Anyone got New Rims
#21
hmm, do an accent. seems black is the status quo these days. I have gloss black rims myself, but they aren't stock rims. I always viewed the painted stock rims as a way to hide the fact they are stock. But that's me. I think OE's in white would be hot. I'm sure someone will do it.
#23
Wider is fine it's just the height difference that will affect your gas mileage noticeably. If the overall diameter is less then that of the factory setup then your tire will require more turns to every engine rev which will decrease gas mileage as it will take more rotations to cover the same distance. Going with a taller tire will slightly increase it as long as the mass of the setup stays the same. I'm going with a setup that is .1" taller and you should always stick within that distance +/- the stock diameter as to not affect gas mileage or your cars basic operations such as your speed sensor etc. Hope that helps
#24
I only ask because when I went from Highway to All-Terrain tires on my SUV, my mileage went down about 20% (from 18.5 to 16.5) and I didn't change tire size. Just wondering what change sticky tires cause on the tC.
#25
On my wrx I went from a 225 tire to a 9inch rim with a 235 and got identical gas mileage. It's justbthe overall mass but the contact patch for a car shouldn't make a difference.I'm getting rims on soon and I will keep an eye on it and see if anything changes
#26
Heres one i saw on the fivead facebook page, and its finally one thats not of the R5:F's even though those are my favorite D:
These look really good still!
"Five Axis/FIVE:ADSPIED! OEM Audio Plus demo car: Five Axis Edition 2011 Scion tC w/ 20" S5:F wheels. S5:Fs Looks pretty sweet on the new tC."
These look really good still!
"Five Axis/FIVE:ADSPIED! OEM Audio Plus demo car: Five Axis Edition 2011 Scion tC w/ 20" S5:F wheels. S5:Fs Looks pretty sweet on the new tC."
#28
Heres one i saw on the fivead facebook page, and its finally one thats not of the R5:F's even though those are my favorite D:
These look really good still!
"Five Axis/FIVE:ADSPIED! OEM Audio Plus demo car: Five Axis Edition 2011 Scion tC w/ 20" S5:F wheels. S5:Fs Looks pretty sweet on the new tC."
These look really good still!
"Five Axis/FIVE:ADSPIED! OEM Audio Plus demo car: Five Axis Edition 2011 Scion tC w/ 20" S5:F wheels. S5:Fs Looks pretty sweet on the new tC."
Last edited by errol; 02-06-2011 at 02:22 PM.
#33
#36
TRD did an excellent job styling these wheels to match the tC. The finish on them needs to be seen in person to believe it. Just gorgeous. The fact that they are each about 2.5 pounds lighter than the stock 18's is the icing on the cake!
Good choice!!
Good choice!!
#38
Nice! Yea i got married at 22. Man be married makes your bank account much smaller!
#39
And I definately second the seeing the wheels in person. They have a shine that looks almost like a black chrome. Pictures do not do them justice at all.