Nice or Rice: Widebody Kits - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

hmong337 · 01-13-2016, 01:25 PM

I like'em. But their intended purpose has got to be functional.

TimmyC · 01-13-2016, 02:00 PM

Nice

mazeroni · 01-13-2016, 02:02 PM

Not before you spend your money on forced induction or an LS3 swap. With the required increase in tire size a wide body kit can look good. It is functuinal, to a point. But not if you are breaking out some 305 section super sports to handle that beastly 170 wheel hp.

kch · 01-13-2016, 02:07 PM

Rice, unless required for performance reasons. But considering you can fit a 265 tire under the stock fenders, a widebody is almost always rice.

Besides, rocketbunny is basic AF these days

Packofcrows · 01-13-2016, 02:10 PM

Ok so his is how i see it:

Car rocket bunny is nice (With different wing) but rice with the blacked out Toyota emblem.

Nice when its clean, but rice with all the stickers.

Overall I say nice.

NyC Zn6 · 01-13-2016, 02:12 PM

pretty sure 90% are still putting down 170hp to the wheels lol...got to have the power to back it up

bigred18 · 01-13-2016, 02:15 PM

I believe mine is 'rice', nothing performance except a filter swap though. I still enjoy how it looks. I'd go with rice just because it's a 'ricey' car, plus I've seen more stock cars (if we're treating them as neutral for the sake of this thread) than any nice ones.

Hot-Lava_Dave · 01-13-2016, 02:24 PM

Not going to slam anyone's personal tastes, it's YOUR car. Call me weird, I don't enjoy some of the hate heaped on people for doing what they want/love.

That being said, personally I love the lines and dimensions of the car in it's stock form.

Tcoat · 01-13-2016, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAMBAM_6

There are plenty of quality and functionally built cars with widebodies. I believe its the whole stanced/stretch tire trend that makes the majority of the widebody builds look bad. This forum seems to really hate on Rocket Bunny, i'll never understand why that's an amazing looking kit. I love the design when it's done right.

That is the reason why so many don't like it here. ^^^
It frequently isn't.

Tcoat · 01-13-2016, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigred18

I believe mine is 'rice', nothing performance except a filter swap though. I still enjoy how it looks. I'd go with rice just because it's a 'ricey' car, plus I've seen more stock cars (if we're treating them as neutral for the sake of this thread) than any nice ones.

I have said that about mine many times. If going strictly by the modern accepted use of the word "rice" mine is a text book example.

ichitaka05 · 01-13-2016, 02:33 PM

When Ken Gushi have RB kit on his Formula D is "nice" but when other people put it, it's "rice"? Because it's so call "not functional"?

If they wanna put RB kit on their 200hp NA car w 18x10 wheels, go for it. That's what they wanna do and that's their money. Whatever makes em happy.

Let's face it, 99% of current wide body kit for our car IS for show and nothing functional about it (except 14R60 or STI GT300 BRZ). Yes, RB, Varis and few others do make wide body kit and some shops do uses to race... but is it aerodynamically functional? I beg to differ, so is that make it "rice"? I don't think so.

Side note, wide body isn't only to put wider tires (which A LOT of ppl believes), but it also helps/upgrades suspension geometries. You could have wide body kit with 225 width tires... but that's different topic.

Just my 2 cents

jdmblood · 01-13-2016, 02:37 PM

Depends. This is nice

jdmblood · 01-13-2016, 02:38 PM

This is rice.

shiumai · 01-13-2016, 02:41 PM

I think the RB kit looks pretty cool. 'Nice' or 'rice' depends on how it's done and presented, like most have already said.
Out of all the RB kits i've seen, this one would be a 'nice' vote from me as it has to be one of the nicest/cleanest; with no fender rivets showing:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33309

View Poll Results: Nice or Rice: Widebody Kits
Nice	77	44.77%
Rice	95	55.23%
Voters: 172. You may not vote on this poll

