Draco-REX Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 20mm drop LOL Gotta keep room for the BFG All Terrain T/As for winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Gotta keep room for the BFG All Terrain T/As for winter. Coilovers man, coilovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 IMHO that wheel/tire combo is a large step backwards in the looks department. Needs to be at least +1 and then a mild drop. Not sure about these cars yet. Remind me of a genesis and every one of those I've seen in person are falling apart already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 do they only break tire in the rain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 IMHO that wheel/tire combo is a large step backwards in the looks department. Needs to be at least +1 and then a drop.. THIS And, the problem is.... that every wanna be is going to go out and buy one... then "do it" wrong..... Coilovers man, coilovers. THIS TOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 IMHO that wheel/tire combo is a large step backwards in the looks department. Needs to be at least +1 and then a mild drop. Not sure about these cars yet. Remind me of a genesis and every one of those I've seen in person are falling apart already. It must be a taste thing, because I'm having trouble seeing what the issue is with these wheels. If someone were to say "I really don't like the Volks on your STI", I could see where they're coming from; the wheels on my STI have some very unflattering angles. But I think these Weds looks really good, and are much better than stock. Other than fitments that are more for show, or wheel designs that I just don't like, I'm not sure how these could be much improved. I think it's a form vs function thing. I just land a bit more towards the function side of the equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 It must be a taste thing, because I'm having trouble seeing what the issue is with these wheels. If someone were to say "I really don't like the Volks on your STI", I could see where they're coming from; the wheels on my STI have some very unflattering angles. But I think these Weds looks really good, and are much better than stock. Other than fitments that are more for show, or wheel designs that I just don't like, I'm not sure how these could be much improved. I think it's a form vs function thing. I just land a bit more towards the function side of the equation. I don't think this has anything to do with it. You didn't buy "function" wheels, as these aren't that light, especially for a 17" wheel. If you bought a 16lb 17" wheel, ok, thats great, function>form. You bought wheels that checked as many boxes as you could. They just don't happen to have mass appeal here. I think they look good overall, they need a center cap, and the car needs lowered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 EDIT: I just re-read and see they weigh 15lbs. I revise my above statement. I now like them more, but they need center caps asap (hopefully someone answers your thread) and lowered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yeah, I'm just curious at this point. I'm trying to see them in a different light. I think the 17" wheels already look good on the small car, but they'll probably look a lot better once I lower it. The roofline is already just about two wheel-heights tall, dropping the car an inch will put it below which should make it look even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Curious as to only getting springs though, as for any platform I have been a part of, its the cheap way out (not performance oriented, looks only people). The guys that want performance usually get coilovers, and good ones (bilsteins, KW V3s, AST, Etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I swear to god, if you get drop springs I'm talking so much shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I swear to god, if you get drop springs I'm talking so much shit. +1000 He should just cut his springs....:lolguy::lolguy::lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 RaceComp Engineering springs. They actually pay attention to things like suspension geometry and proper corner rates. They even put the stock dampers on a shock dyno to properly match the springs to them. The new ones will be 250 lb/in F/R which actually puts them at nearly 65% critically damped, as the car is a little overdamped from the factory (probably for this reason). The kit even comes with shortened bumpstops. No, if I were just getting drop springs, I'd slap on a set of Tein POS-Tech springs and ride on my bumpstops all day. It's ~1K for the suspension package I want (Springs, upper mounts, front crash bolts, and rear camber kit), or $2.5K for coils... Since I have no intention of competing for points with this car, I think the extra 1.5K will better go to the rest of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Function over form, remember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 RaceComp Engineering springs. They actually pay attention to things..... I stopped reading after that. Quit making excuses.... Wait for stance to come out with them... then buy them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I think the extra 1.5K will better go to the rest of the car. For what, at that point you'll have wheels/tires/suspension. You said you aren't chasing more power, so lots of stickers? :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 For what, at that point you'll have wheels/tires/suspension. You said you aren't chasing more power, so lots of stickers? :gabe: Cheaper than paint. :lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I stopped reading after that. Quit making excuses.... Wait for stance to come out with them... then buy them... Didn't see any excuses. I'll stick with RCE, thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 crash in the rain at mid ohio...courtesy of xyster101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Proof it can break the tires loose in heavy rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Best looking FRS I have seen, is now most powerful! Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) I guess C&D did a test with stock size 17" Star specs and knocked almost 2 seconds a lap off the track they tested vs stock tires. http://www.roadandtrack.com/special-report/scion-fr-s-tire-transformation Edited August 16, 2012 by Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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