Took the plunge...new wheels

[Sawbladz]

Well, now that I have paid for the wheels and they have shipped I figured I would share my newest purchase with you.

Stern 5 spoke
17x8 +25 front
17x9 +39 rear

These should sit 4mm further out than the regular 8.5 +35 that many people are running. I think they should fit well and be VERY flush. Might require rolling of the fenders but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

Anyways...PICS:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/Sawbladz/Stern5spoke1.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/Sawbladz/Stern5spoke2.jpg

I haven't got them yet so these are from the site I bought them from. rbmotoring.com

[a70Derek]

nice!
can't wait to see pics of them on your car

[Ckanderson]

HOT. great lookin

[Piratetip]

Now what to do about your username....

[akito]

Now what to do about your username....

LOL^^^^
Those look very nice, put them on as soon as u get them and post more pictures.

[Mr.PFloyd]

showing up to the next meet with those? ;)

[Sawbladz]

Now what to do about your username....

meh, I haven't had sawblades on my car for a year or so and I see no reason to change it. I'm really excited about these wheels. Finally I get to buy some 275's. :)

Akito: I'll post pictures as soon as I get tires but I need to sell some stuff before I can pay for them.

Cryo: Get your bro to buy my wheels and I will;)

[Mr.PFloyd]

Cryo: Get your bro to buy my wheels and I will;)
lol i showed him this thread, and he wants those wheel :rofl:

[Sawbladz]

I've been looking for wheels like this for a while. I wouldn't have bought wheels at all had I not found these exact ones.

[MKIIINA]

they will fit and look great! congrats man. what kinda tire are ya gonna be running?

[Sawbladz]

Not sure but price is a factor. I like these...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Ecsta+MX&partnum=74YR7EMX&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&place=14

Or I will buy the Avon 500's that are on sale on Tirerack right now. I can't buy anything though till I sell my old wheels.

[MK3.0dudeman]

sick.nice find

[GrimJack]

Those are ok, these are better: http://www.tiretrends.com/catalog2.php3?tireID=478

275 is going to be scary close in the rear. I'm lowered on ST springs, with a 17x9 +35 in the rear, 275 width 40 series tires, and it's DAMN close. Full tank of gas makes me nervous whenever I see any kind of bump, and I'm careful to turn at low speeds. Yours will be 4mm closer yet...

[Poodles]

the kumho MX's are pretty damn nice

when are you gonna be driving it? year round in rain?

I'd get ASX's in that case... (or the SPT's if you're a bit strapped for cash, I love mine, no issues at all in the rain)

[MKIIINA]

/\ ditto, running kuhmo asx's and its my favorite tire thus far on the supras. like them even better than the old bridgestone potenzas

[Poodles]

the ONLY issues I've ever had with kumhos is they like to go brown pretty quick (nothing a good scrubbing with simple grean and some tire shine doesn't take care of)

[91T breezen']

Nice!...:love: You got those from RB Motoring didn't you? I saw a set there, that had the 'sale pending' marker on them just the other day.:icon_razz

[ViR2]

looks great ;)

[SupaMan]

those are hot pics on the car when you get tires!

[Imnotcreative72]

This man has taste!!! I'm glad you found a set. Trust me, they will look good :biglaugh:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/imnotcreative72/P4020290.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/imnotcreative72/P4020291.jpg

[Sawbladz]

Imnotcreative72: What size tires did you end up going with? Did you have to pull your fenders? MORE PICS!!! lol

[OneJArpus]

hahah good buy i almost purchased those i was looking at RB motoring a few days ago

[Sawbladz]

Those are ok, these are better: http://www.tiretrends.com/catalog2.php3?tireID=478

275 is going to be scary close in the rear. I'm lowered on ST springs, with a 17x9 +35 in the rear, 275 width 40 series tires, and it's DAMN close. Full tank of gas makes me nervous whenever I see any kind of bump, and I'm careful to turn at low speeds. Yours will be 4mm closer yet...

To be honest the size of the rears hadn't concerned me till you pointed that out. I compared them to the wheels I have now and I have 11mm more clearance so I figured I should be good to run whatever tire I like. I will have to take a look at it when I get them and make a decision.

How good is that site that you posted? Have you bought from them before? Are they based in Canada? I've been pricing tires for a while and anywhere local is just outrageous but those prices seem decent.

[Sawbladz]

the kumho MX's are pretty damn nice

when are you gonna be driving it? year round in rain?

I'd get ASX's in that case... (or the SPT's if you're a bit strapped for cash, I love mine, no issues at all in the rain)

The driving I do is all summer and not too much rain. However I do go to every Supra meet rain or shine.

