New wheels on the FXT

"Stupidru" (Schm1an) 04/27/2014 at 15:20 • Filed to: None

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17" RPF1s. Not sure if I like the looks of them... the car looks too big for those small wheels, but I bought them to save unsprung weight (13lbs per corner over OEM wheels!) to see if I could improve gas mileage. Yeah. I'm a nerd.

jkm7680 > Stupidru 04/27/2014 at 15:24

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Those look nice. I think that 18s would look slightly better. But I don't even know if Enkei makes those in 18s.

Nice looking car though!

190e30-Now with COSWORTH > Stupidru 04/27/2014 at 15:25

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I really like the look, but they do look a bit small. I'm not sure which is the cheaper/more appealing route, but it may be worth considering a coilover swap rather than a bigger wheel. Not too big of a drop, just a subtle little one to make 'em fit a bit better. Plus, you can own all the corners.

Stupidru > 190e30-Now with COSWORTH 04/27/2014 at 15:31

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I agree, it needs a little drop. This guy has 18s and dropped it quite a bit. I would never go that far, but maybe just put some WRX struts on there

Stupidru > jkm7680 04/27/2014 at 15:34

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I think 18s would definitely look better, but I got the 17s because they were within my budget, and the wheel/tire combo was significantly lighter. I only bought them for the reduction in unsprung mass

jkm7680 > Stupidru 04/27/2014 at 15:35

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Yup, I understand that.

Weight Watchers is always a great program to put your car on every once and while.

Arben72 > Stupidru 04/27/2014 at 15:46

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Those look good but I wonder how they would look on my saabaru.

Burrito de EJ25 > Stupidru 04/27/2014 at 23:22

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WRX struts will sag in the back. That generation Fozzie is a bit too heavy.

Burrito de EJ25 > Stupidru 04/27/2014 at 23:24

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I'm looking into getting a set of these but in black for my WRX. I don't know if I'm keeping it at 17" or if I should bump it up a size. The sidewalls on 18s concern me.