Toyota / Subaru 86 / BRZZN6 / ZC6
The first-generation Toyota 86, GT86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ share a platform, with trim-specific brake differences.
Know this generation.
The first-generation FR-S, GT86/86 and BRZ reward a distinction between a street fitment that keeps the factory suspension and a track setup built around alignment or coilovers. In Apex’s first-generation guide, the Sachs struts used by some Performance Package/TRD cars introduce an inner-clearance qualification that is easy to miss in a photograph.
The useful comparison is not simply “another car on a nine-inch wheel.” Ask which strut, tire model and offset were used, and whether the owner added a spacer. Brake clearance also belongs to a particular wheel design; Apex’s clearance statements describe its own tested wheels, not every wheel with equivalent dimensions.
Before you choose wheels.
A good-looking setup is only useful if the details match your car. Start with these generation-specific checks.
- Identify ordinary factory dampers, Performance Package/TRD Sachs struts or aftermarket coilovers. The spring-perch package can change the available inner space.
- Keep any front spacer and the exact tire model attached to the setup record; track compounds with the same nominal width can produce different clearance results.
- Confirm Performance Package Brembo clearance with the wheel maker’s drawing or fitment confirmation, especially when comparing wheels of different spoke designs.
Record the complete setup.
Track front and rear separately, even on a square setup. Wheel diameter and width alone cannot establish clearance.
- Wheels
- Exact brand and model, diameter × width, nominal offset, bolt pattern and hub bore.
- Spacers
- Explicit front and rear thickness in millimeters. Enter zero only after confirming there are no spacers.
- Tires
- Brand, model and full size on each axle. Nominal sizes do not guarantee the same measured section width.
- The car
- Market, model year, trim, body style, brake package, suspension, alignment and any fender modifications.
- Real-world result
- Rubbing at steering lock, under compression and with passengers or cargo. Include conditions, not just “fits.”
A spacer moves the wheel outward, but an offset calculation does not prove brake, tire, suspension or body clearance.
Reference notes
These references describe particular vehicles and wheel designs. Their examples are not blanket fitment recommendations.
Year ranges are generation guides, not VIN decoders. Market introductions and model years can differ.