I read some magazine reviews and this tire scored great in wet or dry...plus it looks bad ass! However I would be looking at roughly...C$ 965.45 all said and done. That's alot of cash. Plus, my car doesn't quite require tires with such good grip just yet. Oh well...this is all academic anyways till someone buys my Mk4 N/A wheels. Can't afford to buy the tires till I sell those.

[AGlobalThreat]

This man has taste!!! I'm glad you found a set. Trust me, they will look good :biglaugh:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/imnotcreative72/P4020290.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/imnotcreative72/P4020291.jpg

holy stretched tires batman!


But the rear of your car is sexy so I forgive you.

[GrimJack]

To be honest the size of the rears hadn't concerned me till you pointed that out. I compared them to the wheels I have now and I have 11mm more clearance so I figured I should be good to run whatever tire I like. I will have to take a look at it when I get them and make a decision.

How good is that site that you posted? Have you bought from them before? Are they based in Canada? I've been pricing tires for a while and anywhere local is just outrageous but those prices seem decent.That site is awesome - I've bought there, and so have several of my local buddies as well. They are based in Canada, sell in Canadian prices, and their communication / delivery were good.

I bought those tires I linked to, they stick like glue. WAY more grip than any set of Kumhos I've tried. Of course, they are only good for about 20k...

[Sawbladz]

That site is awesome - I've bought there, and so have several of my local buddies as well. They are based in Canada, sell in Canadian prices, and their communication / delivery were good.

I bought those tires I linked to, they stick like glue. WAY more grip than any set of Kumhos I've tried. Of course, they are only good for about 20k...

Do you have some pics to show how your wheels/tires fit? Which Kuhmo's have you tried? I have a set of Supra 712's right now and they are ok but I was hoping for something a little stickier. I also thought they stopped making the 712's but they are available on that site you gave.

I'm just excited and confused right now. Can't wait for the wheels to get here so I can figure out what I need.

[GrimJack]

Ya, sure - hold on a sec...

[GrimJack]

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_2940a.jpg

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_2942a.jpg

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_2943a.jpg

http://idriders.com/supras/IMG_2944a.jpg

[Poodles]

Kumho 712's (Supra's) are old outdated garbage, the SPT's replaced them and are a FAR better tire.

get some SPT's, I love mine...

[Raptor Racing]

Baller !!!!

hahaha...jk Jamie...love the rims. So after you eat up all my long distance time while I was in Montreal you decide to ship them to Toronto?? you know what this means right?? You owe me a Large DoubleDouble bro...and I aint kidding.

Congrats on the rims...they are going to look seeeeexaaaah!!

[Sawbladz]

I had to do it George...There was no time for me to go to the states at all. Not during the week or the weekends in the near future. Working 70 hrs a week sucks:(

Oh and about the coffee I owe you...I owe you so much I should buy you your own Timmies. lol

GrimJack: Thanks for the pics. I really like the wheels alot. What aspect sidewalls are you running?

[GrimJack]

40 on the rear, 45 on the front.

[willfish]

id like to get new rims for the xterra an the supra....


Will

[Sawbladz]

THEY ARE HERE!!!! PICS!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/Sawbladz/PICT0668.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/Sawbladz/PICT0667.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/Sawbladz/PICT0663.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/Sawbladz/PICT0669.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/Sawbladz/PICT0666.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/Sawbladz/PICT0690.jpg

[SupaMan]

that looks hot man get some tires on them find a nice lookin place and do a lil photo session :)

[Mr.PFloyd]

why don't you just steal your uncles vette's rims? :D :D :D

[Clip]

off this topic, but is that the hks sport exhaust?

[SupaMan]

off this topic, but is that the hks sport exhaust?
nah the sport has 2 pipes then it has beauty pipes around the outside of them and kinda meshy shit inbetween

im tryin to find a pic but i cant

edit: its kinda like this but with a huge oval muffler like stock.

http://fourthgenhatch.net/photos/mods/mods-hkscatback.jpg

[Sawbladz]

why don't you just steal your uncles vette's rims? :D :D :D

Cause they won't fit:( That and I'm not cool enough to pull off chrome. lol

Speaking of the vette...he leant it to me for the weekend to take up to Haliburton with the GF. Needless to say, fun was had by all. lol

[Sawbladz]

off this topic, but is that the hks sport exhaust?

My exhaust was done custom by Raptor Racing. The muffler is a modified Magnaflow with 3" inlet and dual 3.5" outlet.

[upgradedsupra]

Nice choice in wheels! Now some nice rubber and you are good to go.

Duane