selkirk

Hi guys,

I've been searching and searching but most of the fitments discussed here are either OEM wheels (LS430 etc) or the big VIP ones that require rolls, pulls, etc. and I've had a lot of trouble finding information about fitments that fall in between the two. In my search for something between the two - something that looks classy on an LS400 but doesn't require me to alter the car for it to fit - I found a set of Work Emotion CR-Kais in 18x7.5 +35. The bolt circle is correct, 5x114.3. Would that fit the car and look decent, keeping in mind that I need something I can drive daily in a city with lousy roads? Flush is nice but "looks decent and doesn't scrape" is much more important to me.

They're currently set up with 225/40/18 tires which I'd read in another thread were too small for a 1LS, and I'm assuming for a 2LS also. But if the price were right, I suppose I could replace them with a more appropriate size.

Oh yeah, another question: they don't have all the little Work stickers on them, so I'm nervous about whether they're real. How do I tell a refinished Work from a fake? Do the fakes actually have the word Work cast into them, or do they just rip off the style?

Thanks in advance!

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

real works say work on them (forged/engraved in)
the CR-Kai is a pretty sporty wheel, and not one i'd choose for the LS. Conservative fitment for the LS is ~18x8 +40 or so. 7.5 imho is too skinny since you need a 245/45-18 to make oe-tire diameter.

selkirk

Yeah, I was debating about what style I wanted. I was also thinking about G35 wheels; the G37 wheels apparently don't fit without a roll/pull/etc, but G35 19's also crossed my mind. The CR-Kais remind me a bit of those.

I thought about LS430 5-spokes, and they're not bad at all, but I was wondering if I'd rather go with something a bit sportier. Thanks for the input btw!

Schnitz

iTrader: (5)

You'll most likely need a spacer on the front for those CR-Kai's to clear the brakes.
Definitely not a wheel I would like on an LS either.
I use 18" G35 wheels for the winter. I think they'd fit without any fender work.
They don't look to bad either.

radiokilla

The wheels you are describing will be super duper sunk.

RA40

iTrader: (6)

Those may not look too bad. All depends what look you want for your car...and there are adapters if you want them to be a bit more aggressive. However, easier to use that $$ towards a set of wheels that has an offset more fitting.

selkirk

Oops. Thanks for your patience with my questions - despite all the searching, I think it's pretty easy to see how new I am at the wheel game.

Going back to what PureDrifter said about 18x8, +40 being a reasonably conservative fitment, I looked up the G35 wheels and they're 18x8, +30. This means they're 10mm more sunk, right?

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

no, 10mm more aggressive.