Which rims do you suggest?
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It took me a year to figure out I wanted to stay OEM (for technical reasons such as hub-centric, and for the 'feel' of it), that I wanted 18", and that I wanted concave rims.
With all that, there are not too many OEM rims left, and I decided on the Double-Fives, mainly due to a good deal I could get in Japan.
I guess your options are much more in that respect.
The advantage of the Double-Fives over the more common (and beautiful) Astroids are the width.
Double-Fives are staggered (8J in the front, 9J in the rear),and allow for the about the 'thickest' and widest tires possible, filing the wheel arches perfectly.
Many people on this forum ask if my cars is lowered just because the wheel arches are full.
All in all, it took me a whole lot of head scratching before I bought them, but I still appreciate how they fit, and how the rims flow with the rest of the car design.
Last edited by ericjansen; 06-09-2016 at 05:23 AM.
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Won't fit. Different bolt pattern.
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I know you'd need a 5x4.75 to 5x108 adapter spacer to fit the x350 wheels. Rockauto has the x350 wheels listed at +49 offset and x308 at +33, so a 15mm spacer should come close to oem? Then of course there's the hub flange to deal with.. for all that effort oem x308's are the best option, for now...
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Here's a picture of both my cars next to each other during spring cleaning of the garage. The 98 XJR has the Pentas and the 00 XKR has the Double Fives:
Eric's car has stood out to me in the past on threads since the Double Fives look so good on his car. I have two reasons I haven't done them on my XJR: My pentas are immaculate, surprisingly immaculate, even the spare; and I haven't got any good deals on a set of double fives. If I got a set, I'd be super tempted to make my Pentas the winter wheels and rock it like Eric has done.
Eric's car has stood out to me in the past on threads since the Double Fives look so good on his car. I have two reasons I haven't done them on my XJR: My pentas are immaculate, surprisingly immaculate, even the spare; and I haven't got any good deals on a set of double fives. If I got a set, I'd be super tempted to make my Pentas the winter wheels and rock it like Eric has done.
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Vector, thanks for the info. The Pentas look very nice on yours but I'm leaning towards the double 5's or the asteroids. Maybe the double 5's because of the width differences.
I've seen the asteroids and the double 5's going for $695. Does that sound fair to everyone or a rip off? Sounds reasonable to me.
I've seen the asteroids and the double 5's going for $695. Does that sound fair to everyone or a rip off? Sounds reasonable to me.
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If memory serves well, I paid less than 400 USD for mine, then a fortune to have them shipped to Taiwan.
Three of them had some very slight road rash, and I had them beat blasted, repaired and powder coated to get them like new.
I don't have a Double Five / Astroid in my large pic collection, but here are some more.
My 2nd choice should have picture #2+3, also 18" staggered (8J/9J), and also from a XKR.
I still like the older 17" XJR rims as well, although they are rather particular, and not everyone's taste.
I did some photoshop to get my car 'fitted' with different wheels, which helped make up my mind.
Three of them had some very slight road rash, and I had them beat blasted, repaired and powder coated to get them like new.
I don't have a Double Five / Astroid in my large pic collection, but here are some more.
My 2nd choice should have picture #2+3, also 18" staggered (8J/9J), and also from a XKR.
I still like the older 17" XJR rims as well, although they are rather particular, and not everyone's taste.
I did some photoshop to get my car 'fitted' with different wheels, which helped make up my mind.
Last edited by ericjansen; 06-10-2016 at 06:05 PM.
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