Official RAYS ENGINEERING/VOLK RACING wheel thread.
05-25-2007, 11:54 PM
#562
8AT > 6MT
Originally Posted by DUECE_DXJ
I have the nitto nt555 and they are ok but you can't beat the price on the nitto's. I used to have pirelli p7000 on my racing harts and imo I thought they handle better but they don't make them anymore. I can't wait to see what your wheels look like. are you going to tuck them?
05-25-2007, 11:57 PM
#563
8AT > 6MT
just my opinion, but i don't think CEs belong on ANY colored TL...best looking volks i've seen on a 3rd gen TL is Progressiv Spoke, Progressiv ME, TE37s, GT-V and SF-Challenge. I can only imagine it right now, but hopefully my GT-S will be right there with the rest of my favorite volks. I was gonna go with SF-Challenge at first but too many people have them and it's one of the oldest volk designs.
05-26-2007, 12:12 AM
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Everybody has opinions! I see so many UGLY circus looking chrome wheels, they make me SICK! The Mercury Silver 18" Volk RE 30's on my ASM 07 TL-S looks great. MANY people say they look great on a TL. I had a circle of people around my car at the Acura dealer, and today when I had springs put in many people said it looks real good, perfect match for a TL. These were not MY opinions, BUT I agree!
05-26-2007, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Revolution SignWorks
where are the pics!!!!!
I have had problems with this thing and want to take a 10 TON SLEDGEHAMMER TO IT 
I WILL when I CAN 
05-26-2007, 08:01 PM
#568
8AT > 6MT
Originally Posted by 260 HP
Tommy, I went to see Danny yesterday to order my replacement GT-V and he showed me your rims. They're BEAUTIFUL! Can't wait to see them on your car.
DEEP DISH CARBON FIBER CENTER CAP FTW!
PRETTY BIG LIP!
05-26-2007, 08:07 PM
#569
8AT > 6MT
last one...
i think it's safe to say that i'm the first 3rd Gen TL with GT-S in gold...i might be the first 3rd Gen TL with GT-S PERIOD!
tomorrow i'm gonna wash the car, lower the car another 1/2 inch and then take some new pics =)
i think it's safe to say that i'm the first 3rd Gen TL with GT-S in gold...i might be the first 3rd Gen TL with GT-S PERIOD!
tomorrow i'm gonna wash the car, lower the car another 1/2 inch and then take some new pics =)
05-26-2007, 10:29 PM
#573
see now those are some hot Volks! i was planning on getting the same exact style and color for my 6spd Anthracite but changed my mind and might just get either Mercury Silver or Gunmetal. seeing these pictures makes me consider getting it in Gold again.
yeah please tell us the specs because I have brembos as well and it looks like you barely cleared the caliper.
yeah please tell us the specs because I have brembos as well and it looks like you barely cleared the caliper.
05-26-2007, 11:33 PM
#576
Thanks... Thanks a lot.
I got back my refinshed GT-7s today... MINT baby:
Just as I convinced myself that between the TE37s and these are all I need... I must have those.
Anyone interested? They'll be for sale in the BM soon.
I may try em on just to take a picture, but those GT-S kick fuckin nutz... I cannot wait now... and Friday I was gonna call and cancel my order. WOW.
I got back my refinshed GT-7s today... MINT baby:
Just as I convinced myself that between the TE37s and these are all I need... I must have those.
Anyone interested? They'll be for sale in the BM soon.
I may try em on just to take a picture, but those GT-S kick fuckin nutz... I cannot wait now... and Friday I was gonna call and cancel my order. WOW.
05-27-2007, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Revolution SignWorks
last one...
i think it's safe to say that i'm the first 3rd Gen TL with GT-S in gold...i might be the first 3rd Gen TL with GT-S PERIOD!
tomorrow i'm gonna wash the car, lower the car another 1/2 inch and then take some new pics =)
i think it's safe to say that i'm the first 3rd Gen TL with GT-S in gold...i might be the first 3rd Gen TL with GT-S PERIOD!
tomorrow i'm gonna wash the car, lower the car another 1/2 inch and then take some new pics =)
05-27-2007, 12:41 AM
#578
Originally Posted by Kennedy
Thanks... Thanks a lot.
I got back my refinshed GT-7s today... MINT baby:
Just as I convinced myself that between the TE37s and these are all I need... I must have those.
Anyone interested? They'll be for sale in the BM soon.
I may try em on just to take a picture, but those GT-S kick fuckin nutz... I cannot wait now... and Friday I was gonna call and cancel my order. WOW.
I got back my refinshed GT-7s today... MINT baby:
Just as I convinced myself that between the TE37s and these are all I need... I must have those.
Anyone interested? They'll be for sale in the BM soon.
I may try em on just to take a picture, but those GT-S kick fuckin nutz... I cannot wait now... and Friday I was gonna call and cancel my order. WOW.
