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Give me your opinion on these wheels, please.

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Old 02-15-09, 06:25 PM
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I am looking at buying this set of Wheels for my IS. They are new, nice and the right price. My concern is that it looks like the RIM sticks past the tire?

I assume these will look nice on my car. I love this wheel. My car is stock height. Give me your opinion. These were on a IS350 bought from MRR SPECS.
20/10 rear
19/8.5 front
Falken 452's.

What do you think. I love the 18's on my IS but these might be a step up.
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Default But I also notice this guys stick out too.

Is this normal on this tire size combo?


Also the tire size is.

235/35/19 Front 275/30/20 Back.
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Old 02-15-09, 06:28 PM
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looks good. I was waiting for someone to do 19 front and 20 rears. any pics of them on an IS?

edit: yes those tire sizes are correct...
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That is the problem. I know the IS makes the rear wheel look smaller, I do not know why, maybe the 20 will fill it out. That is my delima. I have never seen it on the car so. I do not know. This car has 19's and it looks like the rear wheel is smaller, so I think the 20 will look GREAT. but I am concerned about the RIM LIP sticking out so far. It looks weird.
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here's mine same set up tires but 20's all around.


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Are you lowered?
They told me 20's would hit the brake calipers on a 350.

Originally Posted by RobJo350
here's mine same set up tires but 20's all around.


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looks goood.... consider XIX X05 too
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20's FTW....
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Originally Posted by pholt
I am concerned about the RIM LIP sticking out so far. It looks weird.
hehe here in hawaii, the big tire look with the tire covering the rim lip... looks weird
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they look ok... alot of people have these.
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Originally Posted by RobJo350
here's mine same set up tires but 20's all around.


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What springs is your car on?

What % tint?

Looks great.
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idk if ide do it if its a AWD, but I have seen people with a staggered setup like this before.
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Those rims look good, go for it!!
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wheel looks good. depending on how you drive and where you drive, getting bigger wheels isnt always ideal. bigger usually means more weight, which will slow everything down a bit plus put more strain on your suspension. sure if you are going for looks and "filling" out the wheel wells go bigger. i dont think for the IS anyways its good to go bigger then 19.
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Originally Posted by pholt
Are you lowered?
They told me 20's would hit the brake calipers on a 350.
I am using a 5mm spacer on the front to clear the brakes and using a 7mm spacer for the rear for a more aggressive look.
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