j_tso
j_tso Dork
4/12/23 11:57 p.m.

Saw this on JNC and thought it might be of interest.

Bridgestone quietly announced the return of the Super R.A.P. at the Tokyo Auto Salon, displaying a prototype in a corner of their massive booth. The wheel on display was a 15×6.0J, the largest and widest size planned. A custom set of 15×8.5J prototypes were displayed at Toyota’s Gazoo Racing booth on Masahiro Sasaki’s Sprinter Trueno. Sasaki is a factory race and test driver and for Toyota and probably had some pull to get himself a personalized deep-lip set.

chandler
chandler UltimaDork
4/13/23 5:24 a.m.

Awesome!

bmw88rider
bmw88rider GRM+ Memberand UberDork
4/13/23 8:25 a.m.

Ohhh. Nice. 4X114 with a 38 offset is perfect for the Mirage. I'll have to follow this. The colors are perfect too. 

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
4/13/23 9:28 a.m.

Those are sweet.

06HHR (Forum Supporter)
06HHR (Forum Supporter) SuperDork
4/13/23 9:49 a.m.

Those are damn near perfect for my G20 (Primera)..  Too bad a set probably cost more than the car is worth..blush

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
4/13/23 9:56 a.m.

Looks cool, unfortunately the selection of performance 14 inch street tires is basically zero, unless you consider the Radial T/A a performance tires.  15 inch is pretty slim, but there are a few (in limited sizes).

I had to wait for them to make some Federal tires for my car, and they are only OK street tires (nowhere as good as the Yokohama AVS I had).

Robbie (Forum Supporter)
Robbie (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/13/23 9:58 a.m.

Are these steel wheels? Or some fancy material?

06HHR (Forum Supporter)
06HHR (Forum Supporter) SuperDork
4/13/23 10:07 a.m.

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

Aluminum wheels made to look like steel.  Very light.

j_tso
j_tso Dork
4/13/23 10:36 a.m.

In reply to aircooled :

There's also the Falken Azenis RT615K, but yeah, that's about it.

bmw88rider
bmw88rider GRM+ Memberand UberDork
4/13/23 11:05 a.m.

In reply to aircooled :

There are actually more out there than a few years ago. Coker Tires are importing the Michelin Pilot exalto in some interesting sizes now. I have a set on my car in the 195/55/15 and they are a great DD option in the factory size. 

https://www.cokertire.com/tires/pilot_exalto_pe2.html?network=g

matthewmcl
matthewmcl Dork
4/13/23 11:09 a.m.

So where do we find this survey for sizes...

parker
parker HalfDork
4/13/23 11:48 a.m.

Now if we could just get some tires to put on 14" wheels.

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