Rim suggestions??

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by suprafann

Guess i confused ya hehe......I know the car is red but i was just tryin to give you an idea oof how i want my supra to sit with wheels on it....but in stock body form (no widebody). Just using the picture as a reference because i like how the wheels lined up...

Again, how the wheels 'sit' is very much offset-dependent...and again, the exact offset of your rims is something you have to work out with your wheel manufacturer...they have to guarantee perfect fitment or you return the wheels (imo).

Originally Posted by suprafann

...Ya i gotta decide whtehr to go 19's or 18's........i jsut think the supra would look wierd with 18's because its a big car.......but i dont wanna sacrafice performance etc

Actually when the Mkiv Supra came out in '93, it's 17" diamter rims were generally regarded as huge. If you dig up some of the original Mkiv Supra marketing materials, you'll see how the Mkiv Supra was designed to look from the factory. Although the recent automobile 'fashion trend' has everyone putting Dub-deuce SpiNNaZ on their El Dorados ... I would sincerely hope that 'fashion trend' wouldn't corrupt Mkiv Supra owners to think an 18" rim would look small/weird on their car.

Also note that most serious Mkiv Supras that are drag raced run 15" diameter rims on the rear! Although (fwiw) I wouldn't suggest 15's for a Supra that is roadraced, imo 18's in the rear and 19s in the front is the absolute max diameters I'd consider.

Originally Posted by suprafann

...Some people are saying that taking the TRAC FUSE out will help with the auto. Making it fast etc

wat u think about that idea?

Although I run a 6spd, other auto Mkiv Supra owners I've spoken with tell me that pulling the trac fuse does make the oem auto tranny shift a bit more crisply, but they say it's a also a bit harder on the tranny too. In other words, you may gain a bit in the short term, but it may make your transmission break or wear out sooner than it would have if you'd have left the trac fuse in place.

I'd invite any auto-Mkiv Supra owners to post their experience with how the 'Trac Mod' affects shifting & longevity.

[Durandal]

Please keep in mind you're driving a high horsepower RWD vehicle, especially after you take it to bpu+++ and beyond. As such, your first criteria must be to *proportionally* upgrade the *width* of the tires beyond stock. Styling, diameter, and even how they look lined up with the fenders are all secondary considerations. The oem rims are 8" wide on the front and 9.5" wide on the rear. An example of a 'bad' upgrade (one that I see over and over again) would be 10" wide on the rear and 9" wide on the front. This would increase the width of the front tires by a full inch, but the rears by only 1/2"??? ...doesn't make sense.

Interestingly enough my JDM Supra's stock wheels are 16x8 in front and 16x9 in the rear. I wonder if the people using 18x9 and 18x10 are using rims designed to be upgrades to the JDM models. Volk japan recommended 18x9 +40 and 18x10 +43 for me.

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by Durandal

Interestingly enough my JDM Supra's stock wheels are 16x8 in front and 16x9 in the rear. I wonder if the people using 18x9 and 18x10 are using rims designed to be upgrades to the JDM models. Volk japan recommended 18x9 +40 and 18x10 +43 for me.

On a percentage-of-width basis, just adding an inch to each rim isn't a balanced upgrade. You also need to to take horsepower increases into account before you decide on rim width.

[TurboSupera]

I bought my supra with 18" rims on them. I like the rims but personally I would've gone wider in the rear as well. If this helps, the current set up is.....18x9 41 offset in the front and 18x10 45 offset in the rear. When the car was lowered on eibach springs the front would rub on a u-turn. No issue in the rear. 18" rims look fine imho even at stock height. If I had to choose I'd go with 18x9 in the front and 18x11 in the rear or 18x12 in the rear if it would fit. But like the other person said....I would make sure the rim place knows what they're doing and give me a guarantee in writing. The correct offset makes a difference.