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First of all, the designer of this wheel needs to be commended for his/her work! This is one outrageously awesome looking wheel!

The color appears to be a silver with a pinch of pearl and a clear overcoat like the Porsche, BMW and Mercedes silvers.

The FR-S gets compliments like “what a pretty car,” “your car is is awesome” with a thumbs up and a man got out of his black Cadillac Coupe DeVille and did a double take as I drove by and I saw in my rear view that he was still looking as I drove away! As you said, it is truly a show stopper!

A Flat Cap seems to look the best. It fits the theme and design of the wheel and brings the whole package of the FR-S together for a bold yet clean, classy and a unique finished “look.”

The Bullet shape just doesn’t seem to go with the theme and design of the wheel. It kinda gives the wheel a bulky heavy look.

The below left column transformations took place on October 8, 2024

Where it all started…

I was driving down a street one day back in August 2024 and I spotted this 2021 Subaru BRZ and I thought- these are just the wheels that I have been looking for! I stopped, knocked on the door and was able to talk to the owner. He was very helpful and told me they were 18 x 9.5 Vors TR4s and they had 225/35/18 tires stretch mounted on them.

I took a picture of my 2016 FR-S. It sits level with 20mm spacers on the front and 30mm spacers on the rear so that the tread of the tire is flush with the side of the car front and rear. A stock FR-S looks like a fat duck without spacers.

Then, using PhotoShop, I copied the TR4s and tires from the BRZ and put them on my FR-S and I was sold! They looked great on my FR-S without it being lowered and having the camber & caster all out of whack with tires wearing on the inside. The TR4 with a stretch mount is the key to this bold but clean look… the car looks like it is dancing while it is sitting still.

I have nothing against lowered cars- I have always driven lowered cars. This is a 1955 Buick Century 2-Door HardTop showcar that I had when I was in College. Front coil springs shortened by cutting 1 1/2 coils. Front wheels 8.5 x 15 with G60 15″ B.F Goodrich Tires. Rear wheels 10 x 15 with L60 15″ B.F Goodrich Tires. Gun Metal Grey with a clear overcoat… it took best paint in the 1973 Eugene, Oregon Custom Car Show!

This was the 1978 Mercury Cougar XR7 “shop” car that I drove when I owned Old Dominion Body and Frame in the ’70s and ’80s in Eugene, Oregon. It was lowered flat level with 1 1/2 coils cut up front and 320 lbs of cement poured in 21 removable ingots in the trunk. The Old World Coach Lamps (Super Fly headlamp surrounds) got a lot of attention! Everyone knew this car and what shop it belonged to. The shop specialized in collision work on cars no older that 5 years… no rust work and no paint jobs- strictly collision work including a lot of Porsche, BMW and Mercedes Benz. Consequently, I had the busiest shop in the area!

To make sure that everything was going to fit before I ordered from Fitment Industries, I had to find the distance from the brake rotor to the fender lip. I wanted the tire tread to be flush with the outside of the fender lip and the tire sidewall and wheel protrude out past the fender lip front and rear. The 15mm rear spacers let the rear wheels and tires stick out 3mm more that the front tires… creates the illusion that the car is lowered and the rear tires are slightly larger than the front tires!

The Motor Snorkel by US Carburetion, Inc is a slick devise for converting a gasoline powered generator to natural gas! These are two 4500W generators joined in parallel to generate 9000W.

Two 3/4” gas lines were installed under the house from the gas meter- one line at the back of the house to run the generators on a nice day and one line going to the garage to run the generators on a rainy day. The 3/4” gas noses are connected to the the shut off valves via a splitter and two 6’ hoses for the back yard and the addition of a 21’ hose to make it to the splitter in the garage. it takes no time to set up because all fittings are quick connect.

The Motor Snorkel was a snap to install as advertised, however, to reach the engine regulator(s) 14” inches of fuel hose was added with a double brass barb and the generator access door to the side of the engine had to be slightly modified.

According to instructions, the load blocks were set at full in, then 7 turns out for the natural gas. It took 2 pushes of each primer button and both generators started right up! US Carburetion’s support is top flight- they answered my questions every step along the way. Now the generators can be run indefinitely no matter how long the power outage. Good bye to gasoline and having to shut down to refill the gasoline tanks.

The Motor Snorkel by US Carburetion, Inc is a slick devise for converting a gasoline powered generator to natural gas! These are two 4500W generators joined in parallel to generate 9000W.