Wheel Offset And Size

[jimmixr]

people are talking about the increase in price from original simmons to the new timmons. both made in australia

Tempe technically only purchased the name and design from Simmons. Original Simmons have a cast then machined centres, Tempe Simmmons are now CNC'd . Shells are imported from China.. as Tony was doing towards the end of his ownership. So.. basically I cant see the justification for the exuberant prices being asked.My guess is to pay off the new CNC machine theyve just purchased..Huge investment for sure.

Have heard some horror stories in relation to the build quality. A friend of mine purchased a set of 20x8.5 & 10.5's for his FG F6 ute.. Time will tell, but initially hes found that the brake dust is causing havoc on the polished shells,having to polish them on a weekly basis. Could be that the that the alloy used is more porous.

[jimmixr]

Oh .. Tocchi.. have upgraded to 9 & 10's... that's it!! No more !!! lol

[wogrocket]

the reasom I went away from the simmons was

After filling out the tech sheet the guy kept saying I couldent fit a 10.5 rear on the ute :( even though Ive had the rears off my supra on it which are 10.5 wide and since then I've rolled the rear guards and pushed them out 20mm

they quoted me $4000 delivered which wasnt a issue

Mick

[Stazza_Brendan]

with right offset 10.5 should be easy. ive got 9.5 rear with room to spare

[Dillz]

Tempe technically only purchased the name and design from Simmons. Original Simmons have a cast then machined centres, Tempe Simmmons are now CNC'd . Shells are imported from China..

That sounds about right, Simmons never had 20's did they so they wouldn't have the molds for them anyway.

[Tocchi]

there was a FR20 set made before simmons closed. was on a silver RX3 with massive dish

initially hes found that the brake dust is causing havoc on the polished shells,having to polish them on a weekly basis. Could be that the that the alloy used is more porous.

brake dust is a bitch, but get them clean as you can, polish them, seal them, and the dust is easy to remove

Oh .. Tocchi.. have upgraded to 9 & 10's... that's it!! No more !!! lol

haha nice ! good work pics?

I've got 10.5" wide on a sedan, it's possible

[jimmixr]

Rumour has it... and having the guy who last worked for Tony Simmon telling me they made 10 sets of 20 inch Simmons. Tony was having problems with structural rigidity. God knows how the 22FR's appeared so quickly!!

Ill post pics mate.. it definitely toughen the ass end up!! They 10 inch went staight on.. no adjustment to camber etc what so ever. 275/35 with SSSL KINGS. Tyre clears the guard by 2mm on full compression.

Yeah polishing and sealing will help, but I havent done either , running 6pot brembos and 4 on the rear with no where near as much brake dust reaction as on this F6.

Camera packed it and in the process of getting a new one ...Ill get some up soon that will do it justice

Cheers