Are the Brakes Different in the F Sport vs Base GS
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Are the Brakes Different in the F Sport vs Base GS
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!
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!
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This is why the F Sport option is less expensive on the AWD GS. Regular brakes and square setup, but everything else is there.
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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.
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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.
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.
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