What would make the rear tires look wider?? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Razor · 02-14-2013, 04:36 PM

I want to keep the same tires and wheels. Would like to make the rear look wider. Any suggestions please?

husker741 · 02-14-2013, 04:37 PM

Spacers.

FurY · 02-14-2013, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by husker741

Spacers.

This... your only real options are spacers or just actually putting wider rubber on the back

post_break · 02-14-2013, 04:44 PM

Only do spacers if you change the studs, the stock studs are pathetically short.

Asphalt~86 · 02-14-2013, 04:59 PM

Plasti-dip.

Tansey86 · 02-14-2013, 05:07 PM

Buy wider tires

sw20kosh · 02-14-2013, 05:09 PM

You can't with the stockers.

Pushing them out with spacers still keeps the chicken legged look. The tire's/rim width is just pathetically slim. Wait till you can afford 17x9 or 18x9 rims and slap some 245 - 265 rubber on there.

Rayme · 02-14-2013, 05:12 PM

Eibach sells some neat spacers.

TOMIMOTO · 02-14-2013, 05:56 PM

Rally Armor mudflaps. I'm rocking 215's on my Impreza Coupe, but the mudflaps give the appearance that I'm rolling wide.

.......from directly behind at least.

Kimsey47 · 02-14-2013, 06:09 PM

A fat chick in the back (if that was even possible... Seats down?) could cause it to weigh down so much people can't tell what you're rolling with... Other than that sounds like the other suggestions are your only option!

donutfilling · 02-14-2013, 06:34 PM

tape wide black tape off the edge of your tires so they'll look like they're part of your tire from the back from afar.

Captain Insano · 02-14-2013, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by donutfilling

tape wide black tape off the edge of your tires so they'll look like they're part of your tire from the back from afar.

LOL... Ricer mod.

Orthow · 02-15-2013, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sw20kosh

You can't with the stockers.

Pushing them out with spacers still keeps the chicken legged look. The tire's/rim width is just pathetically slim. Wait till you can afford 17x9 or 18x9 rims and slap some 245 - 265 rubber on there.

Best advice in here.

Stock is 215, I run a 225 square setup on my old ass FWD civic.. you need larger tires.

Blue86 · 02-15-2013, 11:23 PM

funnily enough, tyre sidewall shape plays a part too. For example I have 225 wide tyres on my 86 and my MR2 (same profile) and the MR2 tires look wider due to the curve of the tyre sidewall. on the 86 the sidewall is very rounded and on my mr2's tyres, quite flat/square.

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sw20kosh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Black FR-S Location: SF Posts: 3,030 Thanks: 881 Thanked 2,014 Times in 990 Posts Mentioned: 153 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	You can't with the stockers. Pushing them out with spacers still keeps the chicken legged look. The tire's/rim width is just pathetically slim. Wait till you can afford 17x9 or 18x9 rims and slap some 245 - 265 rubber on there.

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TOMIMOTO Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: MY00 Impreza 2.5RS Location: NH Posts: 258 Thanks: 5 Thanked 115 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rally Armor mudflaps. I'm rocking 215's on my Impreza Coupe, but the mudflaps give the appearance that I'm rolling wide. .......from directly behind at least.

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donutfilling Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: frs Location: LA Posts: 319 Thanks: 55 Thanked 75 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	tape wide black tape off the edge of your tires so they'll look like they're part of your tire from the back from afar.

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Blue86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Sonic Blue 86GT Manual Location: Victoria Posts: 376 Thanks: 51 Thanked 122 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	funnily enough, tyre sidewall shape plays a part too. For example I have 225 wide tyres on my 86 and my MR2 (same profile) and the MR2 tires look wider due to the curve of the tyre sidewall. on the 86 the sidewall is very rounded and on my mr2's tyres, quite flat/square.

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