AgtX80 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I never said 19's were the ideal wheel, just that the 16's,17's arent. Considering the cost of a new supra when it came out, if cost is an issue to you, maybe not the car for you? Dont call me an idiot. Im pretty sure the F40 weighed a lot less than the supra , the wheels fill the arches & look right on the car..those wheels were the really light weight ones too werent they?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Theres more to it than filling the arches, you put 18s with wide tyres or 19s on and as soon as you go over bumps with some kind of force, or drive the car hard you'll just get a load of wheel scrapes on the arches. The fact is that when the car was released it out handled most of the competition on 17s, that was more of a priority than putting larger wheels on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I never said 19's were the ideal wheel, just that the 16's,17's arent. Considering the cost of a new supra when it came out, if cost is an issue to you, maybe not the car for you? Dont call me an idiot. Im pretty sure the F40 weighed a lot less than the supra , the wheels fill the arches & look right on the car..those wheels were the really light weight ones too werent they?. Stop acting like one then. The top chief big cheese on the project concluded after 8 years of R&D that 17's on a turbo were the optimum size for the car- so please state what your credentials are, how much R&D you have done and how you reached your conclusion that 17's are too small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgtX80 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Ive been part of toyotas piloting & my god do they skrimp & save every single part..literally is made as cost effective as possible to max out their profit, making metal parts thinner etc. Maybe working for the company & seeing behind the scenes has made me cynical. Some of the stuff they do is unbelieveable. Whatever you may think, im going to swap my 16's out for something more grippy, cause i dont think they are the best for the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Ive been part of toyotas piloting & my god do they skrimp & save every single part..literally is made as cost effective as possible to max out their profit, making metal parts thinner etc. Maybe working for the company & seeing behind the scenes has made me cynical. Some of the stuff they do is unbelieveable. Whatever you may think, im going to swap my 16's out for something more grippy, cause i dont think they are the best for the car. Toyota bob is back or whatever his name was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgtX80 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Maybe you should close off the club to new people so you can all just agree with eachother as much as you like in peace. The "click" is obviously inpenetrable without some ass kissing. Disagree & get flame grilled & ripped on. Friendly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Maybe you should close off the club to new people so you can all just agree with eachother as much as you like in peace. The "click" is obviously inpenetrable without some ass kissing. Disagree & get flame grilled & ripped on. Friendly! I believe it is clique Okay, here is the crux of the point. Do you have any scientific fact or demonstrable facts to agree with your statement, if you do then by all means share and the view of the 'collective' can then be corrected... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgtX80 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 ok how many of you still have the original wheels or equivalent size on your supra? Were no longer restrained by the early 90's cost of alloys & tyres. Given the wide choice you can get today, you can get a better wheel setup. Can you disagree with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 ok how many of you still have the original wheels or equivalent size on your supra? I have 17's on BOTH of my supras, and they are original offset. Your reason for asking is?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I had 17s on mine for the entire time I had her. Do a search and you'll come across many members going back to 17s from the larger sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I think Chris Wilson would love this thread I have my 18s for looks, and my 17s for handling. Ive been part of toyotas piloting & my god do they skrimp & save every single part..literally is made as cost effective as possible to max out their profit, making metal parts thinner etc. I think you'll find most large car companies (and companies generally) are like this.. otherwise you'll be paying more for your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I think Chris Wilson would love this thread I have my 18s for looks, and my 17s for handling. He probably has read it and popped outside to mutter quietly under his breath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I keep thinking of going back to my 16's from my 18's, but will get JodyT I think in the next month or so to do my 4 wheel setup as I find my handling isn't brill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgtX80 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 ok, im gonna stop. You stick with what toyota gave you, i will look for inspiration from elsewhere for what performs best, the car just seems a bit tail happy with the original wheels, more rubber in contact with the road has to be a good thing & fk ride comfort..no not 19's. Agree to differ. Have a nice day............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I've got 18's cos they look nice but they have an inferior ride & handling compared to the OEM 17's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 ok, im gonna stop. You stick with what toyota gave you, i will look for inspiration from elsewhere for what performs best. Agree to differ. Have a nice day............ You are missing the point, if you look around, you will notice plenty of people have tried different things. Most people here will try something and then post their findings. A few people have been here for a good while and have seen people try things with negative results. So the clique's opinoin is usually based on experience. If you can provide some good reasoning behind your statement regarding the wheel size then perhaps people will listen, however simply stating 'Toyota were cheap, and this is better' without any solid facts is asking someone to take someone else's advice on blind faith. If I said to you stick diesel in your car, you just wouldn't do it because mass opinoin is that diesel won't work on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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