Wheels and Rims

"If a car was a woman, the wheels would be her tits." Anonymous

Every tuned car has to sit on a decent set of wheels/rims. Like every other aspect of car tuning, there are a wide selection of wheels available at your disposal. Lightweight, Forged, Cast, One Piece, Two Piece, Three Piece, Chrome, Bronze, etc. mix and match and you get endless possibilities. I haven't even started to mention offsets! With makers like Rays Engineering, SSR, Work, Watanabe, and others, you are bound to find something that both you'll like. When purchasing wheels, there are obvious things you need to know.

The Size. How big are the wheels you want to purchase?

The Width. Width is normally labeled as J or JJ. Wider the wheel, the bigger/wider the tire you'll need to wrap'em in, meaning more money. On the good side though, increased traction, stability, and better looks when coupled with streched tires (wrapping big wheels with small tires)

The Offset. How far the wheel face (the part with the design) is from the center of the wheel. The closer the wheel face is to the outside, the higher the positive offset and vice versa for negative offset.

The Bolt Pattern (commonly labeled as P.C.D. or Pitch Circle Diameter). This is the specifications of the part of the wheels that goes onto your car's wheel hub bolts. The number of hub bolts and space between them determines the P.C.D. you need for your car.

As an example, 17 x 7.5J 5 114.3 +48 means:
17in wheel
7.5J wheel width
5-Lug with a 114.3 bolt pattern
+48 offset

Know the specifications of your wheels and also how wide of a wheel/rim or low of an offset you can put underneath your fenders before buying wheels/rims. That way you will be more satisfied with your ride instead of having the headache of not being able to fit crazy sizes or being mad because you bought too conservative an offset, thereby killing the overall look of your car.

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