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Originally Posted by Leonardo
 I never talked about assumptions; You assumed that I think spacers are a performance mod. You are incorrect.
They just flush the wheels out. And if your opinion is that it makes them poke, thats totally cool. But many forum members do not feel that a 225/45 flushes out the stock wheel, and thats why they run spacers.
I have had over 60 tires on my FRS already, and my opinion is that a 17x7 is not wide enough to optimally run a 225/45. And since OP mentioned 245s, I know he is thinking about them, so my suggestion to get wider wheels if he wants wider tires than 225 is correct.
My signature, has my current 18" wheels. They weigh less than stock. |
You said you had the manufacturer specs -- I guess you don't. Have you ever run 225/45R17's on your FRS? I have them on my BRZ and it's not even a close close call as there is absolutely no pinch. The OP indicated he thought the spacers would make the car corner better, so it was referenced as a performance mod. And for the record, I have no problem with you modding your car in any way as it is your money. IMO, wide 18's with 245's on a 40mm or so offset makes the car look good. But if you are really after performance, 17's are probably better and wider tires are not except in special situations. I have done a lot with my cars on the basis of how they look, so I certainly have no criticism if you wish to do that. I tried to justify getting new rims on my 2018 instead of just new tires, but I couldn't do it on the basis of performance, so I decided not to do it. It was awfully tempting to look at all of the wheel options out there. In my younger years, I did a lot of things like lowering, headers, exhaust, intakes, wheels/tires, hot cams, etc. But at my old age, I'm only willing to mod if there is a significant performance improvement I need in a daily driver. The only one I could justify on that basis was the upgrade to the PS4S's. Lowering the car an inch or so makes it look better, but it does degrade the ride quality and doesn't make the car handle better.
I'm just trying to give the OP an objective answer and not trying, in any way, to degrade what you have done. For us car freaks, our cars are an extension of us. So if it makes you feel good to do any of this, you should do it....