View Full Version : Narrowed down to 3 Choices on wheels....
ProToolsKid
05-19-2002, 03:02 PM
OK I've narrowed it down to 3 choices... They the same brand but having a hard time deciding the pattern. all 3 are gonna be silver not the polished color in the picture but the lip will still be polished..
http://www.hrewheels.com/images/BI445.jpg
http://www.hrewheels.com/images/BI447.jpg
OR
http://www.hrewheels.com/images/BI446.jpg
I'm getting in the Satin Silver Finish kinda like this
http://www.hrewheels.com/images/Sfinsilvpic.jpg
hehe I'm getting these in 19x8.5 in the front and 19x9.5 in the rear then later if I decide to do a wide body I can send them in and they will replace the outer lip to make the wheel stick out more....
ctkrider
05-19-2002, 03:10 PM
for the amount that ur gonna pay for HRE, why not jus get volks or advans? Much lighter and better looking imo.
ProToolsKid
05-19-2002, 03:17 PM
Originally posted by ctkrider
for the amount that ur gonna pay for HRE, why not jus get volks or advans? Much lighter and better looking imo.
You're telling me that 20lbs for a 19x8.5" wheel is a lot... I thought Stock 16's were 22lbs Volk doesn't make decent looking rims in 19's Advan I'm gonna have to look at again.
ProToolsKid
05-19-2002, 03:26 PM
oops I just looked at the email the guy at HRE sent me it was 23lbs for 19x8 19x8.5 baybe a little more but it's just 1/2 an inch of lip tho so maybe just at 23.5lbs but still 23.5 for a 19" wheel is light. I'm not drag racing tho it's all sho.
HilfigerCelica
05-19-2002, 03:37 PM
I'd go for the first one.
WillyWonka
05-19-2002, 03:49 PM
The first wheel.
ProToolsKid
05-19-2002, 04:01 PM
Just looked at Advan and I don't like them look to plain I gotta have the 3 piece look Plus these are gonna be custom made to the specs of the car.
i like the gunmetal ones!
4PASNU
05-19-2002, 08:22 PM
bling bling
xNiNjAx
05-19-2002, 08:26 PM
I'd pick the first ones.
ctkrider
05-19-2002, 09:37 PM
advan sienas
ctkrider
05-19-2002, 09:38 PM
or the ones on the trial celica...i think they're super advans or something...
pensfan83
05-19-2002, 11:07 PM
First wheel -- five-spokes are always best ;)
GTS LAID
05-19-2002, 11:11 PM
you're forgetting that just by increasing the diameter you're increasing your rotational inertia... going from 16s to 19s you increase your rotational inertia by 41% for the same weight wheel.
pensfan83
05-20-2002, 12:24 AM
Originally posted by GTS LAID
you're forgetting that just by increasing the diameter you're increasing your rotational inertia... going from 16s to 19s you increase your rotational inertia by 41% for the same weight wheel.
I'm not going to check the math :D but that's right.
jonasblack
05-20-2002, 12:30 AM
nah forget what they all say about the first one and go with the third one.
jotan82
05-20-2002, 05:18 AM
:stupid:
6 spoked ones look better then those 5 spokes
Jesse IL
05-20-2002, 05:53 AM
When you try to mount up 9.5" wheels and they won't fit, everyone can have a good chuckle. My 18x8 +35 offset are damn close to not fitting. I'm not even sure the 8.5" wheels will work in the front. You go with a +40 offset and you might be able to squeeze it in there, but you may still have to roll the inner fender lips on the wheel wells.
ProToolsKid
05-20-2002, 07:39 AM
The guy at HRE told me he fit those sizes of wheels on a 2K celica W/ No Problem I'll ask him today about the car being dropped and I hope I don't have to roll my fenders. I might just stick W/ 19x8 all the way around tho coz he wasn't sure if they would work W/ the Hotchkis Coilovers I plan on getting..... If the wheels don't fit then I think they take them back and mount the center piece on a new rim for no extra cost to me, well maybe shipping. Remember these are all custom fit so the offset and everthing will be set for the car.
About the inertia thing yeah I'm fuking stoopid I didn't think about that coz I thought that you would have to increase the diameter of the whole wheel W/ tire not if you just increase the rimsize and take a lower profile tire.... So yeah that is a factor... Oh well I'm pretty much all show NE way....
jotan82
05-20-2002, 08:13 AM
Celipexi's wheels were 19x8.5
Jesse IL
05-20-2002, 09:44 AM
Originally posted by jotan82
Celipexi's wheels were 19x8.5
OK, so Axis Hagens...probably +40 or +42 offset. That would work but will be damn close on both sides. With +35 offset, 18x8, there is literally no more than 2mm clearance on the outside, I was afraid the tire would hit the inside of the fender lip. On the inside I can get the width of my fingers between the top of the tire and the strut, so you still have a little bit to play with there.
ProToolsKid
05-20-2002, 12:37 PM
So I can easily fit 19x8.5 all the way around W/ a car that is dropped a little....
xi KiNG ix
05-20-2002, 02:25 PM
3rd one
WutARyd
05-20-2002, 05:24 PM
stop buying axis hagens!
I'm getting the first ones myself. Good choice. Forged and look dope :thumbup:
Personafied
05-20-2002, 05:38 PM
The second one is tight....It would look real good with your setup.
