oem 17" to oem 18"
10-23-16, 08:36 PM
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oem 17" to oem 18"
Hello friends, I've an 08 AWD that came with 17'' wheels and now I've finally put the 5-spoke 18'' oem RWD rims on my car. Surprisingly the 18'' is lighter than the 17'' when I lift them up, also my car feels light now and it's faster. Maybe because the 17'' has more spokes I don't know. What do you guys think?
10-26-16, 06:52 PM
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Racer
I did the same mod. 18s felt sportier since they are wider. I went with size 235/45/18 vs 245/40/18 for comfort and to fill in the wheel well more. No rubbing. The 18s really freshen up the looks
10-27-16, 01:37 AM
#3
Nice, glad you like them!
And yeah, fewer spokes may well be why they're lighter. It could also be that the 18s are made from a higher grade of alloy (stronger, so less metal is needed). Or maybe the tires you had mounted on the 18s are just a lot lighter than those on the 17s. Do you know how much lighter the 18s are than the 17s?
Also, did you end up getting them from the dealer, or from the refurbisher?
And yeah, fewer spokes may well be why they're lighter. It could also be that the 18s are made from a higher grade of alloy (stronger, so less metal is needed). Or maybe the tires you had mounted on the 18s are just a lot lighter than those on the 17s. Do you know how much lighter the 18s are than the 17s?
Also, did you end up getting them from the dealer, or from the refurbisher?
10-30-16, 08:26 PM
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Nice, glad you like them!
And yeah, fewer spokes may well be why they're lighter. It could also be that the 18s are made from a higher grade of alloy (stronger, so less metal is needed). Or maybe the tires you had mounted on the 18s are just a lot lighter than those on the 17s. Do you know how much lighter the 18s are than the 17s?
Also, did you end up getting them from the dealer, or from the refurbisher?
And yeah, fewer spokes may well be why they're lighter. It could also be that the 18s are made from a higher grade of alloy (stronger, so less metal is needed). Or maybe the tires you had mounted on the 18s are just a lot lighter than those on the 17s. Do you know how much lighter the 18s are than the 17s?
Also, did you end up getting them from the dealer, or from the refurbisher?
The tires on the 17s were 7 years old performance tires and the 18s brand new winter tires.
10-31-16, 11:31 PM
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And yeah that light steering, it's the one thing about our cars that always bothered me a little bit. If only Lexus had dialed back the power assist by 10-20%
11-01-16, 08:30 PM
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Good choice going with dealer tires. And wow, 4 pounds per wheel actually is quite a lot – I wonder if that explains some of the performance difference between the AWD and RWD.
And yeah that light steering, it's the one thing about our cars that always bothered me a little bit. If only Lexus had dialed back the power assist by 10-20%
And yeah that light steering, it's the one thing about our cars that always bothered me a little bit. If only Lexus had dialed back the power assist by 10-20%
? no seriously I mentioned this before, I noticed a difference in performance after installing the 18's. And if I'd race a RWD, they might be ahead by half a car just due to the HP loss from the front differential in the AWD.The steering in the 17's wasn't that light but again that was because of the heavy a** wheels.
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