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Old 04-02-14, 03:36 PM
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Default Photos: 03 LS430 - GFG 3 Piece Forged - Staggered - 22's

Love these wheels, couldn't be happier.

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Nice. I always wondered how those wheel would look on an LS. 22's look perfect
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22's look too damn big for my tastes, I like the wheels though. Maybe if you had it dropped down I might think differently.....but that goes for any size wheel when it comes to the drop.
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Originally Posted by JemmyTran
Nice. I always wondered how those wheel would look on an LS. 22's look perfect
Thanks buddy I completely agree , these cars are too big for anything under 20's, IMO 22 are the perfect fit.

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22's look too damn big for my tastes, I like the wheels though. Maybe if you had it dropped down I might think differently.....but that goes for any size wheel when it comes to the drop.
yea 90% of the forums will agree with you , I know a lot of the members here don't appreciate 22's, but in all honesty I think they are a perfect fit .

I have a set of 20's I tried on and they just look too small for my taste

the big 22's really match with the big body and big wheel well of our cars, at least in my opinion

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few more photos
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Wheels look nice.
Shin from Air Runner had 22's on his burgundy 430 for a spell.
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the big 22's really match with the big body and big wheel well of our cars, at least in my opinion
At the end of the day, that's all that matters.....enjoy
Are you planning on dropping it at all?
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Originally Posted by RA40
Wheels look nice.
Shin from Air Runner had 22's on his burgundy 430 for a spell.
Thanks buddy I think I saw them , I checked out all the ls430's on 22's before I made the choice to get mine

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At the end of the day, that's all that matters.....enjoy
Are you planning on dropping it at all?
Thanks and as for right now I don't think so, im having severe issues with scraping on the rear, so im renting shop space and going to shave the rear lips tomorrow.

The fronts touch the inner lining a little bit on full turns , so I have to address that as well.

Once I get the bugs worked out I would like to drop the front by at least an inch, but its not too high on my priority list to be honest.

Feels kinda cool riding so high lol
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rim too large make the ride to hard. but whatever they look cool.
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Originally Posted by seve7
rim too large make the ride to hard. but whatever they look cool.
Thanks man but Honestly the ride is fine, in fact the handling is much better, much less body roll as well.

The whole thing of large rims ruining the ride quality is blown WAY out of proportion IMO
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It looks great man! I really like those wheels.

22"s like yours look fine on an LS430.
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tire selection goes a long way, mine had 245 40 series on it when i got it, im pretty sure im going to put a 235 50 on it.
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Originally Posted by Kira X
It looks great man! I really like those wheels.

22"s like yours look fine on an LS430.
Thanks kira buddy

Im loving it man, you guys don't realize how lucky you are, its so hard to find a decent set of 3 piece wheels here , I consider myself very lucky I found these

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tire selection goes a long way, mine had 245 40 series on it when i got it, im pretty sure im going to put a 235 50 on it.
lol im on 245/30 in front and 285/25 in rear

honestly they aren't bad at all
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25 sidewall not bad at all....

I guess it is all personal preference. I could barely stand 40 on my old LS400 with 18's
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i have a 25 side wall on my car, its not bad at all.......then again, I dont daily drive mine by any means


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