ProToolsKid
05-20-2002, 05:42 PM
HRE is pushing me to put 19x8.5 on the front and 19x9.5 on the rear he said it would work fine
Miguel GTS
05-20-2002, 09:30 PM
i say 3
Originally posted by ProToolsKid
HRE is pushing me to put 19x8.5 on the front and 19x9.5 on the rear he said it would work fine
??
xangrystylex
05-20-2002, 10:02 PM
well u are asking opinions so i will straight up tell you they are all ugly. i wouldnt even let 19in rims touch my car let alone the ones you have shown. that is just my opinion though. you should get what you like not what everyone else wants.
ProToolsKid
05-20-2002, 10:12 PM
Originally posted by GTSnut
??
They're telling me it looks really Really good like that. But I D/K
ProToolsKid
05-20-2002, 10:13 PM
Originally posted by xangrystylex
well u are asking opinions so i will straight up tell you they are all ugly. i wouldnt even let 19in rims touch my car let alone the ones you have shown. that is just my opinion though. you should get what you like not what everyone else wants.
I thought they were ugly too till I saw them in person and they look totally different. I'm sure all 3 of those will look badda$$ it's just the final decision on what I want.
Originally posted by ProToolsKid
They're telling me it looks really Really good like that. But I D/K
Yeah, maybe in their photoshopped pic from their old ads.... but I would get called an ass clown by all my boys if I did that. I can here it now, "Snce when did Toyota make a RWD Celica?"
To each his own. It would look dope as hell to look like a RWD. (I would still go even up front and back tho... jmo)
3.2 TL
05-21-2002, 12:41 AM
#4......
its nice too
ProToolsKid
05-22-2002, 02:41 PM
Well I orderd them today I got the 445's in 19x8.5 W/ their lugnuts and valvestems and everything.
http://www.hrewheels.com/images/BI445.jpg
I got a killer deal on them so I took it.... Basically I'm loosing Nothing doing this I really didn't have to spend more than $50 out of pocket for these wheels. The $50 was for the custom Lugnuts that they have.
hehe So I basically Upgraded from crappy gravity cast aluminum 18x7.5 Konig Monsoons to Custom fit forged and spun19x8.5 3piece HRE's for $50 :) And I still have 1 Konig Monsoon W/ tire Left to do what ever I want W/. How you ask? You gotta love Insurance companies :).....
selika2000
05-22-2002, 06:08 PM
I think all the choices are ugly.
DrewSilverGT
05-22-2002, 06:13 PM
those sort of look like the pattern of my wheels, and im getting the vielside kit too. Oh well, i guess i need to do something different.
ProToolsKid
05-22-2002, 06:59 PM
You need to see them on the car..... they will be sitting perfectly flush W/ the outside of the fender, they won't look sucked in like most aftermarket rims and it's really hard to see the rim working until it's actually on the car.
Here is a cheezy photoshop job I just whipped out in 10min
The size is prolly a little exaggerated but it's all cool I'll post pics in 4 weeks when I get them.
http://www.texascelicaclub.com/JosiahCelica/celicapics/HRE/HREPhotoshop.jpg
silverceli2k
05-22-2002, 07:17 PM
eh.
silverceli2k
05-22-2002, 07:17 PM
I do like the 4 ones the best though :o.
ProToolsKid
05-22-2002, 07:18 PM
Originally posted by silverceli2k
eh.
Sorry I tried to make them just a little bigger than the 18's that were on ther but there was no inbetween when I was sizing them but they will be a little smaller than that.
excellent choice brotha... can you email me pics when you've got them on???
bostudios@bostudios.com
kawika
05-23-2002, 03:04 AM
#2 is kickass ! i like those
Cash Money
05-23-2002, 11:08 AM
Hmmm... good call... HRE wheels are of utmost quality and the style you chose was my fav by them... Good luck with them and i hope you enjoy...
my next set of wheels are prolly gonna be Volk Racing Challanges in 18's... even if you're all show, a judge should be able to realize what the Volks truly are worth...and not just cost but the performance aspect of them as well...
jotan82
05-23-2002, 11:52 AM
Originally posted by Cash Money
my next set of wheels are prolly gonna be Volk Racing Challanges in 18's... even if you're all show, a judge should be able to realize what the Volks truly are worth...and not just cost but the performance aspect of them as well...
:werd:
nice rims... i personally probably would have picked 2 or 3. But the ones you got are still nice.
Man I want some HRE wheels so bad!! Good choice those are bad ass!
ProToolsKid
05-25-2002, 07:13 AM
Originally posted by FLO
Man I want some HRE wheels so bad!! Good choice those are bad ass!
Get some good insurance W/ $0 deductible.. Then bend the wheels... try to have a badda$$ claims adjuster that doesn't know what he is doing and prices something like Konig monsoon wheels at $750 each and Tires at $250 Each.
Here are some better photo of an HRE 445 on a car the outer lip is small has hell which is gonna make these things look like 20's or something....
http://www.texascelicaclub.com/JosiahCelica/celicapics/HRE/445R19x11.jpg
HilfigerCelica
05-25-2002, 07:22 AM
Those things are tight. Can we get some pics of the whole car with the HRE wheels?
ProToolsKid
05-25-2002, 07:28 AM
Originally posted by HilfigerCelica
Those things are tight. Can we get some pics of the whole car with the HRE wheels?
That's the only Pic I have of that wheel I got another of the 446 but it's a 17 or something...
http://www.texascelicaclub.com/JosiahCelica/celicapics/HRE/Brushed%20446%5b1%5d.JPG
sammythebull
05-25-2002, 11:27 PM
#2 bro...like the double spoke
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