01-13-2016, 01:25 PM	#15
hmong337 Emperor JDM Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: '91 MR2 Gen3 3SGTE, '13 FRS Location: Onterrible, Canada Posts: 1,750 Thanks: 3,498 Thanked 909 Times in 495 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I like'em. But their intended purpose has got to be functional. __________________

01-13-2016, 02:10 PM	#19
Packofcrows hey you, yeah you <3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 37J FR-S Location: Monterey County, CA Posts: 2,713 Thanks: 905 Thanked 1,258 Times in 809 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Ok so his is how i see it: Car rocket bunny is nice (With different wing) but rice with the blacked out Toyota emblem. Nice when its clean, but rice with all the stickers. Overall I say nice. __________________ Got my TRD wheels and TRD louvers. Thanks!!!

01-13-2016, 02:33 PM	#25
ichitaka05 Site Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: ichi 86 Project Location: Middle of No where Posts: 20,965 Thanks: 7,663 Thanked 19,051 Times in 8,326 Posts Mentioned: 677 Post(s) Tagged: 27 Thread(s)	When Ken Gushi have RB kit on his Formula D is "nice" but when other people put it, it's "rice"? Because it's so call "not functional"? If they wanna put RB kit on their 200hp NA car w 18x10 wheels, go for it. That's what they wanna do and that's their money. Whatever makes em happy. Let's face it, 99% of current wide body kit for our car IS for show and nothing functional about it (except 14R60 or STI GT300 BRZ). Yes, RB, Varis and few others do make wide body kit and some shops do uses to race... but is it aerodynamically functional? I beg to differ, so is that make it "rice"? I don't think so. Side note, wide body isn't only to put wider tires (which A LOT of ppl believes), but it also helps/upgrades suspension geometries. You could have wide body kit with 225 width tires... but that's different topic. Just my 2 cents __________________

01-13-2016, 02:37 PM	#26
jdmblood Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: white subaru brz Location: miami Posts: 825 Thanks: 158 Thanked 289 Times in 183 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Depends. This is nice Attached Images

01-13-2016, 02:00 PM	#16
TimmyC Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2013 FRS Location: Seattle Posts: 156 Thanks: 47 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice

01-13-2016, 02:02 PM	#17
mazeroni Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Series 10 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,116 Thanks: 600 Thanked 1,017 Times in 512 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not before you spend your money on forced induction or an LS3 swap. With the required increase in tire size a wide body kit can look good. It is functuinal, to a point. But not if you are breaking out some 305 section super sports to handle that beastly 170 wheel hp.

01-13-2016, 02:07 PM	#18
kch Senior Misanthrope Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2015 BRZ Series.Blue CWP Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,490 Thanks: 1,743 Thanked 1,168 Times in 645 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Rice, unless required for performance reasons. But considering you can fit a 265 tire under the stock fenders, a widebody is almost always rice. Besides, rocketbunny is basic AF these days

01-13-2016, 02:12 PM	#20
NyC Zn6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 10 Series #974 6m/t Location: NYC Posts: 1,956 Thanks: 1,357 Thanked 1,141 Times in 669 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	pretty sure 90% are still putting down 170hp to the wheels lol...got to have the power to back it up

01-13-2016, 02:24 PM	#22
Hot-Lava_Dave Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2016 Hot Lava MT Location: Rochester, MI Posts: 226 Thanks: 364 Thanked 211 Times in 107 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Not going to slam anyone's personal tastes, it's YOUR car. Call me weird, I don't enjoy some of the hate heaped on people for doing what they want/love. That being said, personally I love the lines and dimensions of the car in it's stock form.

01-13-2016, 02:38 PM	#27
jdmblood Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: white subaru brz Location: miami Posts: 825 Thanks: 158 Thanked 289 Times in 183 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	This is rice. Attached Images

01-13-2016, 02:41 PM	#28
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 think the RB kit looks pretty cool. 'Nice' or 'rice' depends on how it's done and presented, like most have already said. Out of all the RB kits i've seen, this one would be a 'nice' vote from me as it has to be one of the nicest/cleanest; with no fender rivets showing: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33309 __________________ My DGM BRZ vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OL9OhxexAA My car journal thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43402

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