You still haven't told me which Edge wheels. Ford did one style of 17's and two styles of 18's. Are these the wheels you're talking about?

 

18s, and yes that is the car. Rims are exactly like those.

 

OK, 18x7.5 +44 offset.
Front wheel outer lips will sit back from dead flush about 3/4".
Rear wheel outer lips will sit back from dead flush about 1-1/4".
Add 15mm rear spacers to get the rears to match the fronts.

The NF springs are a nice mild drop that even out the ride height, barely ever scrape over bumps or dips in the road, and offer a great ride due to the softer spring rates. If you try to push the wheels (these, or any others) out flush with the fenders then you will need to run stretched tires so that you don't rub, because of those soft spring rates that give such good ride quality. It's all a compromise somewhere.

One last comment... chrome wheels weigh a lot, so expect gas mileage to suffer noticeably, if that matters at all to you.


BTW, if anybody ever puts the tC2 wheels on an xB2, then we'll get this thread back on topic.

 

Like CIONIDE said, 225/40/18's...I went with the General Exclaim UHP's and absolutely love them...

 

What, no pics to help him visualize?

Post #24:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...=187722&page=2

 

Just got the rims, now need to get tires. Looking at your suggestion for the Generals, thanks.

The rims are not actually chromed, it is a plastic cover that looks chrome. Still heavy, but I am not too concerned about the mileage thing.

YELOSUB - Your rims look great! Did you add any spacers? And how is the performance of the car with the new rims?

I have the NF210's in the garage, now I guess it is time to get to work...

Thanks guys.

 

Oh, and what is a good price for those?

 

flex wheels look pretty good on the gen 2

 

CIONIDE-Thanks for the link to the thread...

Rearview-No spacers-Had to shave the calipers for the particular rims that I got...The center portion of them are extremely thick and they hit the caliper even though the offset was fine...And the car rides/handles awesome...I have driven on many different brands of tires and absolutely love the General's...I paid $200 for mine and they were practically new so I got a great deal...Chromes are gonna cost more...I would say $300-400 or so would be a good deal...Search Craigslist, you will find some...

Pasquale-Thanks man...We love calling it a FlexB

 

Got them on the car wrapped in Conti Xtreme Contact DWS - 225/40/18. Looks great, rides great, happy camper! Merry Christmas!

NF 210s on next...

 

Pics?

 

Will try to get some up soon...

 

Here is a pic from the iphone...

 

Now you need to get those NF springs on.

 

I like those Edge rims...It will 10000xxx better when you get the drop done...

 

Trying to find the time to get it done. Hopefully this weekend. Springs are calling my name from the garage... Looking forward to seeing the change.

 

3 springs down, 1 more to go. So far so good...

 

Got it done, was easier than expected. Spring compressors and air tools make the job so much easier.

 

I'm no expert but I think the picture doesn't do the new suspension any justice.

However, your ride looks sick on Flex wheels. You are making all of us look for these wheels now (or at least we are all double-checking CL)

Did you have to get any hub-centric adaptors??

 

Thanks Century. They are actually Edge wheels. They bolted right on, no issues or adapters. I think I read that the Flex wheels require grinding brake calipers and adapters, but not 100% sure on that.

You are correct that the pictures do not do it justice, but I am a crappy photographer with an iPhone.