Wheels and Tires
10-20-14, 02:15 PM
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Wheels and Tires
Hello all. My wife is a proud owner of a new 2015 IS 250 . They have 17 inch wheels with I believe 225/45/17's on them.
I have an evo x and it was very simple to select tires and wheels as I just went with 265/35/18's all around. After doing some research it is not as easy to do this on the IS 250
so a website said for the fronts the biggest I can go is 225/40/18 and for the back 255/35/18. For the wheels I wanted to go enkei raijin's, I'm just not sure what size i would need to go for the fronts vs the backs considering they're wider in the back.
Also, considering I'm going from 17's to 18's , what do I do about the spare tire? Will I have to worry about rubbing? My wife would go crazy if they'res any type of rubbing, the car is absolutely stock.
I have an evo x and it was very simple to select tires and wheels as I just went with 265/35/18's all around. After doing some research it is not as easy to do this on the IS 250
so a website said for the fronts the biggest I can go is 225/40/18 and for the back 255/35/18. For the wheels I wanted to go enkei raijin's, I'm just not sure what size i would need to go for the fronts vs the backs considering they're wider in the back.
Also, considering I'm going from 17's to 18's , what do I do about the spare tire? Will I have to worry about rubbing? My wife would go crazy if they'res any type of rubbing, the car is absolutely stock.
10-20-14, 03:05 PM
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What are the specs (diameter, width and offset) of Enkei wheels that you plan on getting?
The stock tires on the is350 are 225/40/18 on the front and 255/35/18 on the back. You can always do that. Is the car AWD? You can get a square set-up in that case.
235/40/18 would work well on 18x8.5 wheels for the front or all around.
265/35/18 should be fine assuming you want to do 18x9.5 in the back.
The stock tires on the is350 are 225/40/18 on the front and 255/35/18 on the back. You can always do that. Is the car AWD? You can get a square set-up in that case.
235/40/18 would work well on 18x8.5 wheels for the front or all around.
265/35/18 should be fine assuming you want to do 18x9.5 in the back.
10-20-14, 03:06 PM
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What are the specs (diameter, width and offset) of Enkei wheels that you plan on getting?
The stock tires on the is350 are 225/40/18 on the front and 255/35/18 on the back. You can always do that. Is the car AWD? You can get a square set-up in that case.
235/40/18 would work well on 18x8.5 wheels for the front or all around.
265/35/18 should be fine assuming you want to do 18x9.5 in the back.
The stock tires on the is350 are 225/40/18 on the front and 255/35/18 on the back. You can always do that. Is the car AWD? You can get a square set-up in that case.
235/40/18 would work well on 18x8.5 wheels for the front or all around.
265/35/18 should be fine assuming you want to do 18x9.5 in the back.
Here are the specs. http://www.enkei.com/size_chart/RAIJIN.pdf
10-20-14, 03:38 PM
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So even if they recommend 225 front and 255 in the back I can go all the way to 235 and 265 respectively? Will I have to worry about rubbing?
Also, is there any specific spare I need to get ?
Also, is there any specific spare I need to get ?
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