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.
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.
Details of Importance:
OEM 5 Split-spoke Black
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
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.
Stay tuned for professional pictures
