BRZ wheels on Forester XT - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

sea otter 99 · 10-26-2012, 09:43 PM

In case anyone wants to see what the BRZ OEM rims look like on another Subaru with the same bolt pattern and offset, here is the result of my experiment putting them on a 2004 Forester XT to replace my stock 16's......thanks to a great seller on this forum.

My backup plan if I didn't like the outcome was to powdercoat gunmetal (similar to OEM WRX rims). But I absolutely love the result. As many have said, these rims tend to look better in person and grow on you over time. The aspen white color and tie in with other gray/black/polished trim (e.g tint, rear hatch trim, grill, C pillar, etc) helps, as do the 225/55 Falken 912's and Swift springs that lower the car about 1.5 inches - gives nice full wheel wells. The blue logo centre caps are way cool.

How well a rim suits a car is obviously a really subjective thing. Just thought this might help folks trying to sell take offs to Subaru owners.

Anyone know of other Foresters on BRZ rims?

_F-R-S_ · 10-26-2012, 10:25 PM

Forrester is nice when lowered

jeebus · 10-27-2012, 11:23 AM

makes me miss my old fxt. I think that looks pretty good but would look a lot better with the wheels a single color.

BRZranger · 10-27-2012, 11:56 AM

Almost did this to my '11 FXT... Then I sold my wheels.

hippari · 10-27-2012, 12:12 PM

i seriously think they look better on the forester than they do on our cars

sea otter 99 · 10-27-2012, 01:07 PM

Cost was a factor. New wheels+tires were well under a grand, and only about $200 net after I sold my stock set. There aren't many OEM Subaru 17" 48 offset wheels that look better than XT stock rims. I was looking for a set of 2008 Forester XT Sports rims (enkei, STi branded) but nothing showed up on forum classifieds. I have S4 18" rims on my other car - A3 TDI - the XT now looks just as good.....and is a whole lot more fun to drive (would swap the A3 for a BRZ in a heartbeat, but not enough space for carseats and kid paraphernalia).

One bonus of BRZ rims - they look great spinning on a dyno.

Mr.Jay · 10-27-2012, 01:13 PM

is it weird that I actually really like how these wheels look on the car but not with the twins?

nice

White Shadow · 10-27-2012, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hippari

i seriously think they look better on the forester than they do on our cars

I was going to say the same thing. Those wheels almost look like they were designed for the Forester.

dsgerbc · 10-27-2012, 01:41 PM

Meh, looks okay I guess, but I'm fine the look of OEM wheels on my BRZ.

I'm doing the opposite though - my BRZ winter rubber is going on to a set of 04 XT 16" rims. They were beat-up though, so now they are black

OrbitalEllipses · 10-27-2012, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

Meh, looks okay I guess, but I'm fine the look of OEM wheels on my BRZ.

I'm doing the opposite though - my BRZ winter rubber is going on to a set of 04 XT 16" rims. They were beat-up though, so now they are black

I ran that year FXT 16" wheels on my WRX last winter! BRZ gets OEM wheels with leftover winter tires from my WRX's 17" setup.

Miniata · 10-27-2012, 05:20 PM

Looks good. Not sure if I'll ever put my BRZ wheels on our '07 FXT, but I might someday. I went the other way, the 17" Kosei K1 TS wheels that I have on my BRZ now were on my Forester for about two years before I swapped them onto my BRZ (with new Star Specs). I decided the BRZ needed lightweight wheels more than the FXT did.

dsgerbc · 10-27-2012, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

I ran that year FXT 16" wheels on my WRX last winter! BRZ gets OEM wheels with leftover winter tires from my WRX's 17" setup.

A set of winter tires I had last year on spec.b went to my wife. They have subaru TPMS sensors in, and I'm too greedy to pay to mount/dismount tires just to install sensors.

sea otter 99 · 10-28-2012, 02:21 AM

My new winter set up is Continental ExtremeWinterContact on silver 16" Enkei EDR9 's in stock 215/60 size. Will post a pic for contrast when they go on next week. Was formerly running Nokian WRG2 year round on stock 16" XT rims.

bakerr6 · 10-29-2012, 09:39 AM

looks good, I'll post some pics of the forrester that's receiving my wheels locally later this week if he puts them on

