Banpei's new TA60 family cruiser

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I finished the wheels somewhere mid-November, shortly after the AEU86 meetup. After that, the weather was so dreadful that I just ignored them. Spring has arrived early, so the Black Racing just had to be mounted on the Carina!


I'm really happy with the looks of these wheels on the Carina. The wheel/tire size is also just right.

However, they are about 3.5% smaller in diameter than the Celica Supra wheels with 185/60 R15 tyres and it shows really well in these photos of before and after:


The fender gap is larger than my daughter's shoe length!
Now I'll definitely need a set of lowering springs or coil-overs to make that right vertically. Also, the wheels sit a bit too far inward. The rear is relatively okay, but I'd say another 20 millimetres at the front would be necessary. I could swap around the front and rear wheels as I have the wheels with +15 offset in the rear and +25 at the front. R.ave already offered to lend his 10mm spaces to see what would be a good fitment.