XXR 527/530 Gallery

[Vten]

for a back road warrior like us :P, u don't need anything fancy ... I think SPC will do the job, I installed them on my car with those bc br coils....still need to get those rear toe arm to make them at 0 ...so I don't have to change the tires that often

my alignment was set a 1 degree front and 1.7 rear , loves the handing ...the front still need to play around with the dampening setting tho ... a little bouncy

[HATED1]

Originally Posted by Vten

for a back road warrior like us :P, u don't need anything fancy ... I think SPC will do the job, I installed them on my car with those bc br coils....still need to get those rear toe arm to make them at 0 ...so I don't have to change the tires that often

my alignment was set a 1 degree front and 1.7 rear , loves the handing ...the front still need to play around with the dampening setting tho ... a little bouncy

VTEN, nice ride! would you happen to have a better side profile shot?

[Vten]

@HATED1:

Thx man ! I don't have the side pic at the moment , but I'll take one hopefully Soon ... It's raining all day outside

[WolfSongX]

Thanks to eikond to posting his specs.
I've been running through this thread trying to find different tire widths on the 17x8.25...

When I looked at Vten's results, the OEM tire just has a bit too much stretch for me.

I'm trying to figure out if I can get away with just going to a 225/45-17.

I would rather not go with 235-40-17's because of the pricing and lack of tire choices in that size.

RWD_FRS has posted some good pics of what the 245/40-17's look like and I'm inclined to go with those, but I was hoping to see some alternatives.

Does anyone have pics of a 225/45-17 on the 8.25" XXR rims? Also does anyone have pics of the 235/40-17's as well just for a comparison?

Thanks guys.

[sprintertrueno86]

Originally Posted by eikond

XXR 530 18x8.75 +33 Chromium Black
225/40/18 Pirelli P Zero Rosso
Lowered on RCE Yellow springs (.8")
-1.2* camber with adjustable camber bolts

eikond, your car is perfect...my god.

[mike_ekim1024]

Originally Posted by sprintertrueno86

eikond, your car is perfect...my god.

Yeah, very nice!

[WolfSongX]

Originally Posted by WolfSongX

Thanks to eikond to posting his specs.
I've been running through this thread trying to find different tire widths on the 17x8.25...

When I looked at Vten's results, the OEM tire just has a bit too much stretch for me.

I'm trying to figure out if I can get away with just going to a 225/45-17.

I would rather not go with 235-40-17's because of the pricing and lack of tire choices in that size.

RWD_FRS has posted some good pics of what the 245/40-17's look like and I'm inclined to go with those, but I was hoping to see some alternatives.

Does anyone have pics of a 225/45-17 on the 8.25" XXR rims? Also does anyone have pics of the 235/40-17's as well just for a comparison?

Thanks guys.

I wound up going with 245/40-17s in BFG gForce Sport COMP 2s ordered this afternoon from Discount Tire Direct, they will arrive on Friday. My gold XXR 530s, which I ordered through JoeBoxer arrived today in beautiful condition. Thanks Joe!
I think that eikond has convinced me that a set of RCE Yellows is the way to go to maximize the stance I'm looking for. These last few pics he's posted are just awesome.
I'll probably get the tires done over the weekend, and hopefully the springs in the next few weeks,.

[eikond]

Originally Posted by WolfSongX

I wound up going with 245/40-17s in BFG gForce Sport COMP 2s ordered this afternoon from Discount Tire Direct, they will arrive on Friday. My gold XXR 530s, which I ordered through JoeBoxer arrived today in beautiful condition. Thanks Joe!
I think that eikond has convinced me that a set of RCE Yellows is the way to go to maximize the stance I'm looking for. These last few pics he's posted are just awesome.
I'll probably get the tires done over the weekend, and hopefully the springs in the next few weeks,.

For what it's worth.. I went with the RCE Yellow's for the ride and handling characteristics. They are (in my opinion) the best you can do to improve the suspension w/out spending $2k on a set of good coilovers. At least that's what I've read in just about every review. You'll love how they feel a little firmer, but seem to have more travel. It's a big improvement in the confidence of the handling.

Also.. the drop was just right for me. I couldn't stomach going much lower than this.. I hate being scared of scraping on every little hill or driveway, etc.. So they .8" drop was nice enough to improve the look and get rid of the 4x4 wheel gap, but not so much that I'm replacing my front bumper every year.

So if the ride height is your goal, I think you'll find that the bonus of a much improved suspension makes it a great purchase.

[FReSh]

Eikond, what lip kit is that on your BRZ? Looks nice.

[Killerbee]

If someone should be not sure about getting flat black or chronium black, let me help you :-)

Same car, same Dimensions (8.75*18/+35), same Location, about same light.
However, the flat black do shine more in real live than on pictures, so add about 30% more "visibility" to them in real live.

First 3 Pictures are chronium black, last 3 are flat black

[eikond]

Originally Posted by FReSh

Eikond, what lip kit is that on your BRZ? Looks nice.

Thanks

Bayson R front lip
Bayson R side skirts
Koru rear spats
Advanation rear diffuser

All of those pieces were good quality, good fitment, adequate hardware, etc.. I recommend all of them.

I also have a STIVO spoiler.. I do not recommend.

[mackdaddytran]

For the life of me I cannot find any vendors who have white 527's in 18x8.75

[JoeBoxer]

Originally Posted by mackdaddytran

For the life of me I cannot find any vendors who have white 527's in 18x8.75

It's not a standard color or even a color my distributor sells. They were done for another vendor and the only place i've seen them was on ebay...

[Wes]

Originally Posted by Killerbee

If someone should be not sure about getting flat black or chronium black, let me help you :-)

Same car, same Dimensions (8.75*18/+35), same Location, about same light.
However, the flat black do shine more in real live than on pictures, so add about 30% more "visibility" to them in real live.

First 3 Pictures are chronium black, last 3 are flat black

They both look nice, I am having the hardest time picking with this rim going from wanting 527's to 530's now back to 527's, then theres the color... matte black or chromium black loll. I have an asphalt and matte black seems to go so well with it, but I do want my rims to show.. life is difficult lol