05-27-2007, 02:04 AM
#579
8AT > 6MT
Alright folks...here's the magic. My Volks are Face 1, 19x8.5 with a +43 offset. I STILL HAD TO USE A 8MM SPACER (5MM + 3MM) TO BEARLY and i mean BEARLY clear the caliper. +43 offset with the HIGH TYPE is what i got and it still doesn't clear and this is the highest offset they offer. I'm gonna go get a 10mm spacer and that should do the trick.
IF YOU USE THESE WHEELS I HIGHLY RECOMMEND 235s if you're going low! Tomorrow...my car will be dropped =) After the Indy 500 though
GT-S is ultra sexy....don't jock my style...go buy some other volks
IF YOU USE THESE WHEELS I HIGHLY RECOMMEND 235s if you're going low! Tomorrow...my car will be dropped =) After the Indy 500 though
GT-S is ultra sexy....don't jock my style...go buy some other volks
05-27-2007, 02:12 AM
#580
8AT > 6MT
Originally Posted by JD TL-S
Looks Great! Happy for you. I think its low enough. Just my opinion.
05-27-2007, 09:08 AM
#583
8AT > 6MT
Originally Posted by Kennedy
Just got a new Nikon d40... too lazy to drag it out for show and tell.
10mm spacer eh? That sucks. You need new studs?
10mm spacer eh? That sucks. You need new studs?
05-27-2007, 10:05 AM
#584
Ya know what else RS... Those spacers suck. Running a +43 offset with a 10mm spacer. = the equivalent of a +33 offset, and that's danger close to the outer fender. On a 8.5in rim, that's 18mm wider than stock.
Even with 235 tires, I don't think ou're gonna get as low as you want without a serious fender roll.
Even with 235 tires, I don't think ou're gonna get as low as you want without a serious fender roll.
05-27-2007, 11:42 AM
#585
8AT > 6MT
i used to run a +30mm offset using a 8 inch rim running 245s....and it was perfectly fine with the height i'm at now. Looking at the sidewall, i can tell that i can go lower and i will go lower because of the 235s. Before i used Falken FK-452 and it had a TINY bit of a rim protection so it rubbed the plastic when i hit dips on the freeway...
05-27-2007, 11:55 AM
#586
Tommy, I looked at GT-S specs on rayswheels.co.jp and if you have 19x8.5 and +43 offset, you have the LOW pad or C offset, the least caliper clearance. Someone somewhere told you the wrong information.
That's why you have so much lip, because the face is very low. You should have ordered the +36 offset (High pad or A offset) because this is the only one that will clear the Brembos without spacers. Look at it this way, if you have 8 mm spacers right now, you're already equivalent to +35 offset, just like my rims.
I'd start bitching at whoever told you that GT-S with 19.8.5 and +43 offset will fit your car. I'd try to demand a set of new rims at the correct spec, pronto.
http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi2...?modelName=GTS
That's why you have so much lip, because the face is very low. You should have ordered the +36 offset (High pad or A offset) because this is the only one that will clear the Brembos without spacers. Look at it this way, if you have 8 mm spacers right now, you're already equivalent to +35 offset, just like my rims.
I'd start bitching at whoever told you that GT-S with 19.8.5 and +43 offset will fit your car. I'd try to demand a set of new rims at the correct spec, pronto.
http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi2...?modelName=GTS
05-27-2007, 12:10 PM
#587
If he ended up getting the +36 offset, would the lip still be the same? I thought the lower the offset, the closer the face of the rims to the caliper. I'm confused. I don't wanna have to get spacers when it's time for me to order Volks.
05-27-2007, 12:26 PM
#588
8AT > 6MT
Originally Posted by 260 HP
Tommy, I looked at GT-S specs on rayswheels.co.jp and if you have 19x8.5 and +43 offset, you have the LOW pad or C offset, the least caliper clearance. Someone somewhere told you the wrong information.
That's why you have so much lip, because the face is very low. You should have ordered the +36 offset (High pad or A offset) because this is the only one that will clear the Brembos without spacers. Look at it this way, if you have 8 mm spacers right now, you're already equivalent to +35 offset, just like my rims.
I'd start bitching at whoever told you that GT-S with 19.8.5 and +43 offset will fit your car. I'd try to demand a set of new rims at the correct spec, pronto.
http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi2...?modelName=GTS
That's why you have so much lip, because the face is very low. You should have ordered the +36 offset (High pad or A offset) because this is the only one that will clear the Brembos without spacers. Look at it this way, if you have 8 mm spacers right now, you're already equivalent to +35 offset, just like my rims.
I'd start bitching at whoever told you that GT-S with 19.8.5 and +43 offset will fit your car. I'd try to demand a set of new rims at the correct spec, pronto.
http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi2...?modelName=GTS
i'll check with Mackin on Tuesday...it's not Danny's fault cuz he wasn't sure so he asked Mackin MANY times cuz i kept telling him to check and Mackin said that it would fit. But honestly, i don't mind running a spacer cuz i get a nice 2.5 inch lip
Danny also told Mackin that i need the HIGH PAD model to clear the Brembo Caliper
Either way, it looks sick, yeah i have to run spacers so it kinda sucks i guess cuz my wheels in the front aren't Hub Centric...i'm gonna see if i can get some hub centric spacers OR get custom spacers made at a machine shop. But i'll talk to Mackin on tuesday or talk to Danny and have him talk to Mackin because they're all friends on a personal level outside of the business. Maybe try to pick up some kinda sponsorship for a Project Mu 6-Piston brake setup
05-27-2007, 12:27 PM
#589
No. There's no real direct correlation between offset and lip width. If you click on the link I submitted above, the rim depth column hows the lip width.
