I think its crap that they dont make the JSM for scion tC. I love this rim, it looks awesome. Too bad...does anyone know of anything that looks like it? Here is a link to the pic of it from Enkei

http://enkei.com/RacingSeriesSpecs/jsm.html

any help is awesome, thanks guys. Im in San Diego if that helps

Anurok

 

Anyone? Damn i spelled enkei wrong lol ><

 

Why dont you just by those instead of a look alike?

 

They probably don't have the correct bolt pattern, although it looks like it. That, or they're too wide. I honestly don't know, just taking shots in the dark.

 

^^^Your probably right. I didnt think about those factors.

 

It says special order at their website. I bet its one of those deals where they make it to your specs. I would think those are pretty pricey.

 

it can be specially made, but yes, it's a little more expensive

 

I called up Enkei and they said that they dont make it for the tC at all for some damn reason. I couldnt understand the guy very well b/c he had a hard accent or something. Bleh this sucks. I really like those rims. I have been looking at the Evo 5
rims hyperblack as well. Might go with those 1200 bucks for rims and tires.

Anurok

 

Enkei JS-M are available in 17x7.5 5x100 +48 Shouldn't those fit on the tC? :?

 

I want 18's though bro, not 17's. I have the stock wheels...need something bigger >D

Anurok

 

Gotcha.

Yeah, they are lightweight racing wheels and you typically don't find racing wheels any larger than 17". Good luck on your search.

 

doesnt the 18" add better tranction? I dont see why a racing wheel would not be made in 18"/ It just seems odd to me. If anyone could clear this up that would be great. I mean its just strange to have a racing wheel not be 18 to me /shrug

Anurok

 

the bigger the wheel, the worse the handling.

There are a few racing wheels that go above 17....but when I say few, I mean few.

 

Not necessarily... Larger wheels equate less side wall so then there'd be less sidewall flex.

But any larger than 17" is bling. For real racing I'd (start with a RWD v6 or v go with 16" wheels.

Anyways, the biggest reason, I think, for a smaller wheel is angular acceleration. Velocity is indirectly proportional to the diameter of the surface that you're trying to rotate. If you try to rotate a really large wheel with the same power as before, the wheel will spin with lower velocity.

Err, as I'm tired, that may have not made much sense but it's basic physics. As an experiment, you can take a string with a weight on the end. If you hold the string halfway and spin it, and then, while spinning at the same speed, let the whole string loose, you'll notice that you need more power.

If you want to see crazy acceleration, take off the wheels, lift the car, and gas it up.

 

it's called rotational mass

Some high quality wheels don't have much difference in weight between 17" and 18". For example, according to wheelweights.net, Work Emotions 18x7.5 are only 1.4lbs heavier than 17x7.5. If you're willing to sacrifice a tiny bit of performance for a little bit of bling, then you may want to do it with the right set a wheels.