SoCalSC4January 2, 2015
#5141962015: a new year, new wheels. On an old 2GS, owned by an old white guy.
I haven't driven this car much in the last three years - work & life got in the way. Almost sold it last March, but for the $ I can get out of it, I decided I might as well keep it. Hard to believe I've had it since 2003.So, I did a light refresh, which included respraying the bumpers and new wheels & tires. I wanted something really different from what I've typically had, but I am still a three-piece wheel guy - so I thought I'd try a concave wheel. I stuck with my favorite brushed/polished center finish with different styles on either side of the car. I did chrome outers and candy blue inner barrels, something I have done once on this car in the past. I think this is the tenth set of wheels on this car!
I'm still on H&R coilovers (rears were modified a couple years ago to get as low as it currently is), and I am still a wide tire kind of guy. I tend to drive all of my cars pretty hard, especially during cornering maneuvers, so I like a lot of rubber. The wheels are wide enough that the tires are somewhat stretched - it's not that obvious in photos, but you can definitely see it in person. I'd forgotten what a nice car this is to drive, and the way the paint flip-flops almost to greenish color late in the day.
Front 20x10.0" with 255/30-20 Toyo Proxes 4 Plus
Rear 20x12.0" with 295/25-20 Toyo Proxes 4 Plus
Here's wishing you all a happy, healthy, prosperous, and scrape-free 2015!
Driver's side: Individ Context
Passenger side: Individ Cortex
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I haven't driven this car much in the last three years - work & life got in the way. Almost sold it last March, but for the $ I can get out of it, I decided I might as well keep it. Hard to believe I've had it since 2003. So, I did a light refresh, which included respraying the bumpers and new wheels & tires. I wanted something really different from what I've typically had, but I am still a three-piece wheel guy - so I thought I'd try a concave wheel. I stuck with my favorite brushed/polished center finish with different styles on either side of the car. I did chrome outers and candy blue inner barrels, something I have done once on this car in the past. I think this is the tenth set of wheels on this car! I'm still on H&R coilovers (rears were modified a couple years ago to get as low as it currently is), and I am still a wide tire kind of guy. I tend to drive all of my cars pretty hard, especially during cornering maneuvers, so I like a lot of rubber. The wheels are wide enough that the tires are somewhat stretched - it's not that obvious in photos, but you can definitely see it in person. I'd forgotten what a nice car this is to drive, and the way the paint flip-flops almost to greenish color late in the day. Front 20x10.0" with 255/30-20 Toyo Proxes 4 Plus Rear 20x12.0" with 295/25-20 Toyo Proxes 4 Plus Here's wishing you all a happy, healthy, prosperous, and scrape-free 2015! Driver's side: Individ Context [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-23NKMc3vLIk/VKDe9blwiTI/AAAAAAAAC_o/bdNqlEkB4m0/w1152-h768-no/IMG_2383.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dVdNN6AsUmA/VKDiIj9C-II/AAAAAAAADDQ/yjNuFhc21F4/w1152-h768-no/IMG_2307.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7agAIDeKLVg/VKDe0yJjU9I/AAAAAAAAC_g/xfxRV38dPZ4/w1152-h768-no/IMG_2386.JPG[/IMG] Passenger side: Individ Cortex [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1RVAFbD9ZwE/VKDfYDPNHfI/AAAAAAAADAA/exO8jE4feAI/w1152-h768-no/IMG_2378.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_ty4X7A3aHg/VKDdxCEVWnI/AAAAAAAAC-g/-nURLqY3UQ8/w1333-h753-no/IMG_2471.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bhUfOIB4lng/VKDjJLw29WI/AAAAAAAADEQ/_bQxJsIhml4/w1152-h768-no/IMG_2280.JPG[/IMG]
