I'm worried that lips will be out of style next year. How big a lip do the Privat Fahrens have in 18X8 and 18X9 sizes ?

 

Check with Todd. Lips are a function of wheel width and offset. When you get to a 10" wheel, there has to be a lip, or the inside of the wheel would scrape against the inside fender and suspension parts.

It's not a matter of "style"; it's required unless you go to skinny wheels and tires. If that is the style next year, I'm not following it.

 

lips accentuate a cars curves so much more than non-lip wheels...that's what makes them so popular. The wheels make the car....

 

Just ordered them, I will post pics when it's here this week.
front +20mm, rear +25mm.

 

Mmmm GT-C's...

 

Yowzah!

Looking forward to seeing the Fahren lips. Anybody with TE-37s with lips?

 

Lips will never go out of style. High powered rear wheel drive cars need wide wheels for grippy traction. Wide wheels usually equals big lips!

It just makes it look more menacing. Example...

 

Holy COW !! That has me convinced. Chrome wheels can look good with a chrome silver car !!
Next month...Opal Privat Fahrens !!

 

they're probably polished...chrome is REAL heavy...hopefully i'll have mt GT-7's by next week...pics to come

 

Thought about these for my 350 too, but want a bit different than mesh ...this is on my 280 ZX-T

 

I have two 280ZX Turbo Coupes,, One bought new 199,000 miles (silver) and one I bought laast Month 89,666 Miles (White)

I like them a lot

Your car is pretty, How is the turbo?

Cheers Amy -

 

255/35 in the front's, that's what I was saying....actually closer to stock diameter than 245/35Z19.

Do you have any rubbing with those offsets? Or did you roll your fenders?

 

Thanks Amy - I love mine. Gad her for about 10 years now (bought with 80k). Car is fully worked over, built motor, wild cam, Electromotive TECII standalone engine management, big front mount, T66. ...the whole nine yards. Its basically just a neverending project car!

 

here are my spare te-37 wheels

 

close pic of te-37

 

Nice!

 

TE-37? Is that the model # of the phone ? I like the Monoblock wheels.

 

Check it 4"

 

That lip is so huge it almost looks like the wheel is mounted backward!

 

I orginially got the 245 fronts, but when i put them on they just looked way to stretched out. I couldn't stand it. And with in a couple of days i already had a ding on the rim of the wheel because it stuck out passed the tire. The 255's fit better, and im not as worried about the wheels, but it could be wider. I'm thinking i want to go 275 fronts and 295 rears.

I did have the rear fenders cut (just that little lip, then they welded, sealed, and coated it). I dont know if i NEEDED to, but i desided i might as well, just incase. The front 255's fit just fine, it looks much better too. I dont understand why everyone insists on going with 245's anyways. The smaller tires seemed to help promote understreer...

My recomendation is to always keep your sizes 20 apart. For example: 225 - 245, 255 - 275, 275 - 295.