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switchlanez · 06-28-2013, 06:27 AM

New wheels/suspension:

XXR 527 Gold 18x8.75 +35 (square)
235/40-18 Hankook Ventus1 noble2
Eibach Sportlines
F/R camber: -1.2 (maxed OEM camber bolt)/-2.0 (natural)

Interestingly, each wheel/tire is 1-3 lbs lighter than my previous 17" STI wheel+225/45-17 Advan S.4 setup mostly due to lighter (22 lb.) Hankook tires. And about 1-3 lbs heavier than stock. (Funky range due to different photographed scales displaying 19 lbs. and 21 lbs. for these wheels). But meh, I don't go out trying to shave seconds off my commute time. Given the price of $580 shipped for a set of 4 with a design that looks better than everything else I was considering (including Prodrives and Volks), I'm happy. Downside is they're played out. (In gold, not as much!)

And Sportlines are wound on FR-S struts lol so I still have my BRZ struts for backup in case of premature blown struts. Might upgrade struts if Bilstein ever comes out with some. Or entry-level Bilstein coilovers coming later this year.

switchlanez · 06-28-2013, 06:34 AM

TOM'S tails and Cusco antenna (sorry for phone pics, will do proper photoshoot sometime):

Code:Red · 06-28-2013, 06:54 AM

They look really good, man! Love the color combo. I'll be going down this route, too, sometime next year...same style wheels (different color though), planning the same tire specs, and same springs.

Beyer Subaru · 06-28-2013, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by switchlanez

TOM'S tails and Cusco antenna (sorry for phone pics, will do proper photoshoot sometime):

MOAR!!

NAO!!! Or

!!

I'm just not sold on the Tom's yet. I am prolly gonna have to see them in person to see if I can stomach em. GI really wanna see some different angle night pics when you get the chance @switchlanez.

Umbie · 06-28-2013, 10:55 AM

Tasteful mods, nice photos, and I absolutely LOVE the plate. Well done, sir.

Killerbee · 06-28-2013, 11:23 AM

TOM's do look awesome on the WRB Color, love it

ayau · 06-28-2013, 11:39 AM

What a complete 180 from your previous setup.

Sure you don't want my CE28N?

MightyMeeple · 06-28-2013, 11:47 AM

Have always loved your build...surprised to see the change in wheels/tires! It looks great.

How would you describe the change in feel/responsiveness of the steering with larger and wider wheels/tires?

ZC6BRZ · 06-28-2013, 01:02 PM

Love the tom's, the XXR not so much. :\

shiumai · 06-28-2013, 02:49 PM

i like the new wheels, but not as much as the STi ones on your car. i think it's the black side skirts. the gold wheels would look better with the side skirts, and just the lip and rear spats - just MHO.

Sevs753 · 06-28-2013, 03:15 PM

On a side note, what are you doing with the STi wheels now? For Sale?

Edit: never mind, just saw your for sale thread.

I love what you've done with the edge. Seeing the Tom's taillights on blue has made me lean more towards getting those rather than the valentis.

DSOmegaX · 06-28-2013, 04:44 PM

Haha missing my twin! But I guess it's nice to be the only WRB around here wit the black STi now =P. I'm waiting on my own set if Tom's... How'd you get yours so quickly already grrr

JDMenrique · 06-28-2013, 04:51 PM

Tom's looks nice, not a particularly big fan of the XXRs

Juvenile · 06-29-2013, 03:13 AM

It was perfect the way it was

06-28-2013, 06:27 AM	#253
switchlanez Glorious BRZ Master Race Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: Subaru Libird Location: Race Wars Posts: 3,645 Thanks: 1,050 Thanked 2,719 Times in 1,079 Posts Mentioned: 110 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	New wheels/suspension: XXR 527 Gold 18x8.75 +35 (square) 235/40-18 Hankook Ventus1 noble2 Eibach Sportlines F/R camber: -1.2 (maxed OEM camber bolt)/-2.0 (natural) Interestingly, each wheel/tire is 1-3 lbs lighter than my previous 17" STI wheel+225/45-17 Advan S.4 setup mostly due to lighter (22 lb.) Hankook tires. And about 1-3 lbs heavier than stock. (Funky range due to different photographed scales displaying 19 lbs. and 21 lbs. for these wheels). But meh, I don't go out trying to shave seconds off my commute time. Given the price of $580 shipped for a set of 4 with a design that looks better than everything else I was considering (including Prodrives and Volks), I'm happy. Downside is they're played out. (In gold, not as much!) And Sportlines are wound on FR-S struts lol so I still have my BRZ struts for backup in case of premature blown struts. Might upgrade struts if Bilstein ever comes out with some. Or entry-level Bilstein coilovers coming later this year. __________________ << BUILD THREAD >>

