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Old 10-21-07, 10:26 PM
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I just got some new wheels for my 91LS. It looks pretty slick now, but I have to get some daytime pics







these are 19" 8.5 front 9.5 rear Axis Hiro's.
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interesting style i must say.


not really a fan of tuner wheels ont eh LS.
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Originally Posted by steph
I just got some new wheels for my 91LS. It looks pretty slick now, but I have to get some daytime pics







these are 19" 8.5 front 9.5 rear Axis Hiro's.
lovin the taillights bro, and the skinny tires.
Old 10-21-07, 11:07 PM
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I don't know why, but that car, for some reason makes me want to go and drift it around a corner - Good lookin car though
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Get some Tanabe's and it will change the whole look.
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i'll reserve judgement until i see daytime pics.
Old 10-22-07, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jasonm
Get some Tanabe's and it will change the whole look.
Agreed - dropping just one inch makes a big difference - Daytime pics will be good.
Old 10-22-07, 04:21 PM
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I plan on getting either the tanabe's or the h&r's. I have tokico's waiting to go on also.

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Is it just me, or do the rear rims have a different offset than the front? Or is it supposed to be that way?
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Nice car with the wrong rims.
The front looks higher than mine on air.
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Originally Posted by ttyR2
Is it just me, or do the rear rims have a different offset than the front? Or is it supposed to be that way?
you are correct. that's the way it's supposed to be on some wheels, where the center drops in a bit, concave copared to the front. it's even more dramatic on some of the volk te37's.
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Originally Posted by skperformance
Nice car with the wrong rims.
The front looks higher than mine on air.
yeah, i agree. i like the wheels, i always have, they just don't look right on the car. ls400's scream for a vip wheel, they never look good on a sport/tuner wheel.
Old 10-22-07, 06:58 PM
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I agree with most of you... however there are some tuner rims that, in my opinion... look pretty good in the LS... however, I dont think those rims on yours really "make" the car, ya know?

we dont know the whole story on the rims, too... you may have gotten a killer deal on them, and I defintely think they are better than stock. Lowering it would help too!
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that's true, aftermarket wheels are always better esp on a 1LS instead of the tiny 15" stockers!
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Originally Posted by steph
I plan on getting either the tanabe's or the h&r's. I have tokico's waiting to go on also.

Looks good - will look even better of course when you drop it. The H&R will give about 1" on the second gen - not sure about yours. My bet is you will want more of a drop like I did eventually. Now I am at nearly 2" front and back with no gap. When you drop it, maybe play with some spacers to change offset and move the rims out closer to the fender.

As for rims - not sure if even what I have are VIP - they look like M3 wheels with a bigger lip and I like them on the car.


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