Wheel Directory: Watanabe F8 17x7.0 +48 - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Turbowned · 07-14-2012, 03:52 PM

Those wheels look so right on a rally car with knobby tires!! Maybe not so much on a road car though...

mike2100 · 07-14-2012, 09:32 PM

Nice throwback wheels.

5hairpins · 07-14-2012, 10:03 PM

Makes me want a Panda FR-S.

FT-86GOD · 07-16-2012, 06:37 AM

Watanabe is more suited to oldskool japanese cars but thats just IMO....... Needs to be negative offset atleast!!!

dori. · 07-16-2012, 08:13 AM

^that's just because of what's been shown to you in the past, but since this car has lines reminiscent of older cars like the 2000GT, I think it works

cyde01 · 07-16-2012, 03:26 PM

as much as i love their eight spoke rims i think they look better on old school cars as well. they don't look quite the same at 17 inches, and their design severely limits caliper space. they were designed with 14 or 15 inch sizes and negative offsets in mind. i love the idea of getting an mg 17 inch though, but i also love the idea of being able to put on STI monoblock calipers...

more pics

F8F 17x7 +48 on michelin primacy 215/45R17

F8F 17x7 +40 on stock 215/45R17

FreedE · 07-16-2012, 03:40 PM

Needs these

7thgear · 07-16-2012, 03:45 PM

anyone know a US/CAN distributor with a price?

Turbowned · 07-16-2012, 06:42 PM

It used to be Takumi Project but they went under. I'm not sure there is a U.S. distributor right now...

You could try this guy:
http://forums.club4ag.com/zerothread?id=66477

or RHDJapan.com, or Nengun.com:

http://www.nengun.com/search/#t:n:u;k:watanabe;g:1

Midnight Run · 07-18-2012, 05:43 AM

i am surprised they did not use 17x8.5 +35 for front and 17x9.5 +35 for rear.

The above mentioned sizes are available on their site.

track_warrior · 07-18-2012, 11:00 AM

Meh dont like them at all, reminds me of old mustang wheels!!

MVJ1975 · 07-18-2012, 11:23 AM

They look pretty good to me. I'm going to be keeping stock size and offset, so another option is always appreciated.

cyde01 · 07-18-2012, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midnight Run

i am surprised they did not use 17x8.5 +35 for front and 17x9.5 +35 for rear.

The above mentioned sizes are available on their site.

their recommended fitments are rather conservative. the F8F has a less sunk face and thus has more caliper clearance than the F8, but the F8F is only available up to 17x7.5. anything bigger is the F8 type. dunno if that has anything to do with it. according to their matching data the largest recommended fitment for the 86/BRZ is 17x7.5 +40 front 17x8 +50 rear.

As others have mentioned I don't think they have a NA distributor.

more pics on modellista mag color 17x7 +40

Midnight Run · 07-18-2012, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyde01

their recommended fitments are rather conservative. the F8F has a less sunk face and thus has more caliper clearance than the F8, but the F8F is only available up to 17x7.5. anything bigger is the F8 type. dunno if that has anything to do with it. according to their matching data the largest recommended fitment for the 86/BRZ is 17x7.5 +40 front 17x8 +50 rear.
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Thanks for pointing that out.. yeah the caliper clearance maybe is the issue.

07-16-2012, 06:37 AM	#18
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07-16-2012, 08:13 AM	#19
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07-16-2012, 03:40 PM	#21
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07-16-2012, 03:45 PM	#22
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,508 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	anyone know a US/CAN distributor with a price? __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

07-18-2012, 11:00 AM	#25
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Meh dont like them at all, reminds me of old mustang wheels!! __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

07-14-2012, 10:03 PM	#17
5hairpins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 MT Asphalt FR-S Location: Brownwood TX Posts: 567 Thanks: 84 Thanked 254 Times in 116 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Makes me want a Panda FR-S.

07-16-2012, 03:26 PM	#20
cyde01 ft86club resident b-boy Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: Yamaha R3, moonslate 2018 GT Black Location: LA Area So Cal Posts: 1,214 Thanks: 142 Thanked 208 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	as much as i love their eight spoke rims i think they look better on old school cars as well. they don't look quite the same at 17 inches, and their design severely limits caliper space. they were designed with 14 or 15 inch sizes and negative offsets in mind. i love the idea of getting an mg 17 inch though, but i also love the idea of being able to put on STI monoblock calipers... more pics F8F 17x7 +48 on michelin primacy 215/45R17 F8F 17x7 +40 on stock 215/45R17

07-18-2012, 05:43 AM	#24
Midnight Run Action Thriller Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: E46M3 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 163 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i am surprised they did not use 17x8.5 +35 for front and 17x9.5 +35 for rear. The above mentioned sizes are available on their site.

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