Right now he has 75 mm lip from from the spokes to the flange. If he gets the 35 offset High pad, it will be only 62 mm.
Right now he has 75 mm lip from from the spokes to the flange. If he gets the 35 offset High pad, it will be only 62 mm.
05-27-2007, 12:37 PM
#590
If you're happy with them, that's good. Oh, and I wasn't saying Danny messed it up... 
My point is, you paid quite a bit money for them and they should fit perfectly without having to mod it.
Not sure if ths B offset should clear the Brembo, but B offset with +34 will set the rims almost exactly at where you are (with spacers) right now and still gives you 75 mm lip.
My point is, you paid quite a bit money for them and they should fit perfectly without having to mod it.
Not sure if ths B offset should clear the Brembo, but B offset with +34 will set the rims almost exactly at where you are (with spacers) right now and still gives you 75 mm lip.
05-27-2007, 12:42 PM
#591
8AT > 6MT
well...i'll make sure i get something for free...i'm not saying Danny messed up at all...he didn't know so he asked Mackin...Mackin messed up. But right now it looks like i'm gonna get some 15mm Eibach Pro Spacers since they're hub centric and then probably get 5mm shaved off.
05-27-2007, 01:22 PM
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Here is my contribution to this thread.
Wheels: Volk GT-c silver
Size: 19x8.5
Offset: +39
Tires: Toyo T1R 235/35/19
Here is my wheels with the TPMS bands on them. The instalers made some modifications from what is pictured.
Here are some shots of the wheels and tires on my car.
Wheels: Volk GT-c silver
Size: 19x8.5
Offset: +39
Tires: Toyo T1R 235/35/19
Here is my wheels with the TPMS bands on them. The instalers made some modifications from what is pictured.
Here are some shots of the wheels and tires on my car.
05-27-2007, 02:29 PM
#593
Originally Posted by Revolution SignWorks
i used to run a +30mm offset using a 8 inch rim running 245s....and it was perfectly fine with the height i'm at now. Looking at the sidewall, i can tell that i can go lower and i will go lower because of the 235s. Before i used Falken FK-452 and it had a TINY bit of a rim protection so it rubbed the plastic when i hit dips on the freeway...
05-27-2007, 03:57 PM
#594
Originally Posted by 260 HP
Tommy, I looked at GT-S specs on rayswheels.co.jp and if you have 19x8.5 and +43 offset, you have the LOW pad or C offset, the least caliper clearance. Someone somewhere told you the wrong information.
That's why you have so much lip, because the face is very low. You should have ordered the +36 offset (High pad or A offset) because this is the only one that will clear the Brembos without spacers. Look at it this way, if you have 8 mm spacers right now, you're already equivalent to +35 offset, just like my rims.
I'd start bitching at whoever told you that GT-S with 19.8.5 and +43 offset will fit your car. I'd try to demand a set of new rims at the correct spec, pronto.
http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi2...?modelName=GTS
That's why you have so much lip, because the face is very low. You should have ordered the +36 offset (High pad or A offset) because this is the only one that will clear the Brembos without spacers. Look at it this way, if you have 8 mm spacers right now, you're already equivalent to +35 offset, just like my rims.
I'd start bitching at whoever told you that GT-S with 19.8.5 and +43 offset will fit your car. I'd try to demand a set of new rims at the correct spec, pronto.
http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi2...?modelName=GTS
Good luck RS, you can make it work.
05-27-2007, 04:29 PM
#595
8AT > 6MT
Originally Posted by Kennedy
That's a greta catch 260Hp. I was sitting here sweating my balls off that my GT-S's weren't gonna fit. I ordered the +36 offset pad A face.
Good luck RS, you can make it work.
Good luck RS, you can make it work.
When did you order your set of GT-S?
05-27-2007, 04:49 PM
#597
8AT > 6MT
Originally Posted by Kennedy
Feb 22nd. I expect them any day... but I gotta tell ya. If I get the runaround, "next container" crap, I'm getting a refund on the spot (ordered gruppe-s.com).
05-27-2007, 09:14 PM
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Volk 18" RE 30 Mercury Silver
NOT THAT UGLY
Aprox 1" Drop Eibach pros
RE 050A 245/40/18 Pole Pos.
Tint comimg soon.
Debadged, Type-S put back on.
Nokya 7000k bulbs coming for fogs.
Hate the Front plate
Aprox 1" Drop Eibach pros
RE 050A 245/40/18 Pole Pos.
Tint comimg soon.
Debadged, Type-S put back on.
Nokya 7000k bulbs coming for fogs.
Hate the Front plate