I'm thinking of selling my 15 x 6.5 Konig Heliums with 40mm offset and 195/50 Proxes 4 for something closer in fit to the original wheels and tires.

Do these wheels have the same offset as the steel wheels, 38mm?

EM-7:



S-14:



EP-10:

 

I'm pretty sure they do, but they're only 6" wide versus 6.5 inches wide I think.

The EP-10 style is the nicest of the three, and looks sweet on the xB.

Here's a shot of them on my xA

 

I'm kind of liking the S-14 right now. It has a little flair.

 

I had the S-14 for a while, well I still do, but not on my car. If I were to get one of the three, it would be the EP-10.

 

Anybody know the offset of these wheels? I would prefer it to be identical.

The 40mm offset on my Heliums were fine for 195mm rubber, but I'm keeping my width stock for fuel economy and ride. I might go to 185/65R15 when the stock tires wear out (long time from now). It would save about 100RPM at highway speeds. I wonder if I would notice the slightly thicker rubber?

 

Tomas has that size tire. I believe he is happy with them, they also make the speedometer read accurately instead of the stock 3% increase.

 

185/65R15 is the stock JDM tire on the bB, IIRC.

 

Yeah I read the sticky thread. I doesn't say if the OEM alloys have the same offset or not.

I don't want to use the 195/50R15 because it would lower the gear even more.

New tires are a long way off anyway.

If anybody has the offset specs on the OEM alloys, feel free to contribute... I believe they are the same, since they're what Toyota offers on the stock tires, but you never know, after all they went from 65 series tires to 60 series tires for some unknown reason.

I am going to do the chrome trim ring and center cap with shiny lug thing while I can't make up my mind.