Is $600 a good price for used Supra wheels?
12-27-11, 01:33 AM
#20
$600 for a chrome TT set with good tires is a good deal.
I paid $450 for a local non-chrome TT set with bad tires and very minor curbing and one rim needed repair due to a leak I found. If they were in better shape I'd have been fine paying a bit more.
As for clearance, you'll have no issues. The wheels bolt on like they were factory. The fronts could benefit from 5mm or 10mm spacers but it isn't necessary.
LS400 front calipers or TT front calipers also fit like factory with these rims with no spacers.
I paid $450 for a local non-chrome TT set with bad tires and very minor curbing and one rim needed repair due to a leak I found. If they were in better shape I'd have been fine paying a bit more.
As for clearance, you'll have no issues. The wheels bolt on like they were factory. The fronts could benefit from 5mm or 10mm spacers but it isn't necessary.
LS400 front calipers or TT front calipers also fit like factory with these rims with no spacers.
12-27-11, 08:54 AM
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i just don't like chrome that has started to bubble, more than likely, it will continue to get worse, and in the winter you may have a tire or 2 going flat on you. I have had 2 sets of chrome wheels do that to me, including the oem sc chrome wheels. hold out for a polished set, they look much better, weigh less, and wont bubble or go flat in winter.
12-27-11, 07:05 PM
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first off can i say you all rock for your help! they are the chrome ones, the bubbling is minor, i will be seeing them either tomorrow or tuesday hopefully, in CA, although don't know if the car was always in CA the whole time. if everything looks good, i will get them and post pics once everything is finished! i really appreciate your help!
as for the offset, i have found that the 16" supra ones were +50mm like ours, however i am not sure if the 17" ones were also +50mm, i have heard potentially that they are +38mm. but i am not currently lowered so i dont think i will have fitment issues.
my main reason for getting them was the additional width in the rear (9.5 vs my stock 6.5) so i can use wider tires in hopes of actually catching traction off the line.
as for the offset, i have found that the 16" supra ones were +50mm like ours, however i am not sure if the 17" ones were also +50mm, i have heard potentially that they are +38mm. but i am not currently lowered so i dont think i will have fitment issues.
my main reason for getting them was the additional width in the rear (9.5 vs my stock 6.5) so i can use wider tires in hopes of actually catching traction off the line.
12-31-11, 08:43 PM
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they are a good price for chrome TT wheels with good tires BUT if the chrome is starting to bubble and peel, expect to pay $200+ per wheel to get them repaired and rechromed (assuming they have some curb rash). Also chrome wheels do have a tendency to slowly lose air over time
12-31-11, 10:19 PM
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i just don't like chrome that has started to bubble, more than likely, it will continue to get worse, and in the winter you may have a tire or 2 going flat on you. I have had 2 sets of chrome wheels do that to me, including the oem sc chrome wheels. hold out for a polished set, they look much better, weigh less, and wont bubble or go flat in winter.
I bought a used set of very nice rims but they had some chrome bubbling and it wasnt long before the leaks started.
Now they are useless and need to be either refinished or thrown in the garbage.
(edit) on a side note im starting to like the look fo the TT wheels, used to hate them.
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