anyone try to fit 15's on yet? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

7thgear · 07-13-2012, 04:23 PM

i havent had a chance to mount up my old 15X7 Kosei K1's

anyone try 15's on the car yet?

Draco-REX · 07-13-2012, 04:40 PM

It may depend on the design of the 15" rim. Rims used for rally racing will likely fit. I have no idea about the Kosei rims.

OrbitalEllipses · 07-13-2012, 05:06 PM

Any 15" that fits on the WRX SHOULD fit.

Asterisked Accolade · 07-13-2012, 06:37 PM

I've thought about 15s, but i've had trouble finding a good size 15'' tire. At least on TireRack.

DarrenDriven · 07-14-2012, 02:26 AM

I'd love to see this... someone try it!

86drift · 07-14-2012, 09:20 AM

Check out the Cusco rally car. 15" Enkei.
CUSCO Rally Car Thread

Calum · 07-14-2012, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7thgear

i havent had a chance to mount up my old 15X7 Kosei K1's

anyone try 15's on the car yet?

I've been thinking about it. I've got a set of 15x7 slipstreams on my winter beater, the bolt pattern is right, but the offset will probably move the center of the wheel out increasing scrub radius and causing the car to lose some of it's stability on uneven pavement, something I like a lot about subarus suspensions. Having 13ish pound wheels would be nice though.

brz7400 · 07-14-2012, 10:54 AM

I've thought about smaller wheels for weight savings, but noticed the higher profile tires needed are heavier (tirerack tire specs page) and cancel out wheel weight savings. I am back to 17" or maybe even 18" with lower profile tires won't weigh much more using same/similar wheels and tires widths. I am back to the drawing board...

ZDan · 07-14-2012, 12:00 PM

FWIW, Hankook RS-3s come in 225/45-15...

7thgear · 07-14-2012, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZDan

FWIW, Hankook RS-3s come in 225/45-15...

exactly :happy0180:

Goose · 07-15-2012, 09:33 PM

I want the smaller tire possible to have the maximum traction in the snow and be able to park on the street and leave easily, so I was thinking to put some 15 inch but not sure I will clear the brake if I can I'm thinking about some 165-55-15 whit studs, yea winter is rough here...,do you guy's have other suggestion? Maybe rally wheel to increase the high of the car ? I don't care about handling and wrong speed on the speedometer my only concern is traction, any suggestion will be welcome

7thgear · 07-16-2012, 09:21 AM

what do you mean by "rally wheels"

to me that just means small, heavy, but sturdy

like Speedline Coarse, heavy little nuggets but they will last you a lifetime.

Nepenthe · 07-16-2012, 12:10 PM

My idea was:

Front: 15x6.5 + 195/55-15
sidewall = 4.22
total diameter = 23.44

Rear: 16x7.0 + 205/50-16
sidewall = 4.04
total diameter = 24.07

But I may just do the 16x7 + 205/50-16 front and rear. Probably Sumitomo HTR-ZIIIs, not sure of the wheels yet.

07-13-2012, 04:23 PM	#1
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,508 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	anyone try to fit 15's on yet? i havent had a chance to mount up my old 15X7 Kosei K1's anyone try 15's on the car yet? __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

07-14-2012, 09:20 AM	#6
86drift Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 517 Thanks: 85 Thanked 263 Times in 147 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Check out the Cusco rally car. 15" Enkei. CUSCO Rally Car Thread Last edited by 86drift; 07-15-2012 at 10:28 PM.

07-16-2012, 09:21 AM	#12
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,508 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	what do you mean by "rally wheels" to me that just means small, heavy, but sturdy like Speedline Coarse, heavy little nuggets but they will last you a lifetime. __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

07-13-2012, 04:40 PM	#2
Draco-REX Corner Junkie Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ, 11 STI, 99 RS Location: Ohio Posts: 2,908 Thanks: 129 Thanked 1,521 Times in 702 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It may depend on the design of the 15" rim. Rims used for rally racing will likely fit. I have no idea about the Kosei rims.

07-13-2012, 05:06 PM	#3
OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,890 Times in 2,903 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Any 15" that fits on the WRX SHOULD fit.

07-14-2012, 10:54 AM	#8
brz7400 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 138 Thanks: 84 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've thought about smaller wheels for weight savings, but noticed the higher profile tires needed are heavier (tirerack tire specs page) and cancel out wheel weight savings. I am back to 17" or maybe even 18" with lower profile tires won't weigh much more using same/similar wheels and tires widths. I am back to the drawing board...

07-14-2012, 12:00 PM	#9
ZDan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: '23 BRZ Location: Providence, RI Posts: 4,672 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,011 Times in 2,097 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	FWIW, Hankook RS-3s come in 225/45-15...

07-15-2012, 09:33 PM	#11
Goose Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Frs ultramarine 2013 Location: Montreal Posts: 11 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I want the smaller tire possible to have the maximum traction in the snow and be able to park on the street and leave easily, so I was thinking to put some 15 inch but not sure I will clear the brake if I can I'm thinking about some 165-55-15 whit studs, yea winter is rough here...,do you guy's have other suggestion? Maybe rally wheel to increase the high of the car ? I don't care about handling and wrong speed on the speedometer my only concern is traction, any suggestion will be welcome

07-16-2012, 12:10 PM	#13
Nepenthe Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Argento Silver Automatic FR-S Location: Keller, TX Posts: 87 Thanks: 35 Thanked 34 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My idea was: Front: 15x6.5 + 195/55-15 sidewall = 4.22 total diameter = 23.44 Rear: 16x7.0 + 205/50-16 sidewall = 4.04 total diameter = 24.07 But I may just do the 16x7 + 205/50-16 front and rear. Probably Sumitomo HTR-ZIIIs, not sure of the wheels yet.

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