Stepped Lip vs. Flat Lip

[Flavourless]

Some people like flat and some like stepped. A lot of wheels these days are coming with the option of either. What do you prefer and lets see why. Lets see some wheels that are the same where one has stepped lip and one has a flat lip.

I personally think either can look good and it all depends on the wheel.

Discuss!

[Stephen]

Modern tall spoke, star (azev & borbet type A) - flat lip


old school mesh /bottlecap style, shorrter boxier spokes-stepped


:D

[TRiCC]

stepped lips are stronger and take more abuse, see in the picture that i have posted
http://www.hemmy.net/images/automobiles/optimustruck04.jpg
http://www.wallpaperez.net/wallpaper/movie/Transformers-317.jpg
that wheels in the rear are stepped and polished, theres my evidence and my conclusion is so Optimus Prime can defeat them deceiving Decipticons! LOLLMAO

Some people like flat and some like stepped. A lot of wheels these days are coming with the option of either. What do you prefer and lets see why. Lets see some wheels that are the same where one has stepped lip and one has a flat lip.

I personally think either can look good and it all depends on the wheel.

Discuss!

[SeanDub]

Stepped is the shit IMO

I love it

[Dr.AK]

I'm a stepped lip fan myself. However, flat lips can look good too, all depends on the overall setup.

[low_offset]

stepped FTW :alright

[Dubmd]

+1 on stepped lips

[1badg35]

i currently have bbs with flat 3" lips, but am selling them and getting built kranson forged klassics with much larger stepped lips because they look so much more aggressive.

[RedE46Bimmer]

Stepped FTMFW

I cant exactly put my finger on why but I just prefer them over flats.

[Stolzy]

stepped ftw

[schroedin]

I'm a stepped lip fan myself. However, flat lips can look good too, all depends on the overall setup.

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[Petis]

stepped lips are win in all situations:)

[BADwayz]

Stepped always

[Tuck&Poke]

i love stepped, i **** that most new wheel manufactures have removed stepped lips as an option

[vdubwardo]

i currently have bbs with flat 3" lips, but am selling them and getting built kranson forged klassics with much larger stepped lips because they look so much more aggressive.

lips for bbs rs's? pm me pics and price i may need these soon..

oh and i digg both stepped and flat lips!! :alright

[B Rod]

Definitely a stepped lip fan here. Huge flat lips look more like bling to me than style.

[Tuck&Poke]

lips for bbs rs's? pm me pics and price i may need these soon..

oh and i digg both stepped and flat lips!! :alright

im sure hes not talking about RS's

[BLKonBLK98]

i'mma choose step 9/10 if i have a choice, but have no problem rockin flat if i don't. flats really shine in deeeeeep lip apps imo, while step looks killer from mild to medium to deep.

[fatboy.yoshi]

i dig both...i had stepped lips on my previous car but now that i love full face wheels...full reverse lips are the shizzz

[Oxer]

Stepped fo sho.. Unless they are work.. Then flat also haha

[KarlSpackler]

I choose stepped but crazy wide and low offset VS-KFs are tits

[RedE46Bimmer]

Definitely a stepped lip fan here. Huge flat lips look more like bling to me than style.

Bingo..

[D-rock]

What about slant lip ;)

[dO-bOy]

stepped for race, reverse for shoooww

[Schnitz]

I like stepped lip but I get mad knowing I'm paying for a certain size wheel and getting the face of the next size down.
Actually selling my step lips right now. We'll see what's next.

[Chaseme]

Never thought about this; I like them both. So I guess it depends the application.

Seems to me, older cars look more natural with stepped whereas newer cars can pull flats off.

[Blown Wide Open]

Stepped almost always. I do have two sets of wheels that are reverse lip, and they grow on me, but the lips are gloss black on both.

PAtrick

[J.Owen]

Flat < Stepped < Slant

[Schieldrop]

If the lip is really wide I prefer stepped. On narrower lipped wheels like the style 5's I think flat is equally awesome. What I liked when I rolled on RS-GT's is that the center is bigger on flat lipped wheels.

[junjdm]

i love step lip....would be my first option....

[Royal_T]

I love both styles... It all depends on the wheels

[akoehler]

stepped lip all the way

[bjh102]

I love both styles... It all depends on the wheels

ya dude im with you. completely depends on the wheel.

[Flavourless]

this thread is seriously lacking pictures ;)

[robzOne]

stepped all the way. It sux though some companies like work, j-line, i forged, wont make them passed a certain width. ive been trying forever to get Works to make a vsxx in step

[Digitalwave]

Stepped & slant > flat.

[lunek]

this thread is seriously lacking pictures ;)

+1 hahah how bout both?????:rofl:rofl:rofl

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3836159028_cbb3b070d2_o.jpg

i perfer full reverse flat lip tho

[WhiteStripes]

What about slant lip ;)

:eyebrows

I love slant lip, haha honestly as long as it has a good deep lip on it, I'm gonna love it.

[JeShUa]

http://www.je5hua.com/Cars/Acurafest-2009/acurafest-50/597328351_TbLmD-XL.jpg

[stealthfighter1]

Both! depends largely on overall settup and sizing . I put having killer sizing and offset first before face/lip design , one thing i do know is that i **** convex faces on wheels.

edit: i have some wheels that have a combination of both!

[lilfotoman]

it just depends on what car. i like flat lip, but thats just my 2 cents.

[tivs31]

Personally I think stepped lips look really nice in the 2-3" range, anything larger and it just seams odd to me.

I love super dished flat lips because the inner wheel looks small because of all the dish anyway, so making the center bigger causes it not to look as small...

[sb253]

some favs...

http://charlescharlescharles.com/wheels/ssrfm13.JPG
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/members/sway162-albums-my-05-is-300-sportcross-picture6452-bbs-rs.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jzz30tt/Car%20meets/IMG_0582.jpg
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff222/sb25347/XL800243.jpg


cant decide? Why not both?

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff222/sb25347/DSCN1383.jpg?t=1258972365

[ShanesG]

Step lip by far 90% of the time, some, but very few wheels look better in full reverse. But steps make me hard...reverse does not hahaha

And a steplip rolling OMFGWTFBBQFTMFW