Chris Wilson Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Customer dropped off a genuine 60,000 mile J-Spec auto, totally un-messed with save a FMIC, still on 16 inch OE wheels this morning. Rare to get a car in on the sixteen inch rims these days, and what a joy it was to drive on typical British road surfaces. Went beautifully, lovely car in super condition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Obviously not taken off the winter wheels yet, it'll soon be on 19's I bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashloys Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 The difference it made changing the 19" wheels I bought the car with off to 17" OEM wheels was amazing.. lol Get some pics up of it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 I doubt it will be going on big wheels, the owner is a more mature gentleman and appreciates just how rim changes can alter ride and handling. The MKIV is a really comfortable car with great compliance and NVH resistance in stock form, pity that there will be a swathe of owners who have never experienced it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Sorry Chris, I do appreciate completely where you are coming from but I put looking good over a bit of back ache occasionally...!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Yeah but has it got speed holes like mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 when you think how far this car was ahead of everything else in design and engineering , shame the alloy fella had the day off lol, my car is pretty stock apart from the spoiler and TTEs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamaSupra Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Only mods I have are the wheels, exhaust, suspension, front lip and a bov. No engine mods done, all left as Toyota had intended. The rest is all stock, I even put an oem CD player back in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Hence why I put the stock 17's back on for Dragonball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 The stock wheels are magnesium so the wheel guys was glued to his seat and had not a day off for months, plus all the big power us guys run 17s for grip . But they did But they did put fuction over looks because it was ahead of its time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 Sorry, but the stock wheels are definitely not magnesium, I know of no current road car with mag wheels, it is too unpredictable and corrodes like hell. Apart from being very expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Really but there does seem to be alot of mention of magnesium oem wheels as stock, Any rate when I weighed me stock 17s in for scrap they was shocked how little they had to pay out. I did see it In a thread some time ago someone said they was magnesium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) If your right that means the alloy guy was having a bloody day off ! Son of a b.... Edited May 21, 2016 by mellonman (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 Many aluminium alloys have some magnesium in the mix, but a proper old school race wheel (a "magnesium wheel") is mainly made of mag. They need lifing and regular x-raying, but are incredibly light! They corrode for fun and develop stress cracks. The FIA states all mag wheels have certificated crack testing done every X years. Here's some possibly interesting reading: http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general-archive/were-mag-wheels-ever-really-made-magnesium-88952/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc92 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I like the 16s on mine. A nice comfortable ride and I must be one of the few who prefer the look of fat tyres to the rubber bands people stretch around 19s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franki Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I'm still rocking the 16's too, I don't think I'll ever be swapping out either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Supes Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I'll be going back to stock 17's again soon. The drive was dramatically different... for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I had stock 16s on my old NA with staggered fitment and loved the way it drove. My TT has 18s and dare I mention the wife's NA has 19s and neither of them feel as planted or just plain right as my old NA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I have staggered wheels on mine. 17 inch rears with a bigger tyre wall and 18 inch fronts. The rears are also a 315 in width. It grips and feels more planted than my old Supra on 18 inch rears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 The worst thing about 16's is the limited rubber choice in 245/45/16 or 245/50/16 for the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 The worst thing about 16's is the limited rubber choice in 245/45/16 or 245/50/16 for the rear. And small brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I never had any issues other than not being a driving god on track, 19's and set up by Centergravity seemed to work just fine for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 And small brakes They are ok if they are working properly but a stuck slider or piston and I agree they quickly drop below decent. I've had both types on numerous occasions, currently have some uk fronts on the bench for a tidy up and j specs on the car, and I'm not in a great rush to get them back on, but saying that I'm mellowing out so don't test them as much. As you ask more and more of the brakes it comes down to pad material, eg round a track a CW race pad in jspecs will perform better than a stock pad in uk's. Uk's are better all things being equal but the jspecs can be functional for most people. It'll be a compromise like most things, the stock 17's though are very close to the 16's ride and handling wise so you can have it all really, for me the point to get over is that 19's or even some heavy low offset 18's can rob an owner of the stock fluid feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) Which is why I run an N/A 4.083 Torsen with Borbet TTE 18" wheels which have correct offsets and with 285 40 rear & 245 40 front tyres gives the same height of side-wall as stock 17" tyres and near as dammit T.T. auto final ratio. Resulting with the ratio I need, with space for bigger brakes and side-walls of sensible dimensions for ride, traction and handling. Edited May 22, 2016 by David P (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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