Who has a lowered xB with 16" wheels? Interested to know, I have not seen many xB's with that configuration, and I thinking about doing it myself..

-nt

 

me
5zigen MK5's? in hyperblack on a bcp lowered 2" then later 1". ET25MM 7" wide. They look good, IMO. I actually had someone comment "that's about as big as you can get on that, huh?" So, they don't lack for filling the wells, I guess.

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I like alot!! Your wife has 16"'s too right? They are not too bad at all. How much did the setup cost??

-nt

 

actually I had my wheels on her car when I took those pics.

I got them from van phan, scionvan ?? on SL. I think he's part of onetongarage.com I'm not sure if he can still get them, but he had low offsets, which is cool.

 

cool. I am not looking to buy any wheels just yet, I do not have the money... I am not sure if I want to go with 17" or 16". Both look really good. I am looking at 16x6.5(EDIT 7.5) Borbet Type S with a 1" drop.



I saw this car in the Gallery:

Those are the exact wheels I am looking at, but it is not a profile, just one wheel, and am looking for more.. If anyone knows who has this car or knows where more pics are plz tell me

It would be ideal if they came in 17" 4x100, but they don't and think I can do with 16".

I know more than 2 people have 16" wheels....
-nt

 

how much do those borbets run?

 

There are not that expensive. $150/wheels, and if you add Pirelli Nero M+S tires it is just shy of $1000 for a full set.

Not bad
-nt

 

I was thinking of running 16s, but found that the 17s were cheaper. Cheaper in tires too, this was a must for the long term, as i have a tendency to run through tires quuickly.

FYI ... i have BSA 17x7.5 with 215/45R17s which fill the wheel wells nicely. And i have the Tein H tech, wich dropped the box about 1 to 1 1/2 " all around. Hit my link in my sig to see pics.

 

The car in that pic is mine, The wheels made by German company name Tracer. they are 7 years old and discontinued about 3 years ago, very close to the new style of Borbet BS , (I think they bought the design or something) they are 16x9.5 +15 in rear and 16x9 +15 in front, I got them from VW friend after he sold his VW Golf project. Those are my daily driver wheels, and I have my 18s for shows and fun days, I love small wheels on this car, it looks kinda sad/stupid if its not drop like 3" but hey the tires are cheap, these were not "lets put them on and have a drive" set of wheels, I had to run 3 degree camber in rear, roll the fenders and so on Let me know if you have more questions !! Sean

 

Ic. Do you have anymore pictures? I would really like to see them. . They look close enought to the Borbets to pass my inspection, and would like to see how the really look on an xB. I do plan to drop it, but def not 3", Jesus, that woule be HORRIBLE in my terrain (mountains and potholes galore) 1.2" +my added weight will do, i think..

-nt

 

Fresh wheels. Wide, low offset 16s make the car look a lot less honda'd out than chrome 20s do.

 

i ordered ssr sp1's 17x7.5 riding on some 45's, with tein s-tech's. has anyone ran with that configuration?

 

You really can't go wrong with Borbet wheels. They're top-notch quality. In fact, VW uses them to make many of their OEM alloys.

 

347 views, and only two people are running on 16" wheels . Come on people

-nt

 

I just finished lowering my xB with DF210's, and installed my new 16's. I am out of state on business, but will post my pix once I return on Friday.

Cheers!

 

Great! What kind are they?

 

I've been contemplating 16x8 up front and 16x9 in back. But then I was approached about a possible wheel gig in 18 inch. So we'll see what happens next year.

 

Sounds cool. I am debating 16 or 17" but not 18". Where is everyone finding these thick wheels?? The widest one I can find is 6.5... Maybe I need to look harder.

-nt

 

yup, my next will be 16's too, with a big ol lip. My new plates will read "FAT LIP"