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Old 05-19-13, 08:50 AM
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Default New Lexani Wheels on Black RX330

Just got new wheels. Let me know what you all think!
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Old 05-19-13, 09:35 AM
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Very nice! Now get rid of the roof rack and paint the calipers!
Old 05-19-13, 09:38 AM
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Now lower it !!!
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Nice real nice!
Old 05-19-13, 01:21 PM
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Love it! matches the black very well. what size are the tires?
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Looks great
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Originally Posted by Carver
Very nice! Now get rid of the roof rack and paint the calipers!
I'll look into that...thanks!
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Originally Posted by MrMark
Now lower it !!!
Already got the eibach pro kit on it...which didn't lower it much at all but got rid of a lot of the body roll.
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Originally Posted by maniax
Love it! matches the black very well. what size are the tires?
Thanks for all the positive comments! Tire size is oem 235/55/18. Wheel is 18x8 with 15 offset.

I'm very happy with how it turned out. It's always a gamble buying this stuff online.
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Nice! Looks like you got Lexani Lust wheels

Here's my new set up, just had everything installed in the past month or so:

Lexani R6 20x8.5 +25 offset all around

Tires: 255/45/20

Eibach kit installed with new KYB struts.

Here's photos showing before and after Eibach pro kit and new struts:
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Originally Posted by chuckbass
Nice! Looks like you got Lexani Lust wheels

Here's my new set up, just had everything installed in the past month or so:

Lexani R6 20x8.5 +25 offset all around

Tires: 255/45/20

Eibach kit installed with new KYB struts.

Here's photos showing before and after Eibach pro kit and new struts:

Your ride looks good! I wonder if the struts helped lower your vehicle more. I got almost nothing out of the eiback pro kit which was frustrating. I posted all that on a separate thread and it looks like others had the same experience.
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Originally Posted by neilman
Your ride looks good! I wonder if the struts helped lower your vehicle more. I got almost nothing out of the eiback pro kit which was frustrating. I posted all that on a separate thread and it looks like others had the same experience.
Thanks for the compliments!

I also noticed that a lot of other RX owners who had the pro kit installed weren't happy with the visual results.

I had my new struts and springs installed at the same time, so I'm also guessing that the new struts had something to do with the drop.
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Originally Posted by chuckbass
Thanks for the compliments!

I also noticed that a lot of other RX owners who had the pro kit installed weren't happy with the visual results.

I had my new struts and springs installed at the same time, so I'm also guessing that the new struts had something to do with the drop.
Maybe it's that you are a 400h.....I have only seen/heard of other 330/350 people complaining about the drop.....but the 400h is about 500lbs +/- heavier than the the others.....so maybe that helps the springs settle-in better.

I have a 400h and I think your drop looks great.........can you post the specific spring and strut part numbers?
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Originally Posted by defo
Maybe it's that you are a 400h.....I have only seen/heard of other 330/350 people complaining about the drop.....but the 400h is about 500lbs +/- heavier than the the others.....so maybe that helps the springs settle-in better.

I have a 400h and I think your drop looks great.........can you post the specific spring and strut part numbers?
Hi defo:
Not sure why I didn't consider the extra weight of the 400h, but I'm sure that has a lot to do with how it turned out!

I just spoke with my installer, he can't recall the exact part numbers, but he confirmed that the KYB struts are the "Excel-G".

Per Eibach's site, the part number for the Pro Kit is "# 8282.540". As far as I know, they only make one kit for the 2nd gen RX.

Hope this helps!
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wheels look really nice!


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