probabally a blonde wheel question

[Guest red thunder]

hi these question's may have been asked before but i looked and could not find what i was after. also i'm a woman and know sh*t about wheels which doesn't help!!!

 

i'm after some new 18" alloys for my 1994 supra cause mine let it down and iv'e also been told the current wheels are toyota standard alloys but not for a supra for some other toyota.

 

i'd like to know what the standard spec should be and what i should ask for??? some companies have the make and model selector but i don't trust them to get the right size from previous experience.

 

also i have noticed some supras have wider alloys on the back is this needed??? and if so do you buy front and back separate or do companies do sets???

 

also someone said something about spacers are these a good thing as i have heard they can damage things???

 

sorry about all the questions!!! and an advanced thankyou to anyone that can help me!!!

 

xxx red thunder xxx

[hadyn]

Looks like you've got standard Lexus GS(?) alloys on your car mate

 

Ideally for an 18" Wheel you want minimum 8" wide at the front and 9" wide at the rear (8x18 9x18)

 

Have a look here and see what you think:

 

http://rarerims.co.uk/alloys_sub.asp?id=2

[Guest morganl7]

Hiya,

 

From personal experience, I wouldn't recommend Rare Rims as a company to order from. The website is very good as you can upload a picture of your car and view the wheels on it however, I ordered some alloys from this company back in May and have still not received them! Two weeks ago I cancelled my order and looked elsewhere. The alloys I'm buying are 8 1/2 width front and 9 1/2 width rear.

 

Good luck with your search!

[Ark]

As with so many mods, wheels are a compromise - a non-turbo uses 16 inch diameter, 8 inch wide rims, 50 offset, with 225x50 rubber all round. The TT uses 17 inch rims, can't remember the rest.

 

Bigger, wider wheels means more weight and more pressure on suspension components, so more bush and ball joint wear. The trade off being more traction. You need to decide what you want from it.

 

Spacers are generally considered to be a bad idea, unless your car never gets driven properly - they increase the track width, which increases leverage forces on the hubs, which breaks stuff faster. Also the suspension geometry _should_ be adjusted to suit, but normally isn't. If you want/need a wider track, buy wider rims.

Edited August 14, 2008 by Ark (see edit history)

[garethr]

Standard wheel specs are:

PCD 5 x 114.3 mm

Centre bore 60.1 mm

Offset ET50

Width:

non-turbo: 16x8 all round

turbo (small brakes) 16x8 front, 16x9 rear

turbo (large brakes) 17x8 front, 17x9.5 rear

 

Most common offset in aftermarket wheels is probably ET35. Some people find that changing the offset affects the handling, some people don't.

 

Aftermarket wheels will probably need spigot rings to match the wheel's centre bore to the car's hub.

 

There should be no reason to use spacers if you are buying new wheels, but if you ever do use them, make sure that they are hubcentric.

Edited August 14, 2008 by garethr (see edit history)

[MrRalphMan]

With the Lexus GS300 wheels, they are ET40 offset's but everyone, including the great Chris Wilson, state that they are correct for the Soop.

 

Do the correct offsets change with each wheel?

[SilverSoop]

I think on the '94 Supra, they had 16'' alloys and on the later facelift models they had 17'' wheels...

 

You could probably find some in the parts for sale or even post up in the parts wanted red thunder...

 

Hope this helps... :-)

[MrRalphMan]

Jap specs came with either 16's or 17's depending on spec. UK's were only provided with the 17's...