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Old 07-01-09, 07:41 AM
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I have been searching on CL and on my.is and been getting too much inconsistency whether or not steel wheels will fit on an IS300. Most of these answers are out of date as well so I would like to ask anyone who might know if this wheel fitment will work with my winter tires.

Tire size- 205-55-16

Steel wheel
Bolt pattern-5-114
Offset- +38mm
Rim- 16x6

The steel wheels were off a 2009 Camry and someone is selling these for cheap. I rather just buy these instead of spending $$ on 16" alloy wheels. First, I want to make sure these will work with our front brake calipers. My Sportx will also be lowered a lil over an inch, but I don't think that will be an issue. Also trying not to do any shaving or adding spacers.....Let me know your thoughts!
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Anyone? I believe they will barely fit without any rubbing issues but I just need some assurance from others that are experts in this field....
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Okay...so based on the wheel fitment calculation:

6*25.4/2-38=38.2

front fenders equal 65. 65-38.2= 26.8 mm of clearance
rear fenders equal 68. 68-38.2= 29.8 mm of clearance

so these wheels will fit with 205/55/16

But the real questions is....when mounted, will it hit the calipers? Based on these calculations how would I know if I need spacers to push them out a little bit (I hope this wont be true).
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16x6 is TINY.... sure itll fit but will the tires be able to hold the weight??

do the calculation for weight n see if its load rated for it.. last thing you wanna do is get a tire thats WAY over loaded n then be on the side of the road cuz your tires exploded.
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Originally Posted by vwynn
16x6 is TINY.... sure itll fit but will the tires be able to hold the weight??

do the calculation for weight n see if its load rated for it.. last thing you wanna do is get a tire thats WAY over loaded n then be on the side of the road cuz your tires exploded.

Yeah...that is tiny and I didn't think about the weight load. Thanks for the input.

I did find a good set of the OEM 16" RX300 wheels.

16x6.5
+35 offset

This should fit right?
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