I don't want to change the feel of my ride too much, so I'd like to stick with 15's and Tein springs for a sublte drop. Anyone here got 15" rims (NOT stock) they have pictures of mounted on their xB? I'd like to see how big the wheel well gap is and what it looks like overall with smaller 15" wheels.

Thanks!

 

http://utahscions.com/forum/album_pe...e0c08cb01bf688

this is mine and you got to sya stock its just nicer....$$$$

 

The only problem is the poor selection of tires for 185/60R15 ...

 

THOSE are some nice rims! How much (ball park)?

Anyway, I have aftermarket 15 rims on my Box. Click on the link in my sig to see them. They are not as good as ^^ but are alright.

Better then the steelies.

 

ive got 15 inch rims with trd springs and am very happy with the look. it really closed the wheel gap up nicely. I wasnt upset with the wheel gap without the springs. there is nothing written that says you must have big rims. I drive thru the city alot, DC, and the lowering springs with the bigger wheels would have killed the ride quality.

 

I also have 15 inch aftermarket rims and I am very happy with the look. In the future after I replentish my "play money" I do intend to install some TRD or similar to lower the car about 1 1/2". Since I drive in the city daily, and always seem to find every pothole, I cannot justify running on "rubber bands" tires.

 

its gotta be somethin about us bcp owners, I was thinkin the exact same thing...great thread!

 

You may be right!

 

I have the EM-7 Spoke rims that you can get directly from SCION. They are for sale too! See my profile for pics! Thanks and good luck!

 

Just an off thought... the bB runs stock on 185/65R15 tires, which IIRC give a 3 to 4 percent increase in speed for the same speedometer reading.

Since the USA speedo reads 3 to 4 percent faster than the xB is actually going, it just MIGHT be because they spec'd the 185/60 instead of 185/65 in the US...I dunno.

In any case I'm strongly considering going with the 185/65R15 size on aftermarket 15 inch alloys when the time comes.

That should fill the wheelwell a bit better than the 60's do, and quite likely improve the pothole and tar strip ride a bit.

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I thought maybe this sort of went along with it...

(This is the wheels I'm strongly considering - heck, they're even cheap. : http://www.tirerack.com/servlet/Call...ear=no&email=Y

 

here's what i posted in the tread and butter section. sorry the pic with stock steelies is kinda hard to see.

 

You can always switch to 205/55R15... they make a lot of tires in that size.

 

Those are Helo Ax 15x7s. I'm not sure if they're still available but I paid less than $700 at America's Tire Co. including tax and remounting the stock tires. Very nicely chromed too.

I see you went for the ultralight look :-) Nice look and I'm sure they ride very well. The 15x7 Axis Maglites also seem to be popular.

 

There's gotta be more pictures of xBs on 15s out there... anyone know who else is running this and has pics? I'd like to see the 15" axis mag lites on an xb...

 

I plan on running 15x6.5 or 15x7s..............with some 205/50/15 tires. Nice selection there!

 

i would go 17" minimum but hey thats me. Show me a great looking 15" and i might change my mind.

 

consider a compamise 16' rim

 

Check these 15's out:

 

same Work Equip's on a a xB..

http://www.autornd.com/Merchant2/mer...ode=CUSTOMERXB

also, check out this thread:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50297



JC

 

thats old school, i like but too much rubber