Hi guys, I just wanted to introduce myself and showing off my Prime. Got my Prime earlier this year and I took me 4 month to get it to the way it is now. Pretty much all the parts needs to be special ordered and ship directly from Japan. I have to be really careful on what to purchase. No one knows if the parts fit or not so I have to do a lot of homework to minimize my risk. If you guys have any question about the mods, I will do my best to help. Tim
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Nice Prime! Hope to see you around. Looks like you've taken the pictures by the parking structure at the Cerritos town center. What size rims?
Thanks! Yes that is where I usually take pic of my car and you will see me driving around in Cerritos. They are 18" x 7.5".
My MPG dropped about 4 mpg after the new wheels and tires. I am now getting about 54~55 mpg if I don't plug in at all. The proper size for the speedo to be more accurate I should have use 225/45/18 and the tires are lot cheaper too... However TRD is using 215/40/18 in Japan for the Prius PHV and I think it will at least help my mpg a little so I went with skinnier tires. TEIN suspension is very comfortable for everyday commute. Dampers are adjustable with 30 level of adjustment. I tried different settings several times and now I have 10 front and 5 rear. (0 for hard and 30 for soft) it's very comfortable and the Prius can corner better and feel much safer.
I have a set of RS-R springs for Prius PHV coming in for now and waiting for Cusco to release their coilover for Prius PHV
