The Official Fiesta ST Wheels Thread

[BronxBomber]

Looks good.

 

[BronxBomber]

Adding mine to the mix, fifteen52 Tarmacs 17x8 with the stock tires, ET 42 on Vogltand springs for now.

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Performance Blue looks hot with those wheels in white. Nicely done

 

[kjohn09e]

Is it better to paint, powder coat, or plastidip wheels to get the color you want? Like a set of sparco terras and I want them gloss black.

 

[CanadianGuy]

Is it better to paint, powder coat, or plastidip wheels to get the color you want? Like a set of sparco terras and I want them gloss black.

If you are ok with the plastidip finish it is your best as it can be changed when you want pretty simply and is inexpensive.

 

[kymerah]

Performance Blue looks hot with those wheels in white. Nicely done

thx you, it really makes the car stand out and they look even better in person haha

 

[kymerah]

Is it better to paint, powder coat, or plastidip wheels to get the color you want? Like a set of sparco terras and I want them gloss black.

ive always been a fan of powder coating, but just depends on what you want to spend and how often you want to change colors

 

[Chxnvelxve]

Might get some Tarmac's and powder coat them candy apple red on my Ingot Silver ST.

 

[LT Berzerker]

Report: went autox'ng with my current setup... Absolutely no rub with stock tires on 17x8 +38 on Cobb springs...

 

[frankiefiesta]

Just put these on yesterday! Picked them up a few months ago from a fellow forum member.

16x7.5 kosei k1 racing
215/45 federal rsr tires

 

[Izzy]

Just put these on yesterday! Picked them up a few months ago from a fellow forum member.

16x7.5 kosei k1 racing
215/45 federal rsr tires

Let us know how you like the RSR's

 

[frankiefiesta]

Let us know how you like the RSR's

Will do. Hitting the drag strip on Friday and auto x on Sunday

 

[lonelysuperstar]

They look great! You just need more low

 

[frankiefiesta]

They look great! You just need more low

Eventually. Definitely not slamming this car though. Been there,done that. I like how this car handles too much to ruin it for looks, Ya know ?

 

[lonelysuperstar]

Eventually. Definitely not slamming this car though. Been there,done that. I like how this car handles too much to ruin it for looks, Ya know ?

Not a slammed fan either but not a fan of wheel gap either which is why I went with Eibach springs. Perfect amount of low and only improves handling. I commute in DC everyday and have not noticed any issues with being a bit lower.

 

[jfox1910]

ASA AR1's in stock dimensions.

 

[ST_JOE]

Plasti dipped Sparco Terras 16x7 wrapped in bfgoodrich g force sport comp-2 205/50r16 with stock suspension.

 

[pelotonracer2]

Report: went autox'ng with my current setup... Absolutely no rub with stock tires on 17x8 +38 on Cobb springs...

Tire size??? Love that "stance"!

 

[pelotonracer2]

Sport Edition SE-16 wheels

Here's a couple new pictures with my 17x7.5 SE-16s and 215/40-17 Dunlop Direzza DII Star Spec tires

 

[LT Berzerker]

Looks great man! Darker gray really sets the silver and red off

 

[pelotonracer2]

Not a slammed fan either but not a fan of wheel gap either which is why I went with Eibach springs. Perfect amount of low and only improves handling. I commute in DC everyday and have not noticed any issues with being a bit lower.

^^^ This. Oh you have no idea how long I sat on the fence regarding lowering the FiST. I lowered my last car (a 2011 Mazdaspeed 3) and it was nothing but a complete PITA. It was a mild drop, similiar to the advertised FiST drop with Cobb springs, however front camber became excessive (OVER TIME) and I started going through tires every 8-10k miles. Absolutely loved the "look" and the Corksport springs actually improved handling (they were not progressive) but the MS3 ate tires like a lil b*tch. That and I had issues getting up my driveway without scraping and there were some car washes I couldn't use. Pure headache all around.

I've had my Cobb springs now for about 2 months and I haven't noticed any issues. Yet. I know there is the GREAT debate about whether or not springs over time sag a bit but I know for a fact my camber issues on the MS3 became worse over time and there was less gap between my tire and fender over time. I don't know if the springs somehow got weaker (the drop was still even, it was just more drop than it was when I first did it). Correcting front camber issues was not an easy or a cheap fix. There was no factory camber adjustment on the MS3 just as there is none on the FiST. I'm hoping I do not have the same issues with this car. Initial alignment that Cobb performed showed that there was more camber than stock but it was still in the "acceptable range" (green). We shall see.