10-26-2012, 09:43 PM	#1
sea otter 99 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Forester XT 04 MT Stage 2 Location: Calgary Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ wheels on Forester XT In case anyone wants to see what the BRZ OEM rims look like on another Subaru with the same bolt pattern and offset, here is the result of my experiment putting them on a 2004 Forester XT to replace my stock 16's......thanks to a great seller on this forum. My backup plan if I didn't like the outcome was to powdercoat gunmetal (similar to OEM WRX rims). But I absolutely love the result. As many have said, these rims tend to look better in person and grow on you over time. The aspen white color and tie in with other gray/black/polished trim (e.g tint, rear hatch trim, grill, C pillar, etc) helps, as do the 225/55 Falken 912's and Swift springs that lower the car about 1.5 inches - gives nice full wheel wells. The blue logo centre caps are way cool. How well a rim suits a car is obviously a really subjective thing. Just thought this might help folks trying to sell take offs to Subaru owners. Anyone know of other Foresters on BRZ rims? Attached Images Last edited by sea otter 99; 10-27-2012 at 02:10 AM. Reason: Replace image

10-27-2012, 11:23 AM	#3
jeebus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2015 Mustang GT (on order) Location: San Diego Posts: 904 Thanks: 114 Thanked 471 Times in 208 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	makes me miss my old fxt. I think that looks pretty good but would look a lot better with the wheels a single color. __________________

10-27-2012, 12:12 PM	#5
hippari I Love your GUCCI Wheels! Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Raven Black FR-S Location: Houston, TX Posts: 169 Thanks: 107 Thanked 63 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i seriously think they look better on the forester than they do on our cars __________________ @jinxyboi \| @_iLLdynasty Rice for the Rice God

10-27-2012, 01:07 PM	#6
sea otter 99 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Forester XT 04 MT Stage 2 Location: Calgary Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cost was a factor. New wheels+tires were well under a grand, and only about $200 net after I sold my stock set. There aren't many OEM Subaru 17" 48 offset wheels that look better than XT stock rims. I was looking for a set of 2008 Forester XT Sports rims (enkei, STi branded) but nothing showed up on forum classifieds. I have S4 18" rims on my other car - A3 TDI - the XT now looks just as good.....and is a whole lot more fun to drive (would swap the A3 for a BRZ in a heartbeat, but not enough space for carseats and kid paraphernalia). One bonus of BRZ rims - they look great spinning on a dyno. Last edited by sea otter 99; 10-27-2012 at 08:43 PM.

10-27-2012, 01:13 PM	#7
Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	is it weird that I actually really like how these wheels look on the car but not with the twins? nice __________________ Out of the FRS game

10-26-2012, 10:25 PM	#2
_F-R-S_ Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 whiteout scion frs Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,261 Thanks: 621 Thanked 202 Times in 155 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Forrester is nice when lowered

10-27-2012, 11:56 AM	#4
BRZranger Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Everett, WA Posts: 736 Thanks: 996 Thanked 268 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Almost did this to my '11 FXT... Then I sold my wheels.

10-27-2012, 01:41 PM	#9
dsgerbc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: BRZ(sold), STI Location: A2, MI Posts: 1,915 Thanks: 176 Thanked 419 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Meh, looks okay I guess, but I'm fine the look of OEM wheels on my BRZ. I'm doing the opposite though - my BRZ winter rubber is going on to a set of 04 XT 16" rims. They were beat-up though, so now they are black

10-27-2012, 05:20 PM	#11
Miniata Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ - 90 Miata - 07 FXT -05 Mini Location: Ohio Posts: 546 Thanks: 6 Thanked 142 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks good. Not sure if I'll ever put my BRZ wheels on our '07 FXT, but I might someday. I went the other way, the 17" Kosei K1 TS wheels that I have on my BRZ now were on my Forester for about two years before I swapped them onto my BRZ (with new Star Specs). I decided the BRZ needed lightweight wheels more than the FXT did. __________________ 17x7 Kosei K1-TS w/ 215/45-17 Dunlop Star Specs Nameless Track Pipe - Strano front sway bar

10-28-2012, 02:21 AM	#13
sea otter 99 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Forester XT 04 MT Stage 2 Location: Calgary Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My new winter set up is Continental ExtremeWinterContact on silver 16" Enkei EDR9 's in stock 215/60 size. Will post a pic for contrast when they go on next week. Was formerly running Nokian WRG2 year round on stock 16" XT rims.

10-29-2012, 09:39 AM	#14
bakerr6 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 raven black fr-s Location: cincinnati, oh Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 503 Thanked 443 Times in 305 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	looks good, I'll post some pics of the forrester that's receiving my wheels locally later this week if he puts them on

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