed tS aero panels 4/12/2018 I never really got completely on board with my last wheel selection. The spoke shape/lack of even a little bit of lip bothered me. I was also not fond of the driving dynamic change from 17" to 18" wheels. So I took advantage of a promotion from one of our vendors and got myself a set of Gram Lights 57CR in 17x9 +38 and wrapped them in 255/40/17 Bridgestone RE71R. This brought a whole lot of enjoyment back to the car for me. There is a thread in here somewhere in which FT86SpeedFactory showed the 57CR fitment with the performance package Brembos as being about 3mm. I am not certain if there is a variance in STi Brembo thickness to BRZ as I have not had them side by side on a bench but I had less than a fingernail of clearance. Subsequently I have installed a 3mm spacer to gain minimum caliper clearance. I will be readdressing this soon with a set of hub bore/wheel bore centric 3mm spacers and longer studs. I have to break out the solidworks and send a drawing off to the machinist and I have been a bit busy with other things. All photo documentation will be in posts here forward rather than be duplicated. Last edited by .Kyle; 01-02-2019 at 11:55 PM.