New Wheels

[seth_man]

New wheels came in today, i thought my Kosei's were light but wow these come in at just 10.9lbs.
Now hopefully my tires, studs and lugs come in. cant wait to be rippin up the track this summer :biggrin:


http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/1e67e43a.jpg

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/667084ce.jpg

[Astroman]

More info on the wheels? Size, offset?

[seth_man]

15x7 +36, they will have 205\50\15 kumho xs on them this weekend, evo studs and lugs should be in by the weekend also

[47_MasoN_47]

Dang that is light! I'm running a set of Kosei right now. Be interesting to hear how these do.

[Flipper_1938]

What is up with the two valve stem holes?

[vten]

so he can fill up the air faster with 2 machine .... racing pit stop style :biggrin:

that's a nice lookin rims !! where did you get them ?

[racerb]

15x7 +36, they will have 205\50\15 kumho xs on them this weekend, evo studs and lugs should be in by the weekend also

Aren't those made for the Miata? Do they fit the Yaris hubs ok, or do you have to use hub centric adapter rings?

racerb :bow:

[seth_man]

What is up with the two valve stem holes?


The 2 valve holes are so you can fill with 100% nitrogen, with only 1 valve you could never get all the oxygen out of the tire

[yrsgirl]

the two valves are to fill with nitrogen and purge out the air that nitrogen displaces...
and yes very popular with the miata crowd.

[yrsgirl]

baahhh you beat me to it!

[seth_man]

baahhh you beat me to it!



The wheels made me faster to, lol

[seth_man]

Aren't those made for the Miata? Do they fit the Yaris hubs ok, or do you have to use hub centric adapter rings?

racerb :bow:



The hub bore is 67.1mm so hub rings are a good idea

[Hershey]

Handsome rims .

[Pur_Blu]

Nice wheel tire combo. Those 205/50's will fill out those fenders wells nicey!!

[yaris4062007]

Nice wheel, how much did you pay for the wheel? ;)

[racerb]

The hub bore is 67.1mm so hub rings are a good idea

Did you find your hub centric rings yet? If not, check with Tire Rack, they sent a set of them with my last set of rims I purchased for the Celica!!

racerb :thumbsup:

[seth_man]

Nice wheel, how much did you pay for the wheel? ;)

949racing's retail price is $129 each


Did you find your hub centric rings yet? If not, check with Tire Rack, they sent a set of them with my last set of rims I purchased for the Celica!!

racerb :thumbsup:

yeah, i have some. pretty easy size to find. thanks for the input though. now im just waiting for wheel studs and tires

[seth_man]

New jewelry for new wheels


http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/2b55762d.jpg

[33OH]

Beautiful and nice choice, 6UL's are awesome.

Let me just say this now - never ever powdercoat these. It makes the metal brittle and fragile.

[SailDesign]

Beautiful and nice choice, 6UL's are awesome.

Let me just say this now - never ever powdercoat these. It makes the metal brittle and fragile.

I woke up this morning, looked at YW, and noticed under Wheels and Tires it said "New Wheels" and the last author was 330H

I thought to myself, "Phew! All's right with the world." :smile:

[33OH]

^ hahahahah, I am looking at a few prospects. Not for my cars, but for resale. :)

[seth_man]

Beautiful and nice choice, 6UL's are awesome.

Let me just say this now - never ever powdercoat these. It makes the metal brittle and fragile.



thanks, im a big fan of them to. yeah im aware the wheels are already heat treated so powder would be bad, thanks for the heads up though. looks like spring has arrived this week so ill be installing my studs and getting the new wheels on this week.

[kimona]

I like those wheels.

[33OH]

thanks, im a big fan of them to. yeah im aware the wheels are already heat treated so powder would be bad, thanks for the heads up though. looks like spring has arrived this week so ill be installing my studs and getting the new wheels on this week.

Good, I about cried when I saw this..

http://www.flyinmiata.com/projects/targa/images/img_9295.jpg

[seth_man]

yeah man i saw that post before i purchased the wheels, almost made me not buy them but then i read the details.

[malibuguy]

If they made these in 16s id totally get them for the yaris...but ive been eyeing them for the past few years for the tercel...maybe one day...and ill retire my koseis to rain duty

[1.5]

Dang too bad you cant PC them cuz that white looks super clean.

[mr_miles]

This makes me wonder if i can PC my wheels......

[Thirty-Nine]

This makes me wonder if i can PC my wheels......

Yeah, makes me wonder about wheel powdercoating, too (not that I'm about to do that having just bought new wheels). However, what's the rule? I've had wheels powdercoated in the past without issue ...

[seth_man]

Yeah, makes me wonder about wheel powdercoating, too (not that I'm about to do that having just bought new wheels). However, what's the rule? I've had wheels powdercoated in the past without issue ...


it all comes down to the science. these particular wheels are low pressure cast and heat treated to increase tensile strength. heat treating again would change the metal characteristics, since powercoat cures around 390f thats basically heat treating a second time. bad for these wheels. for other wheels the powdercoat process might make them stronger, that all depends on how they were made in the first place.

[403RS]

Dang too bad you cant PC them cuz that white looks super clean.

http://www.toolmarts.com/media/performix/Performix-11207-6-lg.jpg

:wink:

[seth_man]

Got some work done today and finally got tires, i went a different direction and decided to go with real race tires. Studs are installed, they look pretty funny with steelies, new tires and wheels are getting mounted tomorrow. i gotta get some break in miles on them to their ready for track duty in a few weeks.


http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/44016074.jpg

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/31b9d121.jpg

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/c2e44683.jpg

[1.5]

DAMN! ^^^

[TOLMACH]

Seth man,

Those tires that you bought are not the best winter tires that I saw ))

(very sexy tires!)

[seth_man]

BIZZAM.....

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/cf3972c7.jpg

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/e7f37eac.jpg

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/111HP/c994f0af.jpg

[matthewai]

ohhhhh boooooyyyyy!!!!!!

[CanIHazYarisHatch?]

Nice.

[BrazdonW]

That looks great! congrats!

[TPA5]

Daaaang, looking slick! Love those wheels. Tire's look hot too, how's she handle with the race tires and lighter rims?

[Monstro]

Hey, looks great!!! I'm just wondering where you got those wheel studs from?

[seth_man]

Hey, looks great!!! I'm just wondering where you got those wheel studs from?

ebay, evo studs, ARP # 100-7717