Originally Posted by SBlexus

Hey I check on that 600 and they had 255/30/22 on the front and 295/25/22 on the rear. They said that they have done a couple of them and haven't had any problems so far. Hope this helps you out.

Originally Posted by CJITTY

That's good to know.. thanks for doing that! That combo is within 1% difference

Originally Posted by CJITTY

Ok folks, I need to make a decision on what to do for wheels. I have a set of 22" staggered wheels from my previous LS460. But, here are some points and issues I have with the wheel situation.

1. Previous LS460 was RWD, and I have 22x9 fronts (245/30/22) and 22x10.5 rears (295/25/22)
2. 600 is all wheel drive with a 40/60 power split. Staggered on AWD has always been a topic of discussion.
3. LS600 is about 600 lbs heavier than a 460. My 245/30 fronts have a 92 XL load rating, which is actually too low for a 460..but the 245/30 and 295/25 is an exact overall diameter combo match. This diameter matchup is good for an AWD system, but once the diameters are matched up, you still have to worry about additional rear wheel weight and rolling resistance.
4. I would try to go 265/30/22 all around because I know a couple of members have installed 265s up front and one member for sure that has installed 265/30 on a 10.5" wheel with no issues and it doesn't look very stretched. Those have a 97 XL load rating and would technically work, but I'm not sure the 265/30 will clear the control arm components on the AWD LS's.
5. Do I go 22x9 all around and would it look ok with data systems drop? I love my CV1 wheels and I think they would look great on this car, but I am mostly concerned about the AWD system unless there are some tolerances with the center diff and transmission ecu to handle staggered.

Does ANYONE here on CL have an AWD 460 or a 600 running a staggered setup? There is simply no information on this unless I go by the IS or GS folks, but not sure the LS system is the same as those.

Decisions

Originally Posted by whitetooth

Thanks to the support of VOSSEN I found the right dimension including offset: 265/30/22 all around on 22x9 VOSSEN with ET of 30mm. I tried 265/35/22 for better ride quality but it failed as it is rubbing and to be honest, surprisingly it is less and not more comfort.

I installed the datasystem controller and put the LS600 in L position (no I own a LS600hLL :-) Perfect, absolutely perfect how it is matching, photos follows next week.

It is correct, the load index of 245 or 255 is not matching the LS600 weight. I contacted a tire manufacturer and got this confirmation (a dealer confirms everything)

245/30/22 front and 295/25/22 rear is a perfect combination but not for the heavy LS600. Another possible combination is 265/30/22 front and 315/25/22 rear but this requires to change the rear fenders completely. Not recommended. I did such changes on a LS430, a waste of time and money.

Next season I like to try http://www.advantiwheel.com/specs/al...100_black.html with an offset of +26 and Dunlop SportMaxx which are hopefully not that loud as the current Vredestein.

However, the best wheel size is the stock wheel size and tires selected by Lexus. All other sizes have a few drawbacks. They look better but that's it. If you like your sedan chair don't change it. You cannot make it better as thousands of engineers in Japan.

Originally Posted by CBS70

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Originally Posted by CJITTY

Thanks for the reply..so your Vossen CV1s are 30 offset? I think they provided me 35 offset which is why running a 265/30 in the frontfor me was risky because it is dangerously close to the inner control arm and it appeared to have rubbed a few times. I had to go down to 245 on my 460.
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I will be doing a test fit soon since I have the CV1s staggered in my garage. Eventually I will go 265/30 all around, but may need to see about getting a 30 offset to give me more room on the inside edge to run that setup.