My MRR Design FS01 Gloss Black Wheels 'Project Sledgehammer70"
As some of you may know I had the honor to get invited to check out the MRR Design FS01's, now being built for the 2016 Camaro SS. My journey involved a trip down to the MRR Design office in SoCal and a morning of fun with the guys.
http://www.camaro6.com/forums/attach...1&d=1453769162 Overall this was the first fitment test for the wheels so I am not sure either of us knew what to expect coming into this. My car at time of arrival was sporting the stock 245/40/20 and 275/35/20 tires on the OEM 20x8.5 and 20x9.5 5 split-spoke black rims. The goal was to get a set of the MRR Design FS01 wheels in a nice gloss black setup in a 20x10 and 20x11 and mount 285/35/20 and 305/35/20 tires. I am starting to think the rear might benefit from 305/30/20 but not sure on that just yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS9c55sn4oU Details of Importance: OEM 5 Split-spoke Black http://i.imgur.com/SabqsWo.jpg Front: 20x8.5 - 25et Tire: 245/40/20 - Weight: 59.9lb each (wheel and tire) Rear: 20x9.5 - 39et Tire: 275/35/20 - Weight: 64.5lb each (wheel and tire) MRR Design FS01 http://i.imgur.com/E2cQLDz.jpg Front: 20x10 - 25et Tire: 285/35/20 - Weight: 55lb each (wheel and tire) Rears: 20x11 - 43et Tire: 305/35/20 - Weight: 57lb each (wheel and tire) Weight Savings: 24.8lbs Pro's: - Wheels are light as hell! Flow forged for the win. - Going from the Goodyear A3's to the P-Zero's didn't really cause any noticeable different in driving across all modes. - The design and wheel quality is top notch. The powder coating is flawless! - Did I say light? Yes super light! - We made the jump from 245 - 285 and 275 - 305 tires and went from an 8.5" - 10" and 9.5" - 11" rim. That is about 35% more tire and 30% more rim all around and still shaved off 24.8lbs from the stock run flats and rim combo. - The slightly taller tire closes the wheel gap nicely Con's: - P-Zero 305's do rub a little on the rear driver side. (We relocated a wire harness behind the wheel well shielding and got around the rubbing issue. ( I want to see what the 2017 1LE rear panels look like) Gripes /First World Problems: - While the design is rocking, a lot more to clean over the OEM 5 split-spoke rims - Wheel openings are hard to clean behind when your a big guy with big hands. If you're a not so big guy or gal, this will be a non-issue. - The taller tire adds a lot more side wall... (this can be fixed with a shorter side wall tire.) Note: I really am not a fan of dry tires and honestly it really changed the look of this setup as soon as I added some tire shine. I am not very good at snapping images, but here is one with the tires dressed. http://i.imgur.com/dVaUR7Z.jpg Stay tuned for professional pictures :) Update: )3/31/16) I was unhappy with how the car sat so high with 35's tall tires and as mentioned above decided to go with 30's. The car now sites 3/4" lower and I feel the wheels look even better without all that sidewall. Now with 285/30 and 305/30 tires. http://i.imgur.com/UZ2gjQa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/26hdsOJ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/AUnY6ju.jpg |
Crazy! It looks so good.
The slightly taller tire looks great. I don't think you will notice a performance difference for having a tiny bit more sidewall. Maybe if you were a Track Junky you could notice it. The Gloss matches the other pieces of the car. That weight savings is huge, as you said, going 30%+ across the board and still dropping weight. Any reason for picking P-Zeros? And close ups of the rim? Great. Thanks for info. Good Job MRR for making this available to everyone. |
High gloss black FTW!
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Look nice, a bit too much sidewall for my liking though.
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They look good! Why the 305/35 in the rear instead of the 305/30? The 305/30 is fairly close to the same height as the 285/35 up front.
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Looks good. Do you have any plans to lower the car and would you expect more rubbing issues if you did?
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Some better pictures not from my crappy phone :)
http://i.imgur.com/xpX69NV.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8mtFVxH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bjQUgEG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3D4GWsj.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Mv6c7Ck.jpg |
:emoticon17::emoticon17::emoticon17::emoticon17: Me want, me likeeeee!!!!
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Sledge, if you do a similar package that will be the end of any lowering you may have thought about. Still looks pretty cool
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It looks great in my opinion, and must handle much better. Love the tire sizes, but might have gone with a 305/30, which is a closer match in height to the front. Track guys will point out a 285/30 in front might have a slight benefit, but then the car begs to be lowered. It might be a magnet for damage if using a shorter tire and lowering. The taller rear looks tough, and the rear is likely not the limiting performance factor. Lastly, not many tires would come in all 4 of the sizes we're discussing. If someone was determined to lower for the street, maybe a 275/35F and 305/30R would be a good combo.
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Good tire size idea... Would also help from the front wheels looking wider than the rears. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
will the stock tires from the 2ss fit <<<< on the Mrr fs01 ?????
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