New wheels

[TortoiseAWD]

The new wheels, "hyper-black" Rota Torques, are slightly lighter and 1/2" wider than my old wheels. Now running 17x8 with 235/40/17 Falken ST-512 tires . . .























These were taken close to sunset. Unfortunately, all of the pictures that showed the entire car were too underexposed to give a good view of the wheels.



Tort

[imported_hadboosttroy]

nice! i have hyperblack 17x8 5 zigens on my 03 rex. how do you like the tire size? i run 225/45`s, lowered with h&r springs. do you rub?

[BobD]

Looks good. Any full car shots?

[Accumulator]

Those look good, and not to bad to clean either!

[TortoiseAWD]

nice! i have hyperblack 17x8 5 zigens on my 03 rex. how do you like the tire size? i run 225/45`s, lowered with h&r springs. do you rub?

The tires came off my old wheels (17x7.5), so they`re just ever-so-slightly stretched on the new rims. Handling is improved over the old Tarmacs, in part due to weight, and now that the sidewalls are more upright, better turn-in and less tendency for the tire to flex and end up on the shoulder.

Looks good. Any full car shots?

The sun was disappearing behind clouds last night; every full-car shot I took was either exposed correctly for the silver paint, or for the wheels, but not both. Now that we have an extra hour of sun in the evenings, I`ll be able to QD it and get some better shots tonight (knock wood).

Those look good, and not to bad to clean either!

They`re not hard to clean, but unlike my last set of wheels (anthracite) that hid brake dust perfectly, these are, well, black. It`s a very reflective metallic black, but black nonetheless, and shows every bit of dirt and dust. No more slacking on wheels . . . I won`t be able to get away with it anymore.



Thanks for the comments. I was concerned about the color of the new wheels, as I`d never seen it in person before mine arrived from UPS, but I really like how it works with the Subaru silver.



Tort

[imported_hadboosttroy]

doh, i wrote i had 17x8, i have 17x7`s. silly me!