fabrolous

so the snow is melting and the roads will soon be ready for my IS to get some new shoes. from driving a lowered civic for years with the ****ty streets where im from, i dont intend on lowering the lex. just wondering if 19's would look decent enough to fill up the gap from wheel to fender, or should i go with 20's? i would go test fit some rims on here but am pretty sure no one locally would have a set kickin around to try on. maybe some pics of 19's or 20's on stock suspension would help? would appreciate the feedback y'all!! thx!

t0e

iTrader: (1)

if u dont want to lower the ... dont get rims

JK! get 20's

gizbx4

iTrader: (10)

best way to go.. 19s with eibach is pretty safe.. i dont think youll be truely happy without a drop if the gap is a concern now

llamaboiz

At our yesterdays CL meet i had my car next to a pure stocker, same color everything and could you tell my car was dropped? No... I run Eibach Prokit for 350 and 19" rims. BUT my fender gap is nice and would be even 'fuller' if i went for the big tire 'sport' look. Do i wish i went with the 250 springs? Yes but... i feel safe going over bumps/curbs n stuff like that.

fabrolous

are there going to be any of those pics posted from that CL meet?

fabrolous

nevermind saw the link!

ISF_GG

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I had the same choice to make a while back, 19's or 20's. After looking at all the pics on the "aftermarket wheels" thread, I chose 20"s. I'm glad I did! The 2gen IS looks amazing with 20"s. However, if you do go big, go forged, so you're not adding a ton of weight in all the wrong places.

iialcii

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20's for looks, 19's for ride

thisisj0

im guessing 20's will rub with any dop. but im curious are there any rubbing issues with 20's and no drop?

ReLexin

Since u have an AWD you are going to be riding high on both 19"s and 20"s. I would go with 20"s. Go big or don't do anything at all. I had 19"s on my IS at first than switched to 20"s.

MIA IS250

if you care about performance loss, go 19 and light weight

08mica

iTrader: (1)

Don't forget about the ride factor. 20's will be rougher than 19 cause of less sidewall.

fabrolous

i'm like the look of 20's a lot, it's just where im from the streets are REALLY bad! whats the biggest sidewall anybody's seen on 20's?

FiveOhNine

ding ding ding, we have a winner!!!

Evol Meow

19's. you'll also save some $$ with smaller tires