cliverman

Those wheels look great! Where you get'em? Nice color car also.

evotolexus

Thanks!

Purchased them from Butler Tire who direct ordered from Axis. I can put you in touch with them if you're interested in ordering some wheels.

dnszoom

I don't think that they're heavy at all..

24-25 lbs for a 19" wheel is not too shabby all things considered.

http://www.axiswheels.com/axis_wheel..._and_lips.html

dnszoom

And the TPMS sensors work with this wheel... there's probably enough value here that I am going to order these wheels.

Thanks for the ground work.

evotolexus

Thank you! Yeah, I'm not sure how much lighter someone expects a 19" wheel to weigh..........

Sounds good on the purchase, be sure to post pics.

P.S. Don't forget the spacers.

evotolexus

Main questions I've been receiving:

1. Yes, did require some modding to make front wheels clear calipers
2. Yes, TPMS do work with these wheels
3. Ride quality feels similar to stock

Yoko

Looks good.

CyberSC4

Keep up the good work.

Leechiro

what kind and where do you order these spacers? just for front or all 4? i was looking at a package on ebay that had (2)19x8.5 and (2)19x9.5 pentas with toyo tires for $2200 shipped. now if they come mounted, do i need to take them to a tire shop to get them to figure out the TPMS thing?

is 2200 shipped average?

dnszoom

Well, I didn't end up getting these rims but I'll answer Leechiro's question about the TPMS.

If the tires come mounted and balanced, your local installers will have to remove the valve stem from the new wheels, and displace the sensor from your stock wheels to the new rims. The sensors have thier own valve stem.

I have heard of some just 'peeling' back the tire to install the sensor but I'm not sure if that's always feasible with some rims.

The spacers that evotolexus used were custom fabricated from an exisiting MB wheel spacer. I believe he required several additional mm clearance in the front.

If your package includes T1Rs, the price seems reasonable.

Leechiro

great, thanks for the answers. exactly what i was looking for. where are good sites to get pentas if not ebay?

evotolexus

Good job. Exactly right on everything.

I'd agree the pricing is fair. However, it's nothing special. IMO, for that price, I'd pay the wheel shop to order the wheels directly from Axis and do the install. Especially since they'll have to dismount the rims for the TPMS, remount, and rebalance. They should be able to get close to that price anyway.

Also, like dns said, make sure you get a decent set of wheels and not some BS wheels just to keep the price low. Good luck!