XXR 527/530 Gallery

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

Originally Posted by Killerbee

Well, help me a bit to understand your needs ;-) check my setup here http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=172 and here http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=210 and let me know if you want it that way, more or less poke, more or less wheel gap etc. That should help me to understand your exact needs :-)

more poke and the least amount of wheel gap

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

your car looks sick by the way

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

Originally Posted by Killerbee

Well, help me a bit to understand your needs ;-) check my setup here http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=172 and here http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=210 and let me know if you want it that way, more or less poke, more or less wheel gap etc. That should help me to understand your exact needs :-)

more poke if possible (maybe 5-8mm) and actually the wheel gap looks good for my taste.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=210
this one looks best to me but i would like it to poke more.

[Killerbee]

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

more poke if possible (maybe 5-8mm) and actually the wheel gap looks good for my taste.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=210
this one looks best to me but i would like it to poke more.

This helps alot
The pictures show 18x8.75 +35 (+35 means mm, so if you want it to poke 10mm more it will be +25 and so on)

So you're basically looking either at something like 17x8.25 +20 or, if 18" is ok aswell, 18x8.75 +25 or even +20. I'm however not sure what XXR offers in the 17", and I've only seen in 18" the +20 Wheels, so you may have to think about getting a smaller offset and add some spacers to the wheels to get your desired offset.

However you may need to do some fenderwork with that setup. I suggest to read this whole thread as there are some with poking setup in here.

I've linked some post to start you off
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=790
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=923
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=670

[loogs]

Originally Posted by delusional

taken by a friend of mine.

this right here makes me wish i got this color car. AMAZING!

[SliverBrz]

Originally Posted by Killerbee

Hard to give you a correct answer on your infos, as I dont know what "some" poke means.

Anyways, to give you some idea: 17x8.25" in ET30 would be about flush/poking some mm in the front, not sure however if they produce them in ET30. 245 tires would fit well on those wheels, no need for 255 (there is no 250 btw)

However, I personally would suggest 18x8.75 ET35 with 245 tires on our cars with the XXR wheels, flush, functional, meaty. check my car journal for pictures of that setup.

wht are you dropped on?

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

Originally Posted by Killerbee

This helps alot
The pictures show 18x8.75 +35 (+35 means mm, so if you want it to poke 10mm more it will be +25 and so on)

So you're basically looking either at something like 17x8.25 +20 or, if 18" is ok aswell, 18x8.75 +25 or even +20. I'm however not sure what XXR offers in the 17", and I've only seen in 18" the +20 Wheels, so you may have to think about getting a smaller offset and add some spacers to the wheels to get your desired offset.

However you may need to do some fenderwork with that setup. I suggest to read this whole thread as there are some with poking setup in here.

I've linked some post to start you off
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=790
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=923
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=670

ok basically i want a 17x8 rim 25ish offset with a bigger diameter tire than stock id like to go with as big of a diameter as possible.

[Killerbee]

Originally Posted by SliverBrz

wht are you dropped on?

Eibach Pro-Kit

[Killerbee]

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

ok basically i want a 17x8 rim 25ish offset with a bigger diameter tire than stock id like to go with as big of a diameter as possible.

Just keep in mind that bigger diameter meens also your car will have more ground clearence and look more "offroadish" Every mm you add to the tire wall will "lift" your car.

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

Originally Posted by Killerbee

Just keep in mind that bigger diameter meens also your car will have more ground clearence and look more "offroadish" Every mm you add to the tire wall will "lift" your car.

i know. i want this. ny roads suck. a bigger diameter tire will give me

pros...
1. a smoother ride (less shock from bumps and potholes, more absorbed by the tire) (not by much)
2. more ground clearance. (wont have to worry about the dips in the road as much. wont plow the snow (as much) with my front bumper in the winter).(not by much)
3. technically a higher top speed. (not by much)
4. technically less wheel spin on take off and shifting to second or third. (not by much)

cons...
1. decreased handling and areo dynamics (not by much)
2. slower acceleration / 0-60 time (not by much)
3. offroadish look if u wanna count that (i dont)

looks like the pros outweigh the cons in my situation.

17x8.25 +30 235/50/17 will this fill all around with out rubbing?

[Killerbee]

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

i know. i want this. ny roads suck. a bigger diameter tire will give me

pros...
1. a smoother ride (less shock from bumps and potholes, more absorbed by the tire) (not by much)
2. more ground clearance. (wont have to worry about the dips in the road as much. wont plow the snow (as much) with my front bumper in the winter).(not by much)
3. technically a higher top speed. (not by much)
4. technically less wheel spin on take off and shifting to second or third. (not by much)

cons...
1. decreased handling and areo dynamics (not by much)
2. slower acceleration / 0-60 time (not by much)
3. offroadish look if u wanna count that (i dont)

looks like the pros outweigh the cons in my situation.

17x8.25 +30 235/50/17 will this fill all around with out rubbing?

Thats quiet alot, I'd --guess-- that this will rub, but not 100% sure about this. However your speedo will be -6% off, not sure if that is still legal in your country.

I'd rather go for 235/45/17.

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

Originally Posted by Killerbee

Thats quiet alot, I'd --guess-- that this will rub, but not 100% sure about this. However your speedo will be -6% off, not sure if that is still legal in your country.

I'd rather go for 235/45/17.

not sure if its legal, dont care. but it must be corected with a tune anyway to avoid the tcs from triggering to late or soon. isnt the stock size 45? i want it at least one size up in diameter.
i guess i would go with 235/45/17 but id rather a bigger diameter rim tire combo like 235/50/17

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

Originally Posted by Killerbee

Thats quiet alot, I'd --guess-- that this will rub, but not 100% sure about this. However your speedo will be -6% off, not sure if that is still legal in your country.

I'd rather go for 235/45/17.

the view looks amazing where u live. id end up driving my brz off a cliff checkin out that awesome view

[Killerbee]

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

not sure if its legal, dont care. but it must be corected with a tune anyway to avoid the tcs from triggering to late or soon. isnt the stock size 45? i want it at least one size up in diameter.
i guess i would go with 235/45/17 but id rather a bigger diameter rim tire combo like 235/50/17

Yes, but the diameter is % of the wide. So stock (215/45/17) is 215mm wide, and 45% of that is diameter (so 96.7mm). 235/45/17 is 235mm wide, and 45% of that is 105.7mm and so on (so 235/50/17 would have 117.5mm Diameter) In general, when you go wider with tires, you go smaller in diameter to match this.

So, bottom line. 235/45/17 will be about 1cm higher Diameter than stock. 235/50/17 is about 2cm higher in Diameter than stock, which I still belive is way to much.

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

the view looks amazing where u live. id end up driving my brz off a cliff checkin out that awesome view

hehe thanks :-)