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The best way to think about offset is that it controls where the wheel is centered on the face of the hub, not where the face of the wheel sits. +50 offset wheels in 8", 9", and 10" will have faces that sit in different spots in half-inch steps. But the center of those wheels will be exactly...

So a lot of this will depend on how deep the lug seat is cut on the particular wheel you're installing. Wheels vary quite a bit in how thick that mounting pad is, and how deep the lug seats are drilled.

Finally had the opportunity to drive on these in the snow and was not let down. We got about six inches give or take. Observations: The Nokians are really impressive with grip from a standing start. I picked a few tricky spots to deliberately put myself in where there’s a stop sign on a hill...

I think I’m on the same tires as you, and I don’t feel the same way. It feels like I’m getting the perfect amount of slip. I’m honestly surprised the car lets me do as much as it does without changing the TC settings. FWIW, I’m in “Individual” mode with these settings:

Chalk test if you want to be sure. Optimal tire pressure (for an even contact patch) is a function of weight. These cars are relatively light.

Ya know, that's not such a bad look on this car for being 16 year old OEM wheels.

The McGard ones I sent are a proprietary type of McGard spline drive. They will fit for sure. People will poo-poo spline drive, but I've had a set of McGards for the summer TRD wheels on my Tacoma for eleven years. They get uninstalled and reinstalled once a year when I swap out for the...

I think those are gonna look great! Regarding the lug nuts, I wouldn't pay money for black lug nuts that aren't PVD Chrome McGards. The OEM lug nuts that came on the car are already starting to rust on me. McGard uses a really tough finish on their black lugs that lasts. You'll pay for the...

Hey, good looking out!

Just took these on a 1200 mile road trip and no issues. The Nokians are nice and quiet, I know that was one of the complaints about their prior models. No snow so can't speak to that yet. One thing I gotta say about the BBS wheels is that the lug seats must be very solid. With most...

I just did this and a couple miles of driving around is all it takes. Now, that's assuming the sensors are the correct ones. I have fully given up on ever ordering wheels with tires already mounted and balanced because of jank TPMS issues. You can request OEM sensors, they'll claim they're...

Well I mean if it helps your insanity, this is taken from page 608 of the owner's manual: You'll find something similar in the owner's manual of basically any vehicle that has a manual option from multiple manufacturers. If you want to go even more insane, watch this video I made about the...

I wanted a winter tire setup that: Looks similar-ish to the OEM wheels. Has durability comparable to an OEM wheel. Uses 18" wheels in order to get a little more meat in the sidewall. Keeps the speedometer accurate. Doesn't "poke" since this is just a good way to cover the side of the car in...

This is correct. The compression is the same whether the engine spins forwards or backwards, but many engines will jump timing and do other weird stuff if you turn the engine over backwards. People have this intuition that the car will work extra hard if you put it in a gear opposite of the...

On the subject of general weirdness when going on/off throttle, I replaced the springs in my throttle pedal with ones that increased the weight of it approximately 24%. That was actually a huge help with low-speed throttle manipulation and going on/off throttle because the stock pedal is just a...

Oh great, can't wait to reference that the next time someone tells me I'm going to blow up my K20 with 0W-40. 😆

0W-30 is probably a great choice. If you don't ever track the car in hot weather, it is very likely all you need year-round. Like you mention, it's about suitability for a wider range of thermal conditions. Some people balk at running a thick oil in a car that calls for 5W-20 or 0W-20. Let's...

I mean, sure. I used to run 5W-30 in my Tacoma. I run 0W-40 now and it turns over noticeably easier when the temps are around -10°F. Sounds smoother when it's hot, too. And no small thing - I did UOA before and after switching to 0W-40 and my wear metals are consistently down by half...

Where you are at, 5W30 will be just fine as long as you don't take any road trips up north in the winter. I will say that I'm old enough to remember people talking about 10W-30 in this exact same manner. Nobody talks like that anymore, at least nobody worth taking seriously. The logical thing...

Not sure why this was deleted, so adding it back. One of the misconceptions people sometimes have is that if you reduce the width of your tires, you reduce the contact patch. Generally speaking, that isn't true at all since your total contact patch is a function of: How many pounds does the...