gordy.r Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Ive got a set of OEM 17"s with facelift centre caps and a set of the staggered OEM 16" with prefacelift centre caps. My old oem staggered 16's by any chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Mine has always run on stock or stock sized wheels and original tire sizes, I did try a larger rear tire but it completely messed up the handling so went back to stock. Same here. Since I damaged a set of Blitz 17's in 2004 I started using OEM wheels. I've had them on my TT, single, NA and new TT. Love the way it drives on them and when I've tried larger diameter wheels or wider tyre's it's always detracted from the handling (even with the geometry corrected). I've now got 3 sets of them! A classy set of 18/19in wheels really do modernise the look of the Supra though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I have considered a set of Stock 17" something about a fully stock look which is starting to look cool IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPG Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I've been running a stock set of 17's for the last 2 years, and love how the car handles with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I've been running a stock set of 17's for the last 2 years, and love how the car handles with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkddav3 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 They look good on a stock car, but anything that's got a kit on it they just look out of placement. But as homer said a nice set of 18's really do modernise the car, stock alloys do look abit 90's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-tt Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I've still got the stock 16s on my silver sup but it is completely stock body where as if I put them on my black one which just has the oem body kit they just don't look right, another good point to keeping the original wheels is that if you get a puncture out on the road somewhere you can just throw the space saver on without worrying about having 2 different sized wheels on the same axel which cant do the diff any good. A mate of mine found this out the hard way with a wee kangoo van with 17" alloys he got a flat on the front (FWD) and just stuck the stock 14" spare on and buggered up the gearbox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxns7 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 On the size and handling question... WHAT makes the handling better with stock wheels? Higher tire sidewall? Higher ET? Correct width? (235 front 255 rear on a stock TT) My wheels are close to stock (stock width, ET 40, and 18") so I can't complain, but I was wondering. If someone could explain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I have posted on this loads of times, but basically an ultra low profile tyre needs a very sophisticated suspension to keep it flat to the ground in roll, lift, squat and with caster induced camber change kept modest. The MKIV is too old to have such suspension and like many cars of that era or older do not take well to a low profile tyre with little sidewall flex. Those cars with little to no suspension travel, be it from stupidly high spring rates, or being run on their bump stops tend to negate these issues, but bring in issues of their own, like a pitiful lack of traction and alarming mechanical loads being induced into suspension members and joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I've got a set of OEM 17's (no centre caps though) if anyone wants them for a decent price Collection only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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