New wheels!

[GrimJack]

Got these today - FedEx delivered them to my house, luckily my wife was home sick today. So, like a good little Supra Maniac, I went home at lunch and mounted them. And then I took some pics! :)

[IJ.]

You need to hand out shades with those GJ :)!

Very nice!

[91T breezen']

:boink: Very nice, very muscle car/JDM looking. Give us the particulars, size, offset,etc. :sonic:

[GrimJack]

Woops! Should have posted that right away, I suppose. I was too excited. :)

Not sure what the offset is, they are 17x8 front and 17x9 rear. 225 tires on the front, 245 on the rear, Falken Azenis Sports.

[Turkish]

Looks good, would look GREAT if it was lowered ;)

[GrimJack]

That's next! I just need to figure out what springs to buy... I want a super solid feel that won't blow my stock shocks.
Looks good, would look GREAT if it was lowered ;)

[Loki]

Looking awesome GJ!! those suit the car perfectly.

[siman]

Panasport G7's are they?

Nice look! Nice copy cat hahahahahah, welcome to the JDM crew! :2ar15:

[SuprA70]

Mmmmm.... Beefy :yumyum:

[GrimJack]

Panasport G7's are they?

Nice look! Nice copy cat hahahahahah, welcome to the JDM crew! :2ar15:

Close, but not quite. These are old school Racing Hart Rev wheels. They have been out of production for quite a few years now.

[TONY!]

Those look GREAT!
I remember you showed those wheels before they arrived.
They look SO much better than I imagined, maybe because the other pics were not from an angle that did them justice. The look awesome from these shots though.

Nice car overall too, I got to see more pics of it as well!
...Not sure what the offset is, they are 17x8 front and 17x9 rear. 225 tires on the front, 245 on the rear, Falken Azenis Sports.
That's next! I just need to figure out what springs to buy... I want a super solid feel that won't blow my stock shocks.
I am wondering though, if you don't know your offset, how are you sure you won't have a problem with the rubbing issue in the back especially if you lower it?

I was asking because as you already know I bought those Probe rims but now want to sell them for something else (17x8 rims that come with 245-45-17). Before I make the move, I was going to be 100% sure first that they would not rub the rear quarters even if I should ever lower it.

Not thread-jacking but just saying make sure you can lower it without rubbing problems, although they don't seem to stick out too much. A guy once told me that the 17x8 rims that I want would rub & I have paranoid ever since.

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

Grim you have read my mind completely. I'm piecing together an MKIII in my head, and Enkei RT6's are my current wheel of choice. Haven't checked them for fitment yet, though...

[GrimJack]

Well, the fact that they came off a Mk3 Supra before I owned them, and I rather doubt it wasn't lowered helps my confidence a lot. :) Really, though, just bounce the hell out of the back end with some chalk on the fenders, and if you end up with rub marks on the tires, expect to have problems.

[siman]

where did you get them at? Alta wheels?

How much did you give for them?

[GrimJack]

I picked them up from Robert at 935motorsports. $1400 including shipping. They aren't brand new, just new to me - I don't think you could buy a set of these new anywhere in the world anymore - I'm pretty certain they have been out of production for over a decade.

[GrimJack]

Looks good, would look GREAT if it was lowered ;)
You mean like this? :) Just installed ST springs. Hopefully it'll still settle a bit more than this.

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_3935.JPG

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_3937.JPG

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_3939.JPG

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_3941.JPG

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_3943.JPG

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_3944.JPG

[Turkish]

looking sharp man, hopefully the front will settle a bit lower but it looks alot better then it did!

[soup]

geez Dave, our cars are going to be like bothers from another mother. Looking good mate.

[88SupraT]

the wheels are a sweet score, sure thing to say that you won't find them on many cars let alone another supra eh

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

*drools*
That's absolute sex on wheels...

[upgradedsupra]

Looks great Dave! I spoke to you on Tuesday and you didn't have it lowered then by Thursday it is LOL Funny guy. :-p Looking awsome and I am sure they will settle.

Duane

[Loki]

geez Dave, our cars are going to be like bothers from another mother. Looking good mate.


