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Old 05-05-14, 10:56 AM
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Hey guys!

New to the Lexus scene! My name is Allan, I recently picked up a 2006 GS300 RWD in Mercury Metallic with 48,000km (I'm from Canada). It was completely stock, but so far the only things I have done to it are:

-Tint
-Rims (came with the car)
-Various VLED upgrades
-5000k lowbeams
-3000k HID fogs

I have BCR coilovers on the way right now!

I'm looking for new rims currently and need some help on specs! I found 2 locally for sale. First one is Work Euroline, F: 18x8 +32 and R: 18x9 +32 225/40/18 all around. Second is Work Varianza D3S, F: 20x9.5 +37 245/30/20 and R: 20x10.5 +35 285/25/20

Now I'm trying to figure out which set would work best with my car, without having to do any fender mods (or very minimal shaving). I am hoping once I recieve my coilovers that I can get close to tucking tire. I tried using the advanced search but couldn't really find anything.

Any help would be appreciated!



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The fronts will be perfect. The rears will require quite a bit of shaving. I have a 275/30 on a 20x10.5 with +35 and I had to shave quite a bit and notch the rear bumper bracket quite a bit. It fits like a glove now, but it took some serious grinding.
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Congrats on the GS and welcome to Club Lexus.

Looks like you got a good start on your build. I look forward to seeing your car's progress.
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Originally Posted by Schmexus
The fronts will be perfect. The rears will require quite a bit of shaving. I have a 275/30 on a 20x10.5 with +35 and I had to shave quite a bit and notch the rear bumper bracket quite a bit. It fits like a glove now, but it took some serious grinding.
How low are you currently sitting? Does it ever rub on your liner on dibs? Good to know, maybe I will just order new rims with different offsets
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Originally Posted by Schmexus
The fronts will be perfect. The rears will require quite a bit of shaving. I have a 275/30 on a 20x10.5 with +35 and I had to shave quite a bit and notch the rear bumper bracket quite a bit. It fits like a glove now, but it took some serious grinding.
That why you run 255 instead of 275 it will give you a small curve so you don't rub
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Originally Posted by swtjlsy

That why you run 255 instead of 275 it will give you a small curve so you don't rub
Stretched tires are the ugliest thing I've ever seen on a car. I'd never run a 255 on a 10.5" wheel. I don't even like the look of a 275 on a 10.5. Personal preference.

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Originally Posted by aleung3

How low are you currently sitting? Does it ever rub on your liner on dibs? Good to know, maybe I will just order new rims with different offsets
I'm on air so I sit where I want, but I can pretty much set it wherever I want without rubbing now. My front are 245/35 +35 and they rubbed the liner slightly.
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A little update... just got my coilovers in! I plan on installing them this weekend.

One thing that I was a little confused was that when I looked at the coilovers, they have a sticker for is300? Could anyone that has BCR coilovers chime in on that? Is our coilovers the same?


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yes, they IS & GS coilover is interchangeable, is exactly the same, mine has that sticker too
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Originally Posted by audis886
yes, they IS & GS coilover is interchangeable, is exactly the same, mine has that sticker too
Is yours RWD? I just checked the BC Racing website, as well as other vendors that sell these and the part number is suppose to be R-02 for RWD.

I really hope these do work, as I waited 5 weeks to get them in...
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I thought maybe is250/350
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Originally Posted by SLOW4DR
I thought maybe is250/350
I'm thinking the same thing. The older gen is300 is probably totally different. I'd double check with your vendor and BC website.
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Originally Posted by SLOW4DR
I thought maybe is250/350
That's what I was thinking too, but those are the R-02 part number...
I'm assuming I was sent the wrong ones now
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Originally Posted by aleung3
That's what I was thinking too, but those are the R-02 part number...
I'm assuming I was sent the wrong ones now
I'll double check when i get a chance to, and yeah, mine is RWD
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So yeah, my local vendor contacted BC Racing... They did send me the wrong ones, so unfortunately i'll have to wait another week or so for them to send me the correct ones


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