What looks good to you in a wheel? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

madfast · 12-28-2011, 02:27 PM

So what aspects of wheel design appeals to you?

for instance 1 piece vs 2 or 3 piece?
multiple thin spokes vs fewer, thicker spokes?
lip or no lip?
concave a must?
straight spokes or curved spokes?
etc...

i'll start. my personal all time favorite wheel is the Volk SE37K

what do i like about it?
-multiple thin spokes
-mesh style
-straight spokes, no taper as you get closer to the rim
-little lip
-one piece, one color
-defined center ring around the lug holes

SUB-FT86 · 12-28-2011, 02:32 PM

I love 5 spoke with splits in between each spoke, I also like them more with a lip as I think it looks more aggressive that way. A good example is the AM Forged Prime wheels.

Dave-ROR · 12-28-2011, 03:55 PM

It has to be round/true. 1 piece (lighter). Lightish. Right diameter and width for my needs.

That's probably where my concern with wheels ends.

Levi · 12-29-2011, 09:48 AM

I like one piece, with small lip or concave. As most cars have five bolts, I prefere 5 or 10 spoke design. SE37K look very good, but I'd consider them if they had center lock or 4 bolts. 8 spokes are not devidable by 5.

Boil · 12-29-2011, 10:11 AM

A picture is worth a thousand words…

Yes, I realize I am now flooding (if four separate threads constitute flooding) the forums with these wheels, but they are just SO damned SEXY…

These are also very nice (and they DO come in black), but VERY expensive, about US$1,300/corner…

Now, they ARE forged, and weigh about 5# less (per corner) than the Ultraleggera HLTs, but the Ultraleggeras are about US$650/corner…

I REALLY like both wheels, but I prefer the equal spacing of the spokes in the forged wheels (stupid OCD)…

Levi · 12-29-2011, 02:51 PM

Don't worry, I know how it feels to love rims.

They do look good indeed. The only thing is that I'd put these rims only on an Alfa Romeo.

DommerEOD · 12-29-2011, 03:55 PM

Perfect wheel for me would be two tone.. specifically gloss black or bronze with a POLISHED lip. NO CHROME.

favorite wheel of all time... Porsche Fuchs. Definitely would not look right on an FR-S or anything that's not a older Porsche or VW bug.

I think that might be chrome but you get the idea i hope..

edit.. whoops, pic is gone.

Rampage · 12-29-2011, 04:09 PM

Depends on the car (design). In my opinion, not all wheel designs look good on every car.

merlin2111 · 12-29-2011, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rampage

Depends on the car (design). In my opinion, not all wheel designs look good on every car.

This is totally true.

mines13 · 12-29-2011, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madfast

So what aspects of wheel design appeals to you?

for instance 1 piece vs 2 or 3 piece?
multiple thin spokes vs fewer, thicker spokes?
lip or no lip?
concave a must?
straight spokes or curved spokes?
etc...

i'll start. my personal all time favorite wheel is the Volk SE37K

what do i like about it?
-multiple thin spokes
-mesh style
-straight spokes, no taper as you get closer to the rim
-little lip
-one piece, one color
-defined center ring around the lug holes

I always liked this wheel as well. Too bad they discontinued it years ago. RE30 is pretty similar, nice wheel too. However, due to the offsets this car is going to require. (hate the hellaflush bullshit) I think the TE won't look all that great in an 18" or 19" on this car personally. Here is Mag blue and F Zero blue TE37s. I have a set of 15" bronze TE37s on my DA. Love them in the smaller sizes.

I think I will go with some Hi-Meta Bronze RE30s for my white BRZ or FRS with the flat Rays billet center cap (have them on my TE's).

random · 01-01-2012, 12:17 AM

Bah. Multi-spoke wheels are over-rated. Go for the one-spoke wheel, or even the no-spoke wheel:

http://horsepowersports.com/forgiato...-spoke-wheels/

http://horsepowersports.com/clear-wh...r-by-forgiato/

MRZ415 · 01-01-2012, 04:55 AM

All function RPF-01.... light weight .. gets to the point..
heck I get slightly better fuel economy plus I break / accelerate faster.

2fast4you · 01-01-2012, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

It has to be round/true. 1 piece (lighter). Lightish. Right diameter and width for my needs.

That's probably where my concern with wheels ends.

^^ This.

