OFFICIAL NEW MEXICO FR-S/BRZ THREAD

[speedtrip]

Originally Posted by gabeg86

Have you used the calculator that a guy on the forum made? It's a sticky in the wheels and tires section. You might wanna check it out

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ya but I want to find out how they fit on the car. distance from tire to perch and tire to fender. How much do they poke out and how low i can take it.

[gabeg86]

Originally Posted by speedtrip

ya but I want to find out how they fit on the car. distance from tire to perch and tire to fender. How much do they poke out and how low i can take it.

That calculator can be used to check widths, camber, lowering, tires, everything against the stock fenders. It doesn't have the stock strut perch I believe, but just don't go higher than 9" width and higher than +42 offset and you'll be alright. It's a pretty cool tool

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[mwjcyber]

Originally Posted by speedtrip

Ya the sizes I mentioned are what I am looking at I like the idea of the 17x9s but like I said they are +30 offset the poke is what concerns me. The 18x8.5 are a +38 offset so I dont know how much concern I have with that.

I've seen numerous 18x8.5 +38 setups, and all were perfectly flush on the front with a 1.5-2.0" drop.

@DarrenDriven's Flush Wheel Offset Chart is a great reference when selecting wheels, but only provides numbers for a 1" drop. For those 2" drop numbers, I extended the table with its current offset rate, but the wheels will suck in at a higher rate the lower you go; basic geometry of an arc. I plan on accurately measuring the offset change for a 2" drop over Christmas.

WHEEL   |-- STOCK HEIGHT --|  |-- LOWERED 1" --| |-- LOWERED 2" --|
WIDTH      FRONT     REAR       FRONT     REAR     FRONT     REAR
7.0         +25       +18        +23       +13      +21       +9
7.5         +31       +24        +29       +19      +27       +14
8.0         +38       +31        +36       +26      +34       +22
8.5         +44       +37        +42       +32      +40       +28
9.0         +50       +43        +48       +38      +46       +34
9.5         +57       +50        +55       +45      +53       +41
10.0                  +56                  +51                +47

WHEN LOWERED 1" YOU WILL NEED TO REDUCE THE FRONT OFFSET
BY 2MM AND THE REAR OFFSET BY 5MM FOR PERFECT FLUSHNESS

DECREASING THE OFFSET NUMBER PUSHES THE WHEELS OUT AND
INCREASING THE OFFSET SUCKS THE WHEELS IN.

8.5" wide +38 wheel flushness with 1" drop
F: +4mm (poke)
R: -6mm (tuck)

9" wide +42 wheel flushness with 1" drop
F: +6mm (poke)
R: -4mm (tuck)

8.5" wide +38 wheel flushness with 2" drop
F: +2mm (poke) Although I've seen this flush.
R: -10mm (tuck)

9" wide +42 wheel flushness with 2" drop
F: +4mm (poke) Also seen this flush.
R: +8mm (tuck)

If you're looking to go squared, I'd recommend getting your front as close to flush as possible, and then expect to run a spacer in the rear to flush it out. Otherwise you could go staggered with a larger wheel in the rear, but then you lose the ability to rotate tires, and an increase in under-steer.


Thanks to @switchlanez for the format.

[gabeg86]

Originally Posted by speedtrip

ya but I want to find out how they fit on the car. distance from tire to perch and tire to fender. How much do they poke out and how low i can take it.

Ok apparently it's not a sticky anymore, buy I found it.
http://www.frsproject.com/tire_size.php

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[speedtrip]

Originally Posted by gabeg86

Ok apparently it's not a sticky anymore, buy I found it.
http://www.frsproject.com/tire_size.php

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hmmm I am seeing that the +30 offset is not bad.

[gabeg86]

Originally Posted by speedtrip

hmmm I am seeing that the +30 offset is not bad.

Yeah I don't see it being a big deal. I mean, 8mm (difference between my 57dr's and your wheels) is less than a third of an inch further towards the fender

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[speedtrip]

Originally Posted by gabeg86

Yeah I don't see it being a big deal. I mean, 8mm (difference between my 57dr's and your wheels) is less than a third of an inch further towards the fender

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Ya the price is good for them they are like $669 for the set. but they dont make the bronze anymore in the grids I think so ya...

but I found a deal on the forums for 620.

[mwjcyber]

That frsproject tool is awesome. But be aware, it doesn't show offset correctly. When visually comparing other people's real setups to what it generates I noticed consistently roughly an 8mm discrepancy. Go to wheel thread, find a flush setup, input it, and see if they match.

[wlwarfield]

Originally Posted by subwaynm

Hey Folks no issues but purchased a Body Kit for my FR-S and would like recommendations on a good Body shop in ABQ to get it painted up.

I would try giving StreetCustom Bodyshop a call (505) 797-1979. They have done work for me in the past and also fixed Grame's BRZ recently when he hit a deer and it came out looking like new (or better than new).

Originally Posted by gabeg86

I purchase my parts online from vendors on the forum. Best prices and largest selection. I install everything myself, but motiva is a well known performance shop here. It's by Louisiana and Montgomery. Tuning is another story. There aren't really any tuners that I know of here that can tune our cars :/ unless you purchase a standalone ecu... None of them support ecutek. Your best bet is remote tuning.

I as well purchase my parts from vendors online and install them myself. However, if you aren't comfortable doing this yourself, I'd recommend going to Solid-Technology and stay as far away from Motiva as possible. I know many people that have had cars built and/or tuned by Motiva that have suffered engine failure due to their craftsmanship. Solid-Technology has been around for a while and have done crazy builds on both domestic and imports here in Albuquerque.
http://www.solidtechperformance.com

Originally Posted by mwjcyber

If looking to canned tunes, hard to beat Open Flash Tablet. But if looking for a custom tune, I'd recommend CamTuning in Rio Rancho. Amazing local Subaru tuner. He's big with the STI/EVO crowd, and know's boxers well. Pretty smart guy too, BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MBA.

http://www.camtuning.com/index.php?o...tpage&Itemid=1

Cameron is a good friend of mine. He hasn't tuned a BRZ/FR-S yet, however, he told me ECUFlash now has definitions for supporting the tuning of our cars and he's going to try and read my ECU to see if he can get into it to tune. Once he gains access to being able to tune our cars I would strongly recommend taking your car to him. He tuned my old evo numerous times and I experienced significant power gains on both pump has & E85.


As for everyone's discussion about wheel fitment, check out http://www.willtheyfit.com. Between this and doing hours of research in the wheel fitment guides on this forum I went with a set of 18x9.5 +40 wrapped in 245/40R18 lowered on coilovers. It truely is the perfect fitment to bring the wheels out right to the fenders. I did not have to do any fender modifications, nor do I have rubbing issues on this set up. (and I'm pretty low)

Here's a close up picture of my flush wheel set up for reference:

[wlwarfield]

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[gabeg86]

And they're in! Just need to get em mounted up

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[mwjcyber]

^Love those wheels, congrats on the purchase!

[gabeg86]

Originally Posted by mwjcyber

^Love those wheels, congrats on the purchase!

Thanks! I'm pretty excited as well!

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[subwaynm]

How many folks here in NM use the App "Waze"??
Trying to see if it's worthwhile to download