Post the Wheels You want On your FRS/BRZ!!

[Mr.Jay]

also if they were going to switch from 5x100 to 5x114.3 they would of done so for the ganzoo race car at VLN

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by madfast

if they wanted 5x114.3 then they would have just done so from the beginning. the 5x100 is an off the shelf subaru part, and likely very cheap...

the only thing i can hope for is that the wheel manufacturers get privy to just how popular the car is and start making more aggressive wheel sizes/offsets that fit perfect.

Didn't Subaru release the '04 model 5X100 then the '06 model 5X114.3?

[7thgear]

From the hearsay that i've read, people kept shearing studs and breaking axles on the STIs, so they upgraded (whatever it is that makes the previous hubs and the modern hubs different)

however i think Subaru was using the same hubs since 1993, if not earlier, so i'm sure the switch in 2006 was big from an engineering standpoint.

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

however i think Subaru was using the same hubs since 1993, if not earlier, so i'm sure the switch in 2006 was big from an engineering standpoint.

Yeah supposedly the 5X114.3 setup can handle more torque, but this is not a monster HP with high amounts of torque and AWD, so who knows? Maybe this setup is better

[Longhorn248]

Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

Yeah supposedly the 5X114.3 setup can handle more torque, but this is not a monster HP with high amounts of torque and AWD, so who knows? Maybe this setup is better

Treating torque as a moment (which it is), it would make sense that the 5x114.3 can handle more torque as the force being applied to the wheel (at the bolt) is farther away from the center compared to the 5X100 size.

Fd=M

F=force
d=distance
M=moment (tq)

If the torque is held constant and the distance from center is increased the resulting force will be inversely affected.

[7thgear]

i could be wrong (and correct me if i am)

but before the bolts see any shearing action, its the surface mating friction of the hub and wheel that has to fail first. (ie, it's never the bolts/studs that hold the wheel in place, they just provide the clamping force)

now, is the clamping force better distributed in a 5X114 over X100?

[Longhorn248]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

i could be wrong (and correct me if i am)

but before the bolts see any shearing action, its the surface mating friction of the hub and wheel that has to fail first. (ie, it's never the bolts/studs that hold the wheel in place, they just provide the clamping force)

now, is the clamping force better distributed in a 5X114 over X100?

Clamping force will depend on the tensile strength of the bolts, the torque values of the nuts, and the material that the hub and wheel are made from. I have a feeling it would take a bit more work than just a few simple hand calculations to actually figure out though.

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by Longhorn248

the torque values of the nuts

heh

[Subaruwrxfan]

I'm most likely going to get some ADV.1 ADV05.1s in black for my blue BRZ. Just haven't decided if I want the concave or super lightweight version. Most likely 18 or 19 inches probably. Here's a pic to get an idea of the color combo:

[TylerLieberman]

Advans are sick. Black on blue is a great combo too. i say 17s or 18s though. After seeing the GReddy car on 19s, Myself, as well as many others, agree that 19s are just TOO BIG

[Longhorn248]

Originally Posted by ThisGUY

too much talking, need pix

Better?

[emos325]

Hey it might just be me but those XB rims from page 31(?) were pretty awesome! What about the debut wheels that the five axis guys had on the FR-S when it first showed? I think those were pretty sick and with some two tone color options would be sick? Any thoughts?

[ZetaVI]

Enkei RS05RR

[homero]

Originally Posted by Subaruwrxfan

I'm most likely going to get some ADV.1 ADV05.1s in black for my blue BRZ. Just haven't decided if I want the concave or super lightweight version. Most likely 18 or 19 inches probably. Here's a pic to get an idea of the color combo:

concave