What type of Rims
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I am about to inherit my mom's 98 sc300 and was wondering what rims I should get. I think I'm going to get 18 inch ones but I don't kno what brand or style. If you guys could give me a few recommendations it would really help. My mom's car is diamond white pearl and I'm getting the bomex body kit. Any help is appreciated. Thanx.
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$1600 on wheels and tires? Hmmm, if you buy Kumho tires (least expensive), that's already $500 in tires...so now you're looking at $1100 for wheels ($275/wheel). That'll get you only knock-offs for the most part. I would consider not buying the body kit and getting better wheels instead.
A car with nice wheels looks a LOT better than a car with stock/crappy wheels and a body kit! I would try to target $420/wheel ($2180 with tires) so you can at least get some quality 18" 1-piece wheels...(like the Lsportline Model III)...
A car with nice wheels looks a LOT better than a car with stock/crappy wheels and a body kit! I would try to target $420/wheel ($2180 with tires) so you can at least get some quality 18" 1-piece wheels...(like the Lsportline Model III)...
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Umm.....
Why get single peice rims? wouldnt 3 peice rims look/be better? If you get 3 peice rims and decide to chage your bakes, you can just swap the inner peice for the new brake setup instead of replaceing the whole wheel.
Toan.
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Look around first before you buy rims.Do not buy rims just because you live close to that place.Like Manaray said beware of knock-offs I made that mistake because I did not know much about wheels and got just bought rims at the first place I went too.
Manaray has a very good chioces you should ask him for wheel advice.
Sprewell Racing is a good place,but I heard they are expensive.Another good place would be the Wheel Warehouse,they have great prices there.There address is
115 W. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim,Ca 92801
Tel: 714-917-0921
Praetorian you should join us in our Teamlexstacy/Clublexus meets here in So.Cal every last saturday of every month.We have yet to have a SC join us yet,all we have are GS's,LS's,and IS's.Trust me we have fun.
Manaray has a very good chioces you should ask him for wheel advice.
Sprewell Racing is a good place,but I heard they are expensive.Another good place would be the Wheel Warehouse,they have great prices there.There address is
115 W. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim,Ca 92801
Tel: 714-917-0921
Praetorian you should join us in our Teamlexstacy/Clublexus meets here in So.Cal every last saturday of every month.We have yet to have a SC join us yet,all we have are GS's,LS's,and IS's.Trust me we have fun.
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Thanks for the invite but I'll wait until next summer. By then my car should be ready. Thank you for the tip about wheel warehouse. I'll be sure to check them out. I was looking through their online catalog and their selection is really great.
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praetorian180,their online catalog is small until so get to see the wharehouse in person.It like 10 times bigger in choices.
If you do not wanna come because your SC is stock,it does not matter.Not all Lexus cars that come with us are fixed up.
If you do not wanna come because your SC is stock,it does not matter.Not all Lexus cars that come with us are fixed up.
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Toan Nguyen - The reason why I didn't recommend a 3-piece wheel (or even a 2-piece) is because of the money. 3-piece wheels (well, good ones anyways) will cost $3000 and up...
A 3-Piece would definitely look better (with nice polished lip) but with $1100 as a starting point...
And swapping the inner piece (disk) with one that will accomodate new brakes isn't really realistic...it's a little more complicated than that...and only companies like HRE, Fikse, Kinesis would even consider doing up a custom center for you (but you wouldn't need it as their wheels are designed from the get go to accomodate large brakes)...try getting Lowenhart (Hart Wheels) to make you a custom center...hehehe
If you really plan on getting some aftermarket brakes, get wheels that are designed to accept large brakes. But if you plan on only spending $1600 or so for wheels and tires, forget about getting larger brakes. We're talking a MINIMUM of $700 for a minor "Supra" brake upgrade....when you start getting into some serious brakes like AP racing/Brembo's, you're talking $2500 to $4000 or so...plus installation and don't forget, on serious brakes like that, you have to buy serious pads...like $150/set (2 pads)...
As for Sprewell, go there to look, but don't buy...unless you know someone on the inside, you're not gonna get a great price (not a bad price, but not a great one).
There is no one place to get the best prices because it all depends on what wheel you want...if you want PARTICULAR JDM wheel, you'll have to go through an importer or find a shop that already imports them...
IMO, I would try to get the body kit last (plus I think the Bomex kit is wacked/ricer looking). I would worry about the suspension and wheels first since everyone can use a well handling car...and I think 19" wheels look better on SC...but of course, they cost more...
A 3-Piece would definitely look better (with nice polished lip) but with $1100 as a starting point...
And swapping the inner piece (disk) with one that will accomodate new brakes isn't really realistic...it's a little more complicated than that...and only companies like HRE, Fikse, Kinesis would even consider doing up a custom center for you (but you wouldn't need it as their wheels are designed from the get go to accomodate large brakes)...try getting Lowenhart (Hart Wheels) to make you a custom center...hehehe
If you really plan on getting some aftermarket brakes, get wheels that are designed to accept large brakes. But if you plan on only spending $1600 or so for wheels and tires, forget about getting larger brakes. We're talking a MINIMUM of $700 for a minor "Supra" brake upgrade....when you start getting into some serious brakes like AP racing/Brembo's, you're talking $2500 to $4000 or so...plus installation and don't forget, on serious brakes like that, you have to buy serious pads...like $150/set (2 pads)...
As for Sprewell, go there to look, but don't buy...unless you know someone on the inside, you're not gonna get a great price (not a bad price, but not a great one).
There is no one place to get the best prices because it all depends on what wheel you want...if you want PARTICULAR JDM wheel, you'll have to go through an importer or find a shop that already imports them...
IMO, I would try to get the body kit last (plus I think the Bomex kit is wacked/ricer looking). I would worry about the suspension and wheels first since everyone can use a well handling car...and I think 19" wheels look better on SC...but of course, they cost more...
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IMO, I would try to get the body kit last (plus I think the Bomex kit is wacked/ricer looking). I would worry about the suspension and wheels first since everyone can use a well handling car...and I think 19" wheels look better on SC...but of course, they cost more...
With all the other nice kits available, I don't know why people go with rice stuff.
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Well I'm a young guy and I don't really have the resources ($$$) to import a crazy nice body kit from Japan. So it would help me out if you could give me some alternatives to the Bomex Kit.
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Originally posted by praetorian180
Well I'm a young guy and I don't really have the resources ($$$) to import a crazy nice body kit from Japan. So it would help me out if you could give me some alternatives to the Bomex Kit.
Well I'm a young guy and I don't really have the resources ($$$) to import a crazy nice body kit from Japan. So it would help me out if you could give me some alternatives to the Bomex Kit.
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Praetorian180,just get what ever makes you happy.People have different tastes.
here is a past thread on a SC with bomex kit and later one with the Auto Couture kit
https://www.clublexus.com/vb/showthr...threadid=18497
here is a past thread on a SC with bomex kit and later one with the Auto Couture kit
https://www.clublexus.com/vb/showthr...threadid=18497
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Try the Autocoutre kit... https://www.clublexus.com/vb/showthr...threadid=18497
It just depends on your particular taste! Wiz, car is sweet and Tanners's SC is more subtle and elegant! I prefer the subtle kit myself, but to each his own. As long as it is done right!
It just depends on your particular taste! Wiz, car is sweet and Tanners's SC is more subtle and elegant! I prefer the subtle kit myself, but to each his own. As long as it is done right!