Summit Legend 5 wheels - anybody using them?

[Big Eddie]

Very nice Nova!

[Jasons72]

Thank you :D it always feels good to get compliments.

[DartorDemon]

Do they make different center caps for those wheels?(or are they a size where i could use a different cap?)

Those wheels are nice, but i cant stand that odd center cap.

[SLO_Z28]

I got my wheels in today. Summit shipped me some used ones, but after a phone call they were quick to fix their error so I give them credit for that. 17x8 in the front, 17x9 in the rear. Fronts rub in the inner fenders very slightly because I have too much caster, I think I can clearance the fenders with a BFH. I have Sumitomo 235-40 in the front and 275-40 in the rear. Wheels weigh in at ~26lbs.

Snapped some quick pics of them on my phone before leaving work. Iphones suck at taking pictures. Ill get some better pics weather permitting tomorrow.






I just got back from seeing how well I can brake now, massive difference. I was beating the hell out of my car in front of JCG's shop lol.

[Nothingface5384]

I'm curious if you could call sumit and put in a custom order for larger width(11) and better BS?

[aronhk_md]

They are made by Vision Wheels for Summit. Vision also sells them directly under the same Legend 5 name. You could try getting in touch with them directly. My guess though is if you want a set widened you'd have to send them to some other company to do so.....but I dont know that for sure. Let us know what you find out.

[SLO_Z28]

These are cast in china by the same company that has a TON of OEM contracts. I dont think you could widen these.

Anyways here are some better pics as promised, I would have gotten even better ones but my camera batteries were defective.


AS you can see, the deep mounting pad means TONS of brake clearance, my brakes look tiny but they work well.




Just in case youre wondering the fronts are 17x8 with 4.5bs wearing a 235/40 and the rears are 17x9 with 5.0bs wearing a 275/40.

I got the Sumitomo HTRZIII tires for ~ $410 from tirerack.com and these wheels were $650 shipped from Summitracing.com. I work for the state so this fits my budget nicely ;)

[02WS6SSZ71]

I picked up a set of these a month or so back...just finally got around to mounting tires and doing a quick test fit. They look respectable and will fill in nice for the next year or so as I work out my suspension/brakes and decide on what wheels I'm going to run run long term. The fit is perfect as of now...new 2" drop DSE leafs and coils and Konis going on the car next free weekend I get...hopefully everything still clears then. I got these from a local Vision wholesaler (called Vision and they gave me his number) and I picked them up from him for $142/wheel, which included his freight to get them to his shop...considerable savings over Summit if anyone wants to try that route. Sorry for the crappy phone pics.

[02WS6SSZ71]

Updated pics on the car with new suspension:

[Yelcamino]

Updated pics on the car with new suspension:

That turned out very nice! I like it a lot!

[BonzoHansen]

They look nice.

James in an emergency can you bang a socket over that lock lug? It looks pretty tight. If not I might suggest getting rid of those locks. If they ever strip or you lose the key the air chisel will not be kind to those wheels.

Many years in the tire business tells me locks only stop owners. Just a friendly $0.02.

[SLO_Z28]

They look nice.

James in an emergency can you bang a socket over that lock lug? It looks pretty tight. If not I might suggest getting rid of those locks. If they ever strip or you lose the key the air chisel will not be kind to those wheels.
Many years in the tire business tells me locks only stop owners. Just a friendly $0.02.

I cant even fit a regular socket in there LOL. If it stripped I would weld another nut on top of it, done it a few times. When I go to the 1LE front rotors I am going to get longer ARP 12mm or 1/2 inch studs that are about flush with the wheel, and get some longer open ended lug nuts. Same with the rear, im gonna head out here and start work on a Firebird rear posi setup I bought disc to disc, ill put longer studs in.

[BonzoHansen]

Cool. Didn't want to see you damage them nice wheels!

[cheapthrillz]

[Nothingface5384]

I Think i'm going to go with some coys since they atleast make 9.5s...still no 11s but they'll fit the 275-45-17s better...dont want to pay over 350 each for some 11s...

[sam 74]

i've been eyeing these, i like the 5 spoke look and i've always been a fan of the grey center torque thrusts so these seemed like a good budgeted way of getting that look.

[woody80z28]

I Think i'm going to go with some coys since they atleast make 9.5s...still no 11s but they'll fit the 275-45-17s better...dont want to pay over 350 each for some 11s...

You can get a 9.5 in 18".

[woody80z28]

Updated pics on the car with new suspension:

That looks awesome! I need to get some rubber for mine and throw them on.

[woody80z28]

Those lug holes are really tight! Especially with my 1/2" studs in the back. I need to find another option for lug nuts.




I'll put the rest of the pics in my build thread:
https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...-for-now/page2

[nowukno]

heres mine with updated photo's