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[Vulpes]

I want to order a set of Simmons Vr4's soon. I would like 16 inch. what size rears and what size fronts should I get ?
Offsets and PCD again please ?

thanks

[RiceThief]

Vulpes you will find that you cant get new Simmons wheels as they have shut up shop and as far as i am aware they havent sold the rights for someone else to produce. You will have to look at companies like work for your 2/3 piece rims. Pcd is 4 x 114.3 offset depends on how wide you go, tomsun has a post of what rims fit.

[TOMSUN]

OMG!!! SIMMONS WHEELS HAVE CLOSED!!!!!!!!!!!

http://simmonswheel.com.au/

Simmons Wheels wish to announce that from 30th June 2009 and due to the retirement of the owner, they have ceased manufacture of their range of custom 3 piece wheels.

Repairs and servicing of Simmons wheels will continue to be available from:

RETRO WHEELS
Phone: (02) 9570 3033
Fax: (02) 9570 4055
Mob. 0409 469 331

retrowheels@optusnet.com.au

I wish to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our many customers for their support over the many years.



Tony Simmons

[jk]

I missed this news and I'm shocked, death of an aussie automotive institution

Simmons hadn't been doing 15 or 16 inch wheels for a while though.

[Vulpes]

Yes I was aware of simmons no longer making wheel, I should have mentioned that retro wheels will be making them. I have already spoken to them about it. Thanks for the info anyway.

[S0LJAH]

yea retro wheels have had the rights to make the older style simmons wheels for a while now, as ar as im aware they dont have the rights for the newer om and fr styles etc, they also do "official" the refurb/repair work on them

[MrBishi]

It was only about 2 weeks after I bought my simmons that they announced they were closing.

Vulpes - are you willing to roll your guard lips? I had 16x8 & 16x9 V4s on my JB (don't know offset) with 225/50 tyres. In my opinion one of the best looking wheels for a narrow body. I look forward to the results.

[TOMSUN]

PCD 114.3x4

Front: 16x8 +0 offset... Tyres 225/50/16 to match factory rolling diameter
Rear: 16x9 +12 offset... Tyres 255/45/16 to match factory rolling diameter

Guards might need rolling depending how low the lower the car...
http://sydneyguardrolling.com.au/

http://forums.austarion.com/viewtopic.php?t=11010
Some links to photos here.

[thrash]

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgu ... N%26um%3D1

second hand negative offset ones.. these are giamongously dished... I want :drool: but i've already blown my budget on my car in the past couple of days and will have to live on 2 minute noodles for a while, so :(

[jk]

Big dish is awesome, but I've seen some pics of 16x9 v4's on starions and in my opinion most havn't gone low enough in they're supension to do that wide a rim justice. If your only going for a moderate sport lowered supension I think 8's on the rear look better, better balanced and not as balloony (I made that word up). If your going to slam it then yeah, wide as can fit :D

I would also maybe suggest 16x8 +10 with 225/50, which is the same as benders white rota grids and my rota rb-r's which would give better guard clearance at the front. My rota's still have a good amount of dish.

[enthuzed]

Pic of yours again jk?

[jk]

Mine are Rota RB-R 16x8 +10 with hyperblack centres/machined lip.
I don't have tyres yet but took some photos of 1 wheel trial fitted just after they arrived.I bought these from the US Rota distributor and had them shipped to WA direct. With a good exchange rate at the time they were AU$1300 shipped air freight.
I'll probably go for the 225/50 Kuhmo ku36 tyres, but won't get them fitted until Redzone comes up with the coilover kit or I can get my hands on another set of struts to do the mr2 insert trick, suspension is currently stock original.





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[thrash]

do you know if those are available as 16x9?

[jk]

don't think so, you can get 16x8 +4 but they might be the RB's, which have a slightly different design, you can get 17's in this wheel which come wider, like 8.5 and 9, but I think 16's give a tough old school/period look.

[RiceThief]

Big dish is awesome, but I've seen some pics of 16x9 v4's on starions and in my opinion most havn't gone low enough in they're supension to do that wide a rim justice. If your only going for a moderate sport lowered supension I think 8's on the rear look better, better balanced and not as balloony (I made that word up). If your going to slam it then yeah, wide as can fit :D

I would also maybe suggest 16x8 +10 with 225/50, which is the same as benders white rota grids and my rota rb-r's which would give better guard clearance at the front. My rota's still have a good amount of dish.

The balloony look is usually because of the tyre choice rather than the fact its a 9inch wide rim. You can fit up to a 0 offset with an 8 inch wide rim up the front. I've tried fitting 8 inch wide rims at the front with a -15 offset, while it sat flushed to the guard it would rub even with just 205/50 tyres on them.