jimxms2

I'm really struggling to find some rims bigger than 18" here in the UK that would suit the LS430 and wouldn't be cheap junk. All of the imported rims from Japan like the Work and Rays are 18" or smaller as very few people over here run decent rims on large cars.

I'm wondering how silly (if at all) a set of deep dish 18's would look on the LS with the car lowered right down low.

Does anyone have any pics?

CarGuy89

If you're going to go with 18s you're better off going with OEM 5 spokes IMHO. They suit the car very nicely and look even better on a lowered 430. Deep dish rims are best reserved for 20s+ (fill wheel wells better with less tire profile). You could give it a shot, if you don't like the look you can always sell the wheels. Any pics of them btw?

RA40

iTrader: (6)

You may also consider wheels from other late model Lexus cars like the GS. For simplicity sake I would stick with the LS430 stocks. After your drop, use wheel spacers and consider going from the 245/45-18 tires to a 245/40-18. This will cause a slight speedo error though it will give it a subtle different look in combination with your suspension mods.

jimxms2

TBH I'm really not a fan of the OEM wheels, although I do agree they they suit the car and don't look too out of place being only 18".

Here;s a couple of the options I've got:

Selah777

18's are gonna look too small. People run 19's and 20's to have a proper fitted look.
Heres my set up. 19x9.5 et3 and 19x11 et3 on 215/35 and 245/35

sojah

iTrader: (1)

i used to have 19's and now have 20's, but with each inch difference you can change the sidewall profile one step large or smaller respectively. so you gotta think of it from outside the slammed vip box ^ ^ ^

some might want to run 18's and 40 series tires so they can have a more comfortable ride.

but your car does look nice in that pic above. i like 19's cuz then you can go really aggressive.

Selah777

I really haven't noticed any change in comfort of the ride, it is still smooth as can be. Only change is that nankang ns2's drone pretty bad :/

jimxms2

Ugh, guess its gonna have to be 19's then, which is a real pain in the ***.

brio_ls

What about these LS460/600 replicas? If i'm not mistaken, they are 18"

froboy272

gonna need an adapter for that. the bolt pattern is different....although i kinda like the look of them

brio_ls

They have a bolt pattern 5x114,3 so these are a direct fit. I saw them once on ebay.co.uk as replicas. I know that LS460/600 is 5x120mm.

jimxms2

Those 460 rims do look nice, but I think that If I'm going to spend out on some new shoes I want them to look aftermarket.