Stock WRX rims? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ashtray · 04-24-2013, 10:13 PM

How would stock 17" WRX rims in silver look on a white BRZ?

I have 7 spoke '06 rims on my '03 WRX, I could switch for free, or I found a set of '09 9-spoke WRX rims.

I'm not crazy about the wheel design, and I'm not sure what effect running 225/45/17's will have. (Shouldn't be too different from 215/45/17, but I'm thinking it would be slightly slower and taller.)

I could always Plasti-dip the rims.

Anyone have these on their BRZ/FRS? I know the wrx rims are heavy too, so not excited about that. Just looking for a different look than stock - but not a worse look. And not worse functionality.

For not much more $$, I could buy new RPF1's and mount the stock (sigh) Primacy tires. That would give me a lightweight rim at the most affordable price - though I'm not excited about the Primacy's. I have 3k+ miles on them and they just don't fill me with confidence that they will stick through a turn - probably bc I've tested their limits and the car can be really tail happy even with the nannies full on.

ashtray · 04-25-2013, 09:28 PM

Really? No one is running stock WRX rims? Hmm.

wparsons · 04-25-2013, 09:38 PM

I don't have WRX wheels, but I am running 225/45/17's on mine and it's fine. The difference in diameter between them and stock is like 0.3".

ashtray · 04-25-2013, 10:05 PM

^^Thanks. I may take an afternoon and swap rims from car to car to see how they look. I'm thinking the BRZ rims may look better on my wagon though I like the '06 rims I have on there now.

04-24-2013, 10:13 PM	#1
ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2003 WRX, 2013 BRZ, 442 Location: SoCal Posts: 852 Thanks: 23 Thanked 251 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Stock WRX rims? How would stock 17" WRX rims in silver look on a white BRZ? I have 7 spoke '06 rims on my '03 WRX, I could switch for free, or I found a set of '09 9-spoke WRX rims. I'm not crazy about the wheel design, and I'm not sure what effect running 225/45/17's will have. (Shouldn't be too different from 215/45/17, but I'm thinking it would be slightly slower and taller.) I could always Plasti-dip the rims. Anyone have these on their BRZ/FRS? I know the wrx rims are heavy too, so not excited about that. Just looking for a different look than stock - but not a worse look. And not worse functionality. For not much more $$, I could buy new RPF1's and mount the stock (sigh) Primacy tires. That would give me a lightweight rim at the most affordable price - though I'm not excited about the Primacy's. I have 3k+ miles on them and they just don't fill me with confidence that they will stick through a turn - probably bc I've tested their limits and the car can be really tail happy even with the nannies full on.

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04-25-2013, 09:28 PM	#2
ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2003 WRX, 2013 BRZ, 442 Location: SoCal Posts: 852 Thanks: 23 Thanked 251 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Really? No one is running stock WRX rims? Hmm.

04-25-2013, 10:05 PM	#4
ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2003 WRX, 2013 BRZ, 442 Location: SoCal Posts: 852 Thanks: 23 Thanked 251 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	^^Thanks. I may take an afternoon and swap rims from car to car to see how they look. I'm thinking the BRZ rims may look better on my wagon though I like the '06 rims I have on there now.

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