Contivity

Hi all,

I'm in a little bit of dilemma here... I want to put either of this wheel, but can't really make up my mind. I like both equally and need some opinion from board members. I will be putting 19"x8.5" with 245/35/19 tires. Please also recommend an offset, right now I'm thinking of 42.

441R

447R

chill_dog

441R, offset - largest the car can take with the drop...40/42 should be ok...maybe lower, but not sure.

Contivity

thx cill_dog... does higher number=more lip?

Msnowdon

Any pictures of TL on HRE's

Michael

Treblig

I like the 447R's. THe 42mm offset should work. Aren't the OE wheels 45mm??

Contivity

Treblig, but I'm using 8.5" wide, instead of 8" (OE)

killercalf

I believe lower the nubmer -> more lip

GoBig

I have HRE 547's. They're 19x8.5.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...highlight=547s

Contivity

GoBig, does it rub at all? do u use 245/35?

Contivity

forget to ask, what offset r u using?

Contivity

Any photochoppers onboard willing to chop this on SSM?

Brewmaster

447 > 441

I'm a big fan of the 5-spoke on the TL

GoBig

Nope, not at all. I bought the rims used from a guy in San Diego. I have 235 tires. Offset is 38mm.

Contivity

It's a tie now... 9 on 9...

pimpravi

tuff choice

car_lost

441r

Thai.95LCoupe

Yup lower # = Lip action. Also your Disc set up. High, Low or super low. But that may affect if you have 6mt brake or want to upgrade to a Brake kit later.

Contivity

Thai.95LCoupe: What's a disc setup? How do I determine that? I see that GoBig has 38mm offset and no rub, but he has 6MT, how'll that affect my 5A/T?

Contivity

I'm quoted 5400 with 245/35/19 Nitto 555 on either one of this wheel with 19"x8.5", is that a fair price?

Contivity

Anyone familiar with the price?

Msnowdon

Why would you put $5400 wheels on a 30K car? That is one/sixth the price.

Michael

Contivity

I was thinking also about 5Zigen Hyper5ZR and that comes out about 3500 including tires.. and for another 1.7K I get HRE, which should be easier to sell and can be sold at higher price later on. It should also be nicer (3pc vs 2pc).

BTW, last price i talked for the HRE is 5200 OTD (Tax incl). Any opinions on the price of the wheel?

SweetJazz

You will never recoup the cost of those wheels if you sell the car. You'll probably loose more money with the more expensive wheels. It's the same with a high end stereo system. Wheels are a very subjective add on and no one will pay big $$$ for wheels they do not like regardless who makes them. I was quoted less than $4K for 19x8.5 441R (color matched centers) with tires from one of those e-bay wheel companies. $5200 is way too much.

chill_dog

My guess would be he means sell them separate of the car down the road. Doing that can let you recoup a good bit of the purchase price. I did that with my last set of rims and I had a net effect of paying $1,000 to have rims and tires for 3 years...less than $1 a day. Put the OEM back on to sell the car (returned the OEM stereo, too). Wasn't able to sell the aftermarket stereo, but I'm sure I'll find a use for it one day...

Contivity

thx guys for the opinions...

Treblig

So does that mean you've decided? Which ones are you going for?

Contivity

I finally gone with 5Zigen Hyper 5ZR with the following setup:
Front - 19x8.5" offset:38 Falken Azenis ST-115 245/35/19
Rear - 19x9.5" offset: 38 Falken Azenis ST-115 275/30/19

I have to roll my fender, but i hope it will fit

Msnowdon

I just put 275.30/19 on the back with a 45 offset and don't have a problem rubbing.

car_lost

do you have bigger pics? cant really see it too well.