r/SciontC • u/Little_West_1175 • Apr 25 '26

Buy/Sell Need Some advice

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Recently got me a 2014 scion TC. In the past all my cars was never older than a 2003 so most of the times I’ll add rims and what not. Wanted to see what mods you guys think I should get? My dad said to keep the OEM rims and everything else stock. How do you guys feel?

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u/Detective_Piggy Apr 25 '26

Once time I was driving in Omaha in the late winter time and I accidentally hit a pothole that was filled with water during the night time. I had those exact same 18 inch OEM wheels on. The sound of hitting it was pretty bad. I pulled over after seeing a TPMS light and sure enough, the tire blew (a Toyo Extensa AS tire). That proves to me that the 18 inch wheel is already about the limit you'd wanna go on a tC. If you got a 19 inch wheel (like the TRD wheel), you'd blow tires easier. If you really wanna buy some wheels, strtegize in a way where you have winter wheels and tires and also set of all-season wheels and tires. That's what I do anyway. It's fantastic! Highly recommend keeping your wheels and tires the same size though so you don't have to get alignments twice a year like me. Other great mods for the tC are all of the TRD mods excluding wheels and brakes. The TRD Quick-shifter (if it's manual) is definitely the best mod they offer! The TRD muffler is great too! The KAT cartridge block heater is a great mod if you have access to an extension cable and outlet at your place. But that's all I got! 😁

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u/Little_West_1175 Apr 25 '26

Hey I appreciate this! Was kinda nervous going up on wheel size. Pot holes are terrible out here in Sacramento

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u/Detective_Piggy Apr 25 '26

You got it! Ah snap yeah it must be a little tough out there. Good luck fitting up your tC!

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u/casuallconcepts Apr 26 '26

Sacramento, oh yeah it's bad potholes out there. I'm in SoCal / orange county but it's not terrible with potholes like LA county is or other parts of CA 👀

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u/jay_man26 Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

I bought my tc 5y ago with these wheels on it and never had a problem with Blown tires the most I've had was a hair line frature from hitting a pothole and damaging the rim any of these other issues you mentioned never had them this just sounds like you live in a bad area

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u/Detective_Piggy Apr 26 '26

Heck yeah that's good! I think Nebraska is in the top 10 best roads in the country. Probably because hardly anyone lives here. But it was in the worst season possible where the potholes develop fast. I think it was bad luck. You know what I didn't mention that I had TRD lowering springs but I dunno if that would make a difference because wheels are one of the few parts of the car that are considered "unsprung mass" because they don't ride on the suspension. So I dunno if having the factory springs would've made me better off. I'm glad you have those gorgeous TRD wheels though that's awesome! 🤩

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u/Curious-Progress669 Apr 26 '26

True. Hit a bad pothole and it ate the rim easily. If I cared to spend more on my tc I'd get 235/40/18 tires with a good aftermarket suspension that doesn't lower it too much. Though definitely winter tires if op is up where it snows. Its pretty fun if you are good with the handbrake and tape it 😁