My car will be closer to Dave's :biglaugh:

[suprarcr89]

very nice love the rims....

[NJSUPRA]

Lookn good! Those remind me of Rajunez's centerline wheels for some reason. I like the tires too. :)

[siman]

That was mean to say! No way in heck do the centerlines compare to those in quality!.....

thats just the JDM mad tyte speaking out of me :biggrinki

[GrimJack]

They should remind you of Rajunz. They are almost exactly the same - the only differences I can see are the 'rivets' - his go between the spokes, mine go all the way around the wheel, and the finish. Mine are a raw aluminum style finish, his are either very well polished or chrome. They are almost exactly the same size, mine are 9" wide in the rear, his are 9.5, the fronts are the same.

Looking at pictures of both side by side, I'm absolutely certain that one company copied the other, but I must admit, I have no clue who was actually first. I'd lay odds on Centerline, though, they've been around a long, long, time, and this style fits well with the other designs I have seen them put out. Still complete conjecture, however.

IMO, Rajunz wheels are the best looking set of wheels I'd ever seen before I got mine. The shiny look works very well on his red car, however I like a less reflective finish - when these showed up, I was floored, they were absolutely perfect, exactly what I wanted in literally every way.

[spipedong]

I agree. They are absolutely awesome.

[TONY!]

They should remind you of Rajunz. They are almost exactly the same - the only differences I can see are the 'rivets' - his go between the spokes, mine go all the way around the wheel...That is it! -- the reason why his rims look higher -- because his spokes are longer. The length of the spokes gives the illusion, at least to my eye, the height of the rim. Shorter spokes makes rims look lower; longer spokes make rims look higher, even if it is the same actual dimesions (both 17" in your cases)....and the finish. Mine are a raw aluminum style finish, his are either very well polished or chrome...I would bet they are chrome. He has a hot rod theme working for that car. I would guess that his previous cars had some influence on how he built his MK3. I have been around some 'old hot rod' fans and they are into the same things he is into: shows, chrome, custom paint, etc.
...IMO, Rajunz wheels are the best looking set of wheels I'd ever seen before I got mine. The shiny look works very well on his red car....I must agree and IMO, Rajunz's whole car is in the top three of all Supra's I have ever seen.

If you guys want to compare, here is a Centerline Matrix:
http://www.rimgod.com/images/centerline/911-913_MATRIX_hi_151x141.jpg

[GrimJack]

Rajunz are the 5 spoke, though.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/540000-540999/540871_6_full.jpg

[TONY!]

OMG! -- how did I not notice that was a 6 spoke that I showed?! Ouch! lol
The first time I did a google search, I came up with:
http://www.centerlinewheels.com/photo_gallery_car.php
within that site came up:
http://www.centerlinewheels.com/photo_detail_car.php?id=690

I did not know Centerline's Matrix came in various numbered spokes. The second time I looked for a pic in google, I just typed Centerline Matrix, and then inserted that pic (6 spoke) assuming it was the same. No wonder it looked even more different to me. lol

Grim, this I know for sure: your car looks great!
I also know you like 'upskirt pics' such as this one.
http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_3944.JPG
You seem to like that angle. I have seen you do it before too, but not on Loki's car because you don't know it well enough and you don't want to be too forward with it just yet :P

[GrimJack]

Yup, I like that angle for sure. I originally saw that shot on another member's car... damnifIremember now who it was. One of the California guys, used to own these wheels before he sold them to Cassio:

http://ibconceptions.com/Z/upload/Zpicnic05/mini-IMG_1070.JPG

[fstoy]

Those are some very nice rims! They look like Fikse FM5 wheels!

[Rajunz]

Wow Grimjack, you've gotta know I like them! They really look great with your car color.

Thanks again for the compliments on my car guys, my wheels are polished aluminum. I wipe them down about once a month and polish them every 3 months. I need to buy one of those Mother's Power Balls soon.

[Shinobu]

Grim, your Supra looks great and I love the wheels! Nice choice.

[Loki]

After really looking over the pics, I have decided that pictures do not do these wheels justice. They look so much better in person.

[VanSupra]

Looking good Grim. The car with the lowered stance looks so much better than before.

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