Finally ordered my new wheels!!! have a few ?s

[SonicBeast]

so after surfing the classifieds and researching wheels for forever i realized that ccws and true forged rims are my favorite of course but theyre just out of my price range. so for the money i was leaning towards going with 18" AFS reps. currently my car is on staggered chrome 17s. the more i looked the more i realized i wanted something a little different than the same wheels just an inch bigger. then i stumbled across this thread and fell in love,

http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...n-these-wheels-terminator-forgestar-f14s.html

Forgestar F14s, awesome wheels from what ive seen for a great price. i think they look sick on his cobra and was going to order the exact same setup, gunmetal and all for my car which is sonic blue btw. there was a time when i contemplated black chrome so i got in touch with forgestar and unfortunately they dont do black chrome but they suggested "black graphite" which is a silver base with two layers of tinted clear. this is what they look like,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickelsvision/6680440835/in/photostream/

so i ordered them, $1580.00 shipped to my door in 6-8 weeks. its gonna be a long wait!! i got them in 18x9+20 and 18x11+23. now im looking into tires and have heard nothing but great things about toyo r888s so i was going to run those. id like to do a 335 in the rear but they only come in a 30 series sidewall, and the front would be a 35 series. wouldnt that look funny? toyo doesnt make a 315 35 r18 either. the biggest size is a 305. so im kinda stuck, i love my 315s now and dont want to go narrower on an 11" wheel. im running nt05s all the way around right now and theyre a great tire but they dont hook in second for me and i really want to try the r888s. what do you guys think? would a 35 series up front and a 30 in back look goofy? i really want to go 335! they look sooo mean!

 

[ctgreddy]

Assuming you'll be running a 275/35 up front, then the 335/30 will actually have a tad more sidewall. it's an aspect ratio thing to just because it's a 30 sidewall doesn't mean it's smaller than a 35 when the width is so different. deff go with the 335/30's.

and my god those wheels are beautiful in that black graphite. car is going to look friggin amazing man.

 

[SonicBeast]

thanks man im really pumped about them, i think theyre gonna look great. i know i will have to roll the fenders and im assuming with 335s id need lowpro subframe bolts. anything else id have to do to go that wide?

 

[SVT_Troy]

An r888 305 will be as wide as some 315's

 

[SonicBeast]

according to this,
The New Toyo Proxes R888 R Cmpound DOT Competition Tire
the diameter of the 275 35 r18 is 25.7" and the 335 30 r18 has a diameter of 26" so im thinking it would look perfect. what you guys think?

 

[timspony]

Nice looking wheels....

 

[IA Shelby]

Great choice. you will drop some significant weight as well.

i think black graphite is their best finish. I am ordering some cf5 for my gt500 in that finish.

Strongly considered ordering cf5 for the terminator as well and having them chromed by Cali-chrome which is 50m away from Forgestar. Probably will end up just buying 10.5 afs reps for the terminator.

 

[03dsgsnake]

Nice looking wheels....

Congratulation! Gorgeous wheels.. I know you said toyos , i run the Toyo TQ 315/35/18 and absolutely love them!! They are wide and grip and the 35 sidewall has just enough sidewall meat to give and grab. Heres a few shots..godd luck!

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[deadhorse]

Man thats gonna look sweet , good luck with the tires,,,,cheers

 

[10sec89]

it's gonna look great!

 

[SonicBeast]

Thanks guys. I can't wait to see how it looks. Anymore insight on tires? I'm not buying them for awhile yet so I have time to research. Someone has to be runnin that tire combo on here

 

[sprstr1000]

315 is the width in millimeters
35 is percentage of the width, which is your height
Because its a percentage you can have different combos and similar if not the same height

 

[sprstr1000]

Congratulation! Gorgeous wheels.. I know you said toyos , i run the Toyo TQ 315/35/18 and absolutely love them!! They are wide and grip and the 35 sidewall has just enough sidewall meat to give and grab. Heres a few shots..godd luck!

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How wide is the rim your using?
Any rubbing with the 315-35-18?
Are you using a 40 in the front?if so what size?

You got any side shots from a little distance
To see the sidewalls together?

 

[SonicBeast]

Well it sounds like 275 35s up front and 335 30s out back would look good. I'd like to see some sidewall shots of the ^^^ wheels

 

[04-OW-COBRA]

My old setup was 275/35/18 Proxes up front and 335/30/18 R888 out back. Its perfect on these cars.

 

[SonicBeast]

That's what I was looking for! Thanks man looks great on ur car. Did u have any problems rubbing? Rolled fenders and subframe bolts I'm guessing?

 

[04-OW-COBRA]

Yep rolled fender and lopro irs bots.

 

[SonicBeast]

Good deal. Although I'm not excited about rolling my fenders. Scares me! Why did u go with the proxes up front? They last longer?

 

[03sm3341]

Nice choice of wheels, but im rather bias....... lol I have 315 35 18 toyo proxes tq's on my F14's Fit is bar none perfect! I also have 9k miles on the toyo's and they still are not bald.

 

[SonicBeast]

Haha yea ur thread was why I got the wheels. Can you hook second with those? I hate not being able to roll race in second.