So I am wanting to go a different direction with my box and have decided to get rid of the 19's. I have been searching for over a year for a set of rims that would do my box justice.

I dont want to do the "tuner" look anymore so i decided to go with a low offset 15 with a stretched tire. I had 4 sets in mind. Sportmax 501, Sportmax 002, Drag DR-20 (10 offset), and last but not least Work Equip 15X8.

since i dont wanna pay 1,800 for rims and tires, the Works are out of the question. I love the Drag rims, but for some reason the 501's kept jumping out at me so i bought them.

they came in the mail today and i can not be happier.

 

nice. what's the offset?
and what tire are you going to run?

 

they are 15X8 with a 15 offset...i am trying to find my tire combination right now, i want to run a 195/45 but none of the tire places around me carry any smaller than a 195/50...

i think i am just gonna run the 195/50 because its so available and its only .25" bigger than the 195/45

 

^ 15

I had a set of the high-offset ones. I loved em. The only thing to watch for are the rivets. They might start popping out on you. I just removed all of them and I preferred the look.

 

what rims are you running now Ian?

its been a while since i have been on here

 

17x7 XXR 006

 

why not order a 195/45 off of discounttiredirect or something? the .25" difference is actually significant in the long run. i have 215/35 on 18x8 in the front and 225/40 on 18x9 in the rear, though i think i should have gone with a 225/35 or 215/35 in the rear, since you can see how the tire is fatter.

 

I'm running 215/35/19 and had a flat last year and didn't like the hastle, buying from a website, then paying the 35 per tire to get it mounted and balanced...it's still an option, I just wanna do the smart thing.

And those rims look sexy on your box Ian, what'd you do with your old 501's? I just bought my girl a box and the hub caps gotta go.

 

Thanks. Funny you should ask... I traded them with Don, but he's selling em now. Super cheap, I believe.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=264552

 

that color combo should work well

 

Yeah Scott, i actually painted my 19's from silver to bronze/gold back in january and love the look, I cant wait to find a set of tires to put on them.

 

you are going to notice quite a gearing change i imagine. you're gonna be screaming on the highway with those little things. they look good though!

 

Yeah, 19" to 15" is gonna be weird at first, but I don't go over 65 on the highway so it shouldn't be too bad

 

are you going to sell the 17x7 XXR 006?

 

umm, thats not what I heard, LOL


and order you some 45s, make s a big looks difference as well IMO.

here is my old 002s(15x with a 195/45 on them



and then he had the same prob as you and just went with the 195/50.

 

Will, its been a while...so those are the 195/45's on the top 2 pics and 195/50's on the bottom 2 pics? i have been looking for pics of both of them to see how much of a difference they really are.

 

yeah I am still around and doing my thing, did not make it down there this year, had other stuff going on.

yeah the top two are the 45s, and the bottom two are the 50s.

 

oh yeah, and i dont do the "driving fast" thing anymore, id rather save some gas mileage than getting there a little quicker...

the 45 and the 50 is not a big difference at all...am i gonna have to camber any in the rear or should i be good as is...i am thinking about getting the 10mm hub spacers.

 

alright man where are the new shoes installed????

 

haha , patience, patience...they get intalled tomorrw, pics will be up tomorrow afternoon, i promise :-)