wadeopgh

I'm looking for some winter tires as the deals right now are pretty good buying off season.
I want to go with an OEM setup for wheels maybe stock 17" but I have an F Sport AWD and noticed a couple of posts where some people said that the 17" stock wheels will not fit the F Sport due to the size difference in front brake rotors and caliper clearance on the F Sport models?

1. Do we have different brakes in the front?
2. What is the lowest size OEM wheel we can run on the F SPORTs?

I would like to run 17"'s in winter as the tires are less than half as 18" ($101 vs $219 ish)

Thanks!

GregCanada

You can run 17", since only the F-Sport RWD uses larger brakes. The Fsport AWD has the same brakes as the Premium and Luxury RWD and AWD.

wadeopgh

That is great news, thanks GregCanada!

Afrosheen

Wow, that makes the AWD version sound like kind of a ripoff then. Thought the 19's were on the F Sport to clear the big brakes, but that's only for RWD models?

xRYD3Rx

Aren't all the F sport wheels 19" ? How you going to put 17 tires on 19 wheels..
Am I missing something...

wadeopgh

I always have a dedicated set of winter wheels and tires. So I will be picking up set of 17" OEM wheels.

JDR76

This is why the F Sport option is less expensive on the AWD GS. Regular brakes and square setup, but everything else is there.

rld14

AWD F-Sport differences from RWD:

Active Rear Steer not available
No big front brakes
Same 6-Speed trans; no 8-speed
Tires are not staggered
Stock tires are All Season touring tires.

OTOH, an AWD F-Sport can drive through snow like an SUV. I know, I have driven them, even on the el crapo Turanza EL400s down unplowed streets with 4-6" of snow.

I have sold, even here in NJ, a couple of RWD F-Sports and they did sell quickly. IMO the active rear steer just makes the car.

Afrosheen

Good stuff, since I'm nowhere near an AWD market, I didn't know the F Sport option was cheaper on those.

And yes RLD, the rear wheel steering is awesome. Sure, it's only 2 degrees, but that shaves 4" off the turning radius in a parking lot, and digs in at high speed during turning. You know it's there.