DaveGS4

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AutoCouture Indicator Monoblock Wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Tires





Details for this staggered setup
19 x 8.5 ET37 Front, high disk wheel, clears LS430 big brakes
19x10.0 ET43 Rear
Color is silver face polished lip - PCD is 5x114.3
Super light weight 1 piece forged wheel! (only 8.75kg / 19.3 lbs)
No centering rigns required.
Will also include the set of polished locking lugnuts I used on these wheels (think they're McGard but can't recall for certain)


245/40ZR19 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S
275/35ZR19 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S
Tires are 'fat setup' for max comfort ride. I did a lot of research when selecting these tires and got a set that would blend performance, year round quiet use, wet performance and treadwear. Link to tire reviews on Tire Rack for the tires


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Condition of wheels and tires:
I had these wheels on my 2005 LS430 for six months (Jan - June 2008) over about 7,500 miles. I had the car aligned by the dealerships suspension guru master tech when they were put on and tires are evenly worn and in great shape (still have nubs on them). The wheels have a couple of minor curb spots and a couple of small surface scratches (that would probably come out with some polishing, I just didn't take time after washing the wheels and taking pics), you really have to look for them. Pics of any blemishes in post below.

Reason for selling: The LS430 is our daily driver and sees a lot of parking lots at the gym, parking lot, home depot, etc. I decided to keep the LS bone stock instead of running wheels, lowering module (also for sale in LS430 forum) and exhaust tips and drawing attention to it. I didn't want to start to worry about where I park it, etc like I do with my GS.

Price and more details
Click here for the link to the thread where I bought these wheels showing the retail ($3800) and gb price ($550/wheel). Tires cost a bit over $1,200 when I bought them in December from the Tire Rack (have receipt).

UPDATED PRICE $1750 for the wheels, tires and set of locking lugnuts.
Shipping is an additional actual cost from Charlotte NC 28269 (and I'll pick up half of the shipping cost). If you'd like to use paypal, add actual paypal fees. I'll wait for personal checks or money orders to clear before shipping these out via a method of your choice. If you're in the SE region, I'll drive a couple of hours to meet you part way if timing works.

According to Carson / L-tunedparts, the wheels will work on the following autos - please verify to be certain before buying them.

• UCF10 Celsior LS400
• UCF20 Celsior LS400
• UCF30 Celsior LS430
• JZS147 Aristo GS300
• JZS161 Aristo GS300/400
• UZS191 GS350/430
• JZZ30 Soarer SC300/400
• UZZ40 Soarer SC430

DaveGS4

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Tire




Curb marks / Scuffs (haven't tried to remove with polish but think they'll improve)




Wheel features





Loads more pictures linked here (note there are several pages, just click on numbers at bottom)

http://www.somniplex.com/gallery/v/a...arts_for_sale/

DaveGS4

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Some pics on the car. I never installed the air ride lowering module (which I'm selling in a separate post in the LS classifieds) so my LS has 4x4 stance... lowered would look 1000x better I know





Fittment is moderately aggressive, I did no fender rolling but they push out that ugly sunken wheel look on OEM

anotherLS

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nice wheels bro! if i still had my LS id get these!

masboy

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wow....love the wheels ! and nice car collection you got there

first time to see DaveGS4 put something for sale...

heyitzalex

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if no hub rings are required, then are the wheels bored to fit the ls hub? can you measure the center bore of the wheels? I have an infiniti and my hub diameter 66.1mm .

DaveGS4

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I assume they're bored to fit Lexus-OEM sized center hubs. The digital micrometer we have has got a metal piece that sticks out as you slide and measure which is larger than the inside of the wheel. I took a business card and trimmed the edge it until it just fit inside the wheel hub.

The micrometer measuring the card read 67.7mm, but the method I had to use wasn't as exact as if I was able to stick the tool inside and measure.

skperformance

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WOW , very beautiful wheel at a steal of a price.
Do you have anyone who can vouch for you , LOL ,kidding.

javyLSU

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Yeah, Dave, unless you can find someone who'll vouch for your high-dollar sale, I'm afraid we'll have to close this thread. I'm not sure 18,000 posts is enough...









HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Good luck with the sale, these wheels look fantastic!

Javier

DaveGS4

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Boxes (28x28x12) have arrived to ship these babies.

ZippyGuy

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Bump for some nice wheels

trill2go

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edit: looked through the gallery, pm'd you with some questions


my biggest concern about these wheels remains the wide width + high offset will cause interference with suspension components.

Doing some further research, but if OP you or anyone has any further insight on the matter, i'd gladly appreciate it.

DaveGS4

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Not sure on the suspension for your car (an SC?),sorry. What I posted above is what Carson said they'd fit when I bought 'em. Might want to look through the official SC wheel thread to see what folks have posted.

I measured the lips - the edge on the lip is angled, so it's really two parts like this.

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On the rear it's 2 1/2 inch lip plus 1/2 sloped edge for total of about 3 inches. On the front is a little over 1 1/2 inch lip plus another 1/2 sloped edge for a total of about 2 inches.

Hope that makes sense, lol

DaveGS4

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Folks that were interested (and I was holding off promoting) aren't buying, so back up to the top. Still available!

Have not been driven on since the pics above were taken; off car and in garage immediately after.

rueym

will these fit a ls460L?