ST165 with 15" 7th gen GT rims

ChrisD

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Just got them on. Car's a little dirty. I think these rims suit the Alltrac's lines perfectly. They look sweet in person.

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Griffin

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Those do look good Chris - they go really well with the car. What kind of rims are they and how much to they weigh?
 

ChrisD

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They are the stock rims from an '02 Celica GT. Not sure what brand they are. For weight, I am not sure exactly...I'll try to find out. I had a crappy scale handy and the rim/tire looked to be very close in weight to the stock 14's. I'll weigh them sometime to find out. :)

The best part about them is that I got them for $200 for the set, including tires! This is canadian $$. The tires still have ~90% tread left. :D
 

Gary

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That's a steal, Chris.
I've never thought those wheels look good until they are on ST165. :wink:
 

Shaggz00

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yeah, I got the same deal on my grey 165. Son't have pics, but I'm mos def a fan! I want your corner lenses!!
 

Rick89GTS

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Chris,

I've never been a fan of the split-spokes but yeah, they do go very well with your 165. Great deal for C$200. :shock:
What is the offset? 39? Did you need spacers for the rears?

(I'm running the 6th gen 15" x 7" GTS rims on mine but the offset was 45, so I needed spacers on the rear to clear the struts.)
 

ChrisD

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I was never a fan of these rims either until I actually installed them. I was very impressed with how it looks!

I'm not sure of the offset or the width of the rim. :shrug:

However I didn't need spacers, most likely because the tire is a 195/60 R15 which is 10mm narrower than the stock 205's. It is *very* close to touching the strut on the back, however it works. You had 205's on your 15" rims correct?

I was worried about losing some handling with the narrower tires, but it turns out the Bridgestone Potenza's are much much better tires than my old ones, and the car has a MUCH nicer feel to it. Handling is much more direct.

Shoteh: not a fan of white rims myself, but I can imagine they'd look quite sharp on the right car. :)

Shaggz00: Get some pics! I'd love to see another car with them. hehe...corner lenses took a long time to find, but definitely worth it. :)
 

Rick89GTS

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chris_dittrick":1pvn7izf said:
......However I didn't need spacers, most likely because the tire is a 195/60 R15 which is 10mm narrower than the stock 205's. It is *very* close to touching the strut on the back, however it works. You had 205's on your 15" rims correct?....

Yep, 205/55/15's.
Grip feels much improved with the 7" rim width and 205's.
 
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