The BRZ Gets New Wheels | Rota KB-R 18x9.5 +38

[@danielangeles86]

You're the first one I've seen with these wheels. Been eyeing them for months. Will probably get them. Looks great! Thanks for uploading the video

[@zrblogic5634]

Yeah man! I was trying to find videos and pictures to help me pull the trigger but there weren’t any. Im trying to grow this channel to be videos of things that I haven’t been able to find on KZbin. Thanks for watching!

[@insidethemusic8673]

About time! Love the videos man. Keep ‘em comin

[@zrblogic5634]

Thanks!

[@nikolaiiaksenov]

Nice wheels!!!!!!

[@benjaminskeiemusic8220]

They look good bro!

[@zrblogic5634]

Yeah man! I’m loving them

[@saulespino2510]

Great looking wheels, I have a BRZ with the performance pack too and the stock wheels are 17 x 7.5 . Mine are silver but your stock ones look way better than mine.

[@zrblogic5634]

Thanks man! Yeah mine were painted black. Pretty cool look. I would have loved to keep them but I needed a wider tire

[@JonVerkitus]

At first I was worried about 9.5 being too wide but I'm really trying to consider tire size now

[@JonVerkitus]

I'm looking at 18x9.5 +38 on 235/45 18's, you think I'll be good with 5mm spacers in the front? I'm on stock suspension as well

[@baely4272]

Have you got any issues with rubbing on the inner wheel welll, cause i have 18x9.5+40 with lowering springs on the front and the wheel rubs against the guards, any issues like that as i noticed you didnt rotate the wheel whilst test fitting?

[@zrblogic5634]

No issues with +38 off set. Been driving with them for a year now on lowering springs

[@jordanprior3629]

Hey man I just test fit my rims, any chance I can send you a pic somewhere to see how it matches up with your test fit?

[@zrblogic5634]

Nice! Yeah man what’s your Instagram? I’ll DM you

[@jordanprior3629]

@@zrblogic5634 it is my full name and 389 at the end

[@zackyan3921]

hey bro i just got the same issue like u today. i have 18 9.5 38mm and 245 35 18 for my 2020 brz and the front wont fit. so i think i need a spacer as well. my car its stock suspension and do you think 5mm is enough? thx!

[@zrblogic5634]

Yeah 5mm worked for me until I got coils.

[@zackyan3921]

@@zrblogic5634 i see. Thx for the reply! I’m thinking to get 10mm since my car isn’t coils 🙏

[@zrblogic5634]

I wouldn’t do more than 8mm. 5mm already made the wheels poke so much. Unless you aren’t going for flush figment. 5mm will work. I was saying I used 5mm spacers without coils.

[@zackyan3921]

@@zrblogic5634 got it thx! I just put everything in order! Appreciate!

[@zackyan3921]

@@zrblogic5634 hey bro since the wheel shop accepted my return request. Im thinking to keep the rear size for 18 9.5 38mm and running 18 8.5 45mm for the front. Do u think that gonna work? 🙏

[@jordanprior3629]

Did they not fit at first because the tire size or because the rim size? I was looking at this rim spec but with 235 size tires

[@zrblogic5634]

It was the 255/35 tires that hit the stock strut. The wheels were still really close but cleared without tires. Not sure how much smaller you would need to go to make sure the tires don’t run that stock strut.

[@jordanprior3629]

@@zrblogic5634 ok thanks, I was going to go that rim spec with 235/40. I heard some people had it fit. All of the research I have done and I'm still unsure lol

[@jordanprior3629]

I would assume that as long as the tire doesn't bulge over the rim then the fitment should be good? It would stretch the tires a bit but I assume the fitment works.

[@zrblogic5634]

Yes sounds like it should work. I did all the research I could and still came up short but hopefully that works out of it stretches a bit.

[@adrianvarela2495]

@@jordanprior3629 i’m looking at some 235/45. did you get yours to fit?

[@kirauno]

damn I have 18x9.5 +43 offset with same tire specs and mine rub the strut a bit and it carved out the tire created a ring around the inside's sidewall. Not too deep tho

[@zrblogic5634]

Dang yeah that’s rough. That’s what I was afraid of with mine. Thankfully I just rotated my wheels and they all looked good so the spacers have been working.

[@kirauno]

@@zrblogic5634 yeah I took it to the shop and fixed it though. Did you fix the front poke? Mine also poke a bit

[@zrblogic5634]

Until I get coils I can’t do anything about that unfortunately.

[@sidemen4moments]

Hey, im lookin to get the exact set of wheels and specs - did you only need the spacers cause your car was lowered? if so do I need spacers if my brz is stock height?

[@zrblogic5634]

Sick bro! I love these wheels! It’s the stock struts that will give you issue. You’ll need spacers with the stock struts.

[@sidemen4moments]

@@zrblogic5634 aight so did you get 5mm spacers?

[@zrblogic5634]

@@sidemen4momentsyes

[@sidemen4moments]

@@zrblogic5634 btw did you need to buy longer lug nuts or were the original ones fine?

[@zrblogic5634]

@@sidemen4moments no spacers give you less threads

[@nickmacias5776]

do you think 18x9.5 +22 offset would work with a 255/35 tire on stock struts? dial in some -4°ish camber ?

[@zrblogic5634]

I see most people with that size and offset run 225/40s. Not sure about 255/35

[@o5you86]

So you’ve got 18 x 9.5 + 38 on a Stock Suspension, with no Spacers. So having this setup for over 4 Weeks on a Stock Suspension do you think that you could just not get Coilovers. I reckon I could enjoy this look on my 86 GTS for a whole Year without ever getting Coilovers. Years ago I had a 300zx with a Lowered Suspension & it was a Headache parking it somewhere, going over Speed Bumps at an angle & just driving it around lowered on really SHIT roads, having scrapping issues. If I could get away with Awesome Wheels on a Stock Suspension on my 86 GTS that’d be so Awesome!

[@zrblogic5634]

I do have 5mm spacers in the front. I have lowering springs as well but the stock strut is what gives the issue for clearance. Coilovers are smaller so there is more clearance for the wheel so you wouldn’t need spacers. Personally I don’t like the poke that the spacer makes and it’s still running SUPER close to the strut. and if I got coils I would probably still stay at the current ride height (same height as with lowering springs)

[@o5you86]

@@zrblogic5634 Thanks for the answer, I’ll save up & get Coilovers installed First then get the Mags Wheels & Tyres. Then after about a Year I’ll do the Rocket Bunny kit.

[@zrblogic5634]

Nice! That’ll look sick!

[@b48889]

😍

[@fahamysahir3738]

What spec tire u use?

[@zrblogic5634]

The tires are continental Extreme contact DWS06 255/35

[@nikolaiiaksenov]

I’m slightly bias towards this wheel design 😂😂😂

[@zrblogic5634]

Haha yeah I kinda went the cheap route to the wheels you have. Maybe one day I’ll get the titans.

[@nikolaiiaksenov]

@@zrblogic5634 regardless they look great!

[@chriscuthbertson]

Why do people run such a wide tyre on the front of a RWD car?

[@zrblogic5634]

It’s not just about getting traction when launching. I know that a lot of Brz/frs/86 owners want a square setup but also want wider tires for better handling. Going staggered means you can’t rotate and definitely changes the feel and handling overall.

[@mcmac9565]

@@zrblogic5634 yes..this car was meant for a square set up.