VenomRush · 01-01-2012, 11:00 AM

a good old' fashioned star wheel is my cup of tea, because its a basic clean yet attractive lookin design, but for some reason the NT03+M is one of my favorites

12-28-2011, 02:27 PM	#1
madfast Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: 2010 Evo X MR-T Location: NY Posts: 942 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What looks good to you in a wheel? So what aspects of wheel design appeals to you? for instance 1 piece vs 2 or 3 piece? multiple thin spokes vs fewer, thicker spokes? lip or no lip? concave a must? straight spokes or curved spokes? etc... i'll start. my personal all time favorite wheel is the Volk SE37K what do i like about it? -multiple thin spokes -mesh style -straight spokes, no taper as you get closer to the rim -little lip -one piece, one color -defined center ring around the lug holes

12-28-2011, 03:55 PM	#3
Dave-ROR Site Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Drives: Stuff Location: Florida Posts: 10,317 Thanks: 955 Thanked 5,965 Times in 2,689 Posts Mentioned: 262 Post(s) Tagged: 8 Thread(s)	It has to be round/true. 1 piece (lighter). Lightish. Right diameter and width for my needs. That's probably where my concern with wheels ends. __________________ -Dave Track cars: 2013 Scion FRS, 1998 Acura Integra Type-R, 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback DD: 2005 Acura TSX Tow: 2022 F-450 Toys: 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1994 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Parts: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited, 2005 Acura TSX Projects: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited track car build FS: 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 LT CCSB 8.1/Allison with 99k miles

12-29-2011, 10:11 AM	#5
Boil Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: CX500 Cafe Bobber Location: Adrift in the Sea of Middle-aged Morose Posts: 76 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A picture is worth a thousand words… Yes, I realize I am now flooding (if four separate threads constitute flooding) the forums with these wheels, but they are just SO damned SEXY… These are also very nice (and they DO come in black), but VERY expensive, about US$1,300/corner… Now, they ARE forged, and weigh about 5# less (per corner) than the Ultraleggera HLTs, but the Ultraleggeras are about US$650/corner… I REALLY like both wheels, but I prefer the equal spacing of the spokes in the forged wheels (stupid OCD)… Last edited by Boil; 12-29-2011 at 10:29 AM.

12-29-2011, 03:55 PM	#7
DommerEOD I'm a Carcissist Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: JERRV , 11 STI, 07 FJ Location: SoCal/Germany/Afghanistan Posts: 166 Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Perfect wheel for me would be two tone.. specifically gloss black or bronze with a POLISHED lip. NO CHROME. favorite wheel of all time... Porsche Fuchs. Definitely would not look right on an FR-S or anything that's not a older Porsche or VW bug. I think that might be chrome but you get the idea i hope.. edit.. whoops, pic is gone. Last edited by DommerEOD; 12-29-2011 at 04:14 PM.

01-01-2012, 04:55 AM	#12
MRZ415 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2015 Subaru WRX Location: San Francisco Posts: 339 Thanks: 41 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	All function RPF-01.... light weight .. gets to the point.. heck I get slightly better fuel economy plus I break / accelerate faster. __________________

12-28-2011, 02:32 PM	#2
SUB-FT86 86 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Drives: 2013 Toyota 86 2.0T (Asphalt) Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 3,129 Thanks: 126 Thanked 527 Times in 296 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I love 5 spoke with splits in between each spoke, I also like them more with a lip as I think it looks more aggressive that way. A good example is the AM Forged Prime wheels.

12-29-2011, 09:48 AM	#4
Levi Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: Toyota Location: Germany Posts: 1,202 Thanks: 134 Thanked 138 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I like one piece, with small lip or concave. As most cars have five bolts, I prefere 5 or 10 spoke design. SE37K look very good, but I'd consider them if they had center lock or 4 bolts. 8 spokes are not devidable by 5.

12-29-2011, 02:51 PM	#6
Levi Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: Toyota Location: Germany Posts: 1,202 Thanks: 134 Thanked 138 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Don't worry, I know how it feels to love rims. They do look good indeed. The only thing is that I'd put these rims only on an Alfa Romeo.

12-29-2011, 04:09 PM	#8
Rampage Senior Member/Old Fanboi Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2000 2ZZ-GE MR2 Spyder HT Location: Back home in Ohio now Posts: 2,446 Thanks: 1,931 Thanked 2,014 Times in 915 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Depends on the car (design). In my opinion, not all wheel designs look good on every car.

01-01-2012, 12:17 AM	#11
random Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Multiple Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 114 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bah. Multi-spoke wheels are over-rated. Go for the one-spoke wheel, or even the no-spoke wheel: http://horsepowersports.com/forgiato...-spoke-wheels/ http://horsepowersports.com/clear-wh...r-by-forgiato/

01-01-2012, 11:00 AM	#14
VenomRush Thee O-ri-gi-na-tor Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: So Cal Posts: 948 Thanks: 59 Thanked 80 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	a good old' fashioned star wheel is my cup of tea, because its a basic clean yet attractive lookin design, but for some reason the NT03+M is one of my favorites

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