celsior123

I just bought a set of Work Eurolines for my 1998 LS400.
front 18x8 +42
rear 18x9 +38
The front would not clear the brake and would need spacer. Just wondering how thick of a spacer should I get?
What tire size should I get? it looks I would need a little bit of a stretch on the tires.

Thank you

dicer

What ever the factory put on it will be just fine. And the speed sensors will be perfectly calibrated to them.

akitomk3

iTrader: (2)

A 15mm Spacer would help you clear the brakes but I'd go with a 25mm to have nicer fitment. What suspensions are you running? How low will you be, all these will determine what size tires you need. However, the front wheels are pretty skinny if you need to stretch i'd go with a 215/35/18.

celsior123

I'm on Megan coilovers right now. Yeah I would like to have a little stretch

timmy0tool

iTrader: (7)

lots of factors need to be considered.
how low are you?
do you want to do a flush fitment?
are you willing to do fender work?
do you care about accurate speedometer reading?

what's your overall goal, then we can recommend sizing for you. as for spacer, typically 10mm will be enough to clear the calipers but you would need extended studs to run them. bolt on spacers only go as low as 15mm and your wheels will need voids in them to clear the studs (which i believe the eurolines do not have). 25mm bolt on spacers is your best bet for good fitment.

celsior123

I think I would go for 215/35/18 tires. It should have enough stretch to clear the fenders. I hope

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

1- you don't need stretch, the wheels are narrow and the offsets are VERY conservative, even with the 10-15mm spacer you'll need to clear the front brakes.
1a- your car will look stupid and people will laugh at you if you stretch the tires when you don't need to. Stretching is the last thing that should be done to grant clearance AFTER fender modifications and camber, and you simply don't have aggressive enough wheels requiring any of that.

2- a 245/45-18 is the correct size for the front and rear, you can run a 255/45-18 rear if you want a little extra meat, you won't have clearance issues.


215/35-18 will look ridiculous, are far too small, and WILL result in bubbled tires as they don't meet load rating for the LS. It will also look very, very stupid. that's honda sizing you're putting on a big body sedan.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post8418499 is a user running the wrong tire size on his UCF10, 215/35-18, on a Much narrower OEM SC430 wheel. Note how silly it looks. Imagine your LARGER 2nd gen car, with wider wheels and only moderately better (but still very conservative) fitment.

Alpha1

I learned a long time ago to keep what the factory put on. That's what the car was designed for & should work the best.

celsior123

I have a 25mm spacer up front, would 245 45 18 still have enough clearance with the front fenders?

RA40

iTrader: (6)

How low is the car set-up? This is an example of what will be necessary to fit wheels and then you'll be able to choose spacers and tires relative to ride height for your application.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...m5-wheels.html

celsior123

Just test fitted the wheels with the front spacers on today. The front is pretty much flush with the fender maybe 2mm poke but the back is so sunken into the wheel well compare to the front. I'm new to this what can i do to bring the back wheels out?

Kingsoup

Celsior in AB eh? I ran 15mm spacers on the front with 255\40\18's, you'll need more spacer on the rear to run tiny stretched vip tires like that.
Man you're ride is gonna be atrocious, my 235\30\19's were horrible, best of luck!