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The many faces of the factory OEM SCX00/Soarer wheels.

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Old 06-15-10, 02:29 AM
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Default The many faces of the factory OEM SCX00/Soarer wheels.

Not that anyone here probably cares for the stock OEM wheels, But I thought that I should post pics of all the various styles of OEM Wheels that came on different years and trim level SC's and Soarers (Don't expect too many factory Soarer wheel pics, since I don't know much about 'em).

15 inch '92-'94 SC300 Wheels...(Came in Silver or Chrome/Smallest and Ugliest stock wheels IMO)


16 inch '92-'94 SC400 Wheels, I believe these were factory '92-'94 T.T and 4.0 GT Soarer Wheels as well (Came in Silver or Chrome) ...


16 inch '95-'97 SC300 Wheels, I believe these were exclusive to USDM SC300's only (Came in Silver or Chrome)...


16 inch '95-'96 SC400 Wheels, These were probably also stock on all '95-'96 Toyota Soarers (Came in Silver or Chrome) Best looking stock wheel IMO...

which were a variation of these (Center caps were just changed)....



I believe these came on both the 300 and 400 '98-'00 models (JDM versions had a slight variation with the Toyota "T" in the center cap instead of the Lexus "L"...


And of course these...They look to be 15 inch Soarer wheels and they're ugly, but I wouldn't mind rocking a set since they're JDM LOL!, Not sure what year or trim Soarers got these hideous wheels though...


I'm not exactly sure which year models or trim SC's these hideous things were found on (Probably all across the line), But they look like dealer installed wheels with a Lexus center cap simply attached to 'em (2nd ugliest OEM wheels IMO)


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Old 06-15-10, 06:02 AM
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Cool post man - appreciated I have always wondered about these.

I see a lot of BBS wheels on older SC's - were they a factory option?

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Sweet, thanks for posting. I've always thought SC's had some God awful factory wheels. The ones on my 95 werent bad, but those BBS ones Dx3 mentioned were hideous.
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thanks, good list
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I actually really like my 16" '95-96 silver SC300 wheels which are shown above.
My car has a lot of body roll with these, but the comfort is awesome compared
to my 19" work wheels with 35 series tires lol. I've been rolling on stocks with
25mm spacers for a few weeks since I had a tire blow out and I haven't really
minded. If I could get my hands on some Soarer JDM centers that would look
pretty fresh. I use these for my winter set up but it's been nice driving down
the highways lately.
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Originally Posted by Dx3
Cool post man - appreciated I have always wondered about these.

I see a lot of BBS wheels on older SC's - were they a factory option?

Jonny
No prob dude! Got an image of these so-called "BBS" wheels? I'd like to see what you're talking about.
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Originally Posted by BIGCTY
"...but those BBS ones Dx3 mentioned were hideous..."
BBS's come in many variations, Which ones are you referring to?
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Your missing the BBS ones...
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Originally Posted by SC2JZ300
Your missing the BBS ones...
Can you please show me what they look like? I'll edit my post later...Thanks!
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The last pic you have there with the white Soarer and wondering what trim they came on...... seeing as we get these cars as grey imports in Australia, they were mainly on anything with a V8 badge and all trim models. Didn't matter if they were on the standard V8 (UZZ30), the Limited V8 Air Suspension (UZZ31) or the Limited V8 Hydraulic Suspension (UZZ32) Soarer. I had a UZZ30 and these wheels are ugly!!! The twin-turbos had much better factory wheels than the V8's (I had 3 of them but luckily 2 of them had aftermarket goodies on them ).
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Originally Posted by draco
"...The twin-turbos had much better factory wheels..."
That would be these right?...
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Originally Posted by CrazySC300
Can you please show me what they look like? I'll edit my post later...Thanks!
They were replica BBS wheels aka Ultra Wheels.
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Originally Posted by draco
Didn't matter if they were on the standard V8 (UZZ30), the Limited V8 Air Suspension (UZZ31) or the Limited V8 Hydraulic Suspension (UZZ32) Soarer.
UZZ32 came with the TT ten spokes, as they had the bigger breaks as well
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I have always liked the chrome spoke ones. These are what came on my car originally. I have a set of factory white ones if anyone is interested. Pm me!
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Originally Posted by Dx3
were they a factory option?
Dealership option, actually.


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