Yeah, I also am not too fond of most 17" setups for our rides any more, save for
maybe those discontinued/vaporware OZed Leggendas in 17x7, like Woods247 has.
Despite the weight penalty, I would re-think that IF someone built a MAX performance, or 200/100 tread wear tire, for us in a 225/40-17, since I think those would look wicked on a satin black set of OZed Superturismo LMs, or even on my 17x8 Pro Race 1.2s.
Sadly,
even the taller sidewall than factory 215/40-17s (like the RS-RRs on my 1.2s) now look too 'rubber bandish' to me now that I am running the 205/50-16 Neo Gens on the Dekagrams as a daily driver/most seasons setup.
I really want the 16x8 Braid Full Race As in gold, but I am not paying $425.00 EACH for those
before shipping/tax, and they are not exactly featherweight at that price @ 17.6# (but most likely near indestructible), despite being flow formed.
The 16x8 RPF1s in SBC would look wicked, but
if offered at all will be creeping up in price
towards those Braids I want, and albeit MUCH lighter than the Full Race As, I am not in love enough with the spoke length aesthetics of RPF1s in any size under 17s/18s, (like on the Scoobies/Evo apps) to justify spending that kind of coin on them.
Same goes for the 6ULs for me, HATE their
looks in 15s/16s, LOVE them in 17" and up sizes.
There is exactly ONE other FiST I see regularly in my immediate area, a Kona with either factory wheels/tires in summer, or a set of those Tire Rack Sport Edition A12s in silver for winter.
Never got a chance to talk to the owner, but I
seriously doubt it is modded at all, like not even a RMM.