06-28-2013, 06:34 AM	#254
switchlanez Glorious BRZ Master Race Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: Subaru Libird Location: Race Wars Posts: 3,645 Thanks: 1,050 Thanked 2,719 Times in 1,079 Posts Mentioned: 110 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	TOM'S tails and Cusco antenna (sorry for phone pics, will do proper photoshoot sometime): __________________ << BUILD THREAD >>

06-28-2013, 10:55 AM	#257
Umbie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Northeast PA Posts: 245 Thanks: 54 Thanked 84 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Tasteful mods, nice photos, and I absolutely LOVE the plate. Well done, sir. __________________ 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited M/T CBS 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 1966 Pontiac GTO 6.5L V8 1986 Jeep CJ 4.2L I6

06-28-2013, 11:23 AM	#258
Killerbee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: GR86 / Supra MK5 MT / MR-S / Z4 Location: Switzerland Posts: 836 Thanks: 593 Thanked 725 Times in 342 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	TOM's do look awesome on the WRB Color, love it __________________ My GR86 Car Journal: https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153879 My old GT86 Car Journal: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22222

06-28-2013, 11:47 AM	#260
MightyMeeple Slower than Fast Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Research Triangle Park, NC Posts: 431 Thanks: 290 Thanked 220 Times in 132 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have always loved your build...surprised to see the change in wheels/tires! It looks great. How would you describe the change in feel/responsiveness of the steering with larger and wider wheels/tires? __________________ *Build Thread*

06-28-2013, 06:54 AM	#255
Code:Red Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm 6MT Location: Grovetown, GA Posts: 117 Thanks: 27 Thanked 36 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	They look really good, man! Love the color combo. I'll be going down this route, too, sometime next year...same style wheels (different color though), planning the same tire specs, and same springs.

06-28-2013, 11:39 AM	#259
ayau Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Some rust bucket Location: Polar ice cap Posts: 3,058 Thanks: 312 Thanked 1,046 Times in 556 Posts Mentioned: 37 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What a complete 180 from your previous setup. Sure you don't want my CE28N?

06-28-2013, 01:02 PM	#261
ZC6BRZ Wannabe JDM Type S Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited Location: San Francisco Posts: 476 Thanks: 90 Thanked 207 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Love the tom's, the XXR not so much. :\ __________________ My Wannabe JDM Type S build: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24702

06-28-2013, 02:49 PM	#262
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,760 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,893 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	i like the new wheels, but not as much as the STi ones on your car. i think it's the black side skirts. the gold wheels would look better with the side skirts, and just the lip and rear spats - just MHO.

06-28-2013, 03:15 PM	#263
Sevs753 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: BRZ, Canyon Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 453 Thanks: 65 Thanked 136 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	On a side note, what are you doing with the STi wheels now? For Sale? Edit: never mind, just saw your for sale thread. I love what you've done with the edge. Seeing the Tom's taillights on blue has made me lean more towards getting those rather than the valentis.

06-28-2013, 04:44 PM	#264
DSOmegaX Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '19 M2 Comp, '20 GR Supra Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 1,904 Thanks: 109 Thanked 2,153 Times in 986 Posts Mentioned: 51 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Haha missing my twin! But I guess it's nice to be the only WRB around here wit the black STi now =P. I'm waiting on my own set if Tom's... How'd you get yours so quickly already grrr __________________ @dsomegax.cars 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited \| WRB \| STI tS Build Thread [SOLD] 2019 BMW M2 Competition \| LBB \| ///M Performance Build Thread 2020 Toyota GR Supra \| Turbulence \| TRD \| Build Thread

06-29-2013, 03:13 AM	#266
Juvenile Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 86 GTS Location: Sydney AUS Posts: 853 Thanks: 1,111 Thanked 1,430 Times in 417 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It was perfect the way it was

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