IS300 Rims on ES300. What Tire Size?
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IS300 Rims on ES300. What Tire Size?
I have 17" IS300 rims on my lexus but the tires look kind of small. Its time to replace the tires so I was wondering what size will be better for the ES300? Currently the IS has 215/45/17.
Thanks for the responses in advance!
Thanks for the responses in advance!
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215/50-17 is the appropriate size, it's nearly identical to the stock outside diameter. That's what size I run on my summer wheels, per Tire Rack's recommendation.
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I have the IS300 rims with stock bridgestone potenza tires on my 97 Es300.
I was at the mechanic today because there was noise coming from the rear struts.
He put the car on the lift, and pointed out that the tires are rubbing against the struts...
So now it looks like I need to get rid of these rims..as much as i love them.
Any recommendations? Is there any thing i can do to avoid gettting rid of them?
Thanks
I was at the mechanic today because there was noise coming from the rear struts.
He put the car on the lift, and pointed out that the tires are rubbing against the struts...
So now it looks like I need to get rid of these rims..as much as i love them.
Any recommendations? Is there any thing i can do to avoid gettting rid of them?
Thanks
#5
I'm not sure what the offset of the IS 300 wheels are, but I have read posts on here of people rolling them with no problem. My 17's are a 42 offset. I don't see how they would work on one ES, and not another. Good luck finding a solution.
Brandon
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IS rims are +50 offset, meaning given equal width, they sit 8mm further inboard than Brandon's wheels that are +42 (I think my Mille Miglia's are also around +42). Some ES owners use spacers to bring the IS wheels out further, though many people frown on this.
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I was acutally thinking about using spacers..thanks for the advice.i'm ganna try it out this week..
i actually had spacers before..i dont know what i did with them tho.
thanks again
i actually had spacers before..i dont know what i did with them tho.
thanks again
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