JDMJim

hmm, do an accent. seems black is the status quo these days. I have gloss black rims myself, but they aren't stock rims. I always viewed the painted stock rims as a way to hide the fact they are stock. But that's me. I think OE's in white would be hot. I'm sure someone will do it.

MightyP

iTrader: (1)

What's the gas mileage difference with the new wheels and tires? I'd like to go wider with my tires, but don't want to kill my mileage.

Papa_Bear

Wider is fine it's just the height difference that will affect your gas mileage noticeably. If the overall diameter is less then that of the factory setup then your tire will require more turns to every engine rev which will decrease gas mileage as it will take more rotations to cover the same distance. Going with a taller tire will slightly increase it as long as the mass of the setup stays the same. I'm going with a setup that is .1" taller and you should always stick within that distance +/- the stock diameter as to not affect gas mileage or your cars basic operations such as your speed sensor etc. Hope that helps

MightyP

iTrader: (1)

I only ask because when I went from Highway to All-Terrain tires on my SUV, my mileage went down about 20% (from 18.5 to 16.5) and I didn't change tire size. Just wondering what change sticky tires cause on the tC.

Papa_Bear

On my wrx I went from a 225 tire to a 9inch rim with a 235 and got identical gas mileage. It's justbthe overall mass but the contact patch for a car shouldn't make a difference.I'm getting rims on soon and I will keep an eye on it and see if anything changes

Enzie

Heres one i saw on the fivead facebook page, and its finally one thats not of the R5:F's even though those are my favorite D:

These look really good still!

"Five Axis/FIVE:ADSPIED! OEM Audio Plus demo car: Five Axis Edition 2011 Scion tC w/ 20" S5:F wheels. S5:Fs Looks pretty sweet on the new tC."

jtk2

got mine. 18x8 vsr

errol

Oh my god that is one sexy cement tc2!!! I wish mine were like that besides the rims

JDMJim

man that tC2 looks good!!!! I would have a lip spoiler on there for sure to visually extend the backend, but otherwise, awesome!!

snjTC

thats the same issue im having. i have a black tc too. but im not sure what color rims to get. but i like the rota torques. i was thinking of maybe bronze but im not to sure. any ideas.

JDMJim

as i was told once, silver never goes out of style

ninerbud

iTrader: (1)

I got my new rims! 19" TRD Wheels wrapped with Toyo Proxes 4 tires.

side-by-side comparison

up close shot of installed 19" TRD wheel

THE MONEY SHOT!

Papa_Bear

Your car looks reeeeally good with those rims on it! Good post

ninerbud

iTrader: (1)

Thanks Papa Bear, I feel really good about my decision to go TRD, instead of aftermarket.

1stOne

^Awesome! Love the TRD's! The concave look is amazing.

I'm getting these soon too. Actually, they are sitting downstairs at work, just have to write the cheque!

Scion Canada

TRD did an excellent job styling these wheels to match the tC. The finish on them needs to be seen in person to believe it. Just gorgeous. The fact that they are each about 2.5 pounds lighter than the stock 18's is the icing on the cake!

Good choice!!

XerotC

i definitely love these TRD rims over the original TRD rims for the first gens.

highvoltage1

iTrader: (11)

Nice! Yea i got married at 22. Man be married makes your bank account much smaller!

ninerbud

iTrader: (1)

I hear you there, i'm turning 24 next month and will be celebrating my 5 year wedding anniversary that month as well. It takes a toll on the bank account, but when you get to buy something it makes it all the better feeling. Plus you get to have someone to bounce ideas off of.

And I definately second the seeing the wheels in person. They have a shine that looks almost like a black chrome. Pictures do not do them justice at all.

greenbean24

iTrader: (1)

What are the specs on these?



Are they the 20x10.5j?????