GS - 1st Gen (1993-1997) Discussion about the first generation GS300

lowered on 18's?

Old 05-20-13, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SCKnight
Here is mine in 18's. They are cheap and ugly but they look better ]
Lookin' good...love the bronze on black combo!

Originally Posted by Gensc300
Your gs3 looks good on both sets. What size tire on the 18s?!?!
20s dont look bad. Im not lowered yet but its def. Coming. I wana run some sc300 shocks with lowering springs. And def. 19s by 10s rear and 19 by 9.5 fronts.
Thanks!

Not too sure about the tire sizes though. That pic was from a while back. I know for sure the front tire size was 225/40/18. As for the rear, if I were to hazard a guess, it'd probably be 245 or 255 / 35/18

If you want to see more pics of the 18"s, check the thread below
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...-18-x-9-a.html

Here's a few pics with the 20"s







Originally Posted by OGS300
i had 18s and i couldnt move anywhere i im running 19s now thou
Lookin' proper

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Old 05-21-13, 06:46 PM
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Nice ride how u add pic?
Old 05-21-13, 09:57 PM
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Here's mine on 18's.. no fender modifications yet so I cant go lower.

Old 05-23-13, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by joewitafro
Here's mine on 18's.. no fender modifications yet so I cant go lower.

U shud get stretched tires. Ur tires look big.
Old 05-23-13, 01:22 AM
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I think his tires look fine. The whole fit of the car looks good. Looks like a well mannered ride that will handle good. I'm not a huge fan of skinny little tires on big wheels though. These cars are too heavy for a 215 tire. Plus if its driven often this type of fitment will still look good in a few years. Anyone I know with VIP fitment they all have curb rash and bent wheels. To each their own though.
Old 05-23-13, 05:03 AM
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In my opinion 19 are the best size.
anything above that is too big and anything below that is too small
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Yeah I'm not going for VIP fitment and "stretched" tires...

I'm running 245's in the front and 275's in the rear. Once i cut my rears I will be able to fit a 285.. Also how the hell do you expect to have a good handling car with rubber band tires, Or is it all for looks?
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I'm running 245f and 295r and barely need to roll my fenders. Maybe you have a different offset than me or wider wheels. I'm running a 9.5" 40
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Originally Posted by joewitafro
Yeah I'm not going for VIP fitment and "stretched" tires...

I'm running 245's in the front and 275's in the rear. Once i cut my rears I will be able to fit a 285.. Also how the hell do you expect to have a good handling car with rubber band tires, Or is it all for looks?
Cut, roll ur fenders and get it pulld. Also ur cars r boats not sports car. There crusiers family cars.
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I think otherwise... I'm going for performance and planning for a 1000hp four door beast. Already has the manual trans and coilovers, it rides better than my old supra does.
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I've taken mine around plenty of corners. Its almost the same weight and setup as a supra and the handle well. My car handles very well with my current brake, suspension and tire setup. Just needs the power to back it up. I'm only going to run 450whp for now but at that power I bet it'll pull faster lap times than my sti.

These cars are very capable and your kids/friends can enjoy it at the same time. Some people like to cruise, others like to cruise quickly.
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I say go for 19's since it will give you comfort as well as minimize the gap if you don't have coilovers.

20's will fill the gap for sure.

I'm running 19's and the first pic is my car slammed as I needed 2 inch clearance on my side skirts from hitting the ground.
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Old 05-24-13, 04:01 PM
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when you start adding coilovers ajustable camber arms, toe arms, sway bars you will be well suprised how it handles im happy with mine
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Originally Posted by Wald GS
I say go for 19's since it will give you comfort as well as minimize the gap if you don't have coilovers.

20's will fill the gap for sure.

I'm running 19's and the first pic is my car slammed as I needed 2 inch clearance on my side skirts from hitting the ground.
<a href=http://s1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag143/jlfitment/?action=view&current=20130523_113232_zps2def896a.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag143/jlfitment/20130523_113232_zps2def896a.jpg border=0 alt=></a>

Yea I went 19's. At that time I couldnt wait to find a set of wheels. U got a clean *** gs man, Props. Is that the jp roof spoiler?
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Originally Posted by Wald GS
I say go for 19's since it will give you comfort as well as minimize the gap if you don't have coilovers.

20's will fill the gap for sure.

I'm running 19's and the first pic is my car slammed as I needed 2 inch clearance on my side skirts from hitting the ground.


Yea I went 19's. At that time I couldnt wait to find a set of wheels. Still workin on my fitment. U got a clean *** gs man, Props. Is that the jp roof spoiler?

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