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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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Ok.. so I dont knwo much about rims. But i know I want some. For all my cars besides the daily drivin one. The rims that i have had, i never picked out myself , due to lack of time and priotrity so basically my friend she has been picking them out for me. As for my GS I dont want to lower it to put wheels on. I bought computer chip that lowers the air suspension in the CL500 for 4k, and the ride has not been the same. So i decieded not to lower the GS.

Need pictures/opinion of people that have rims w/o the lowering. Pros/Cons.

Thanks in advance!
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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The question you should ask is how much do you want to spend on wheels and tires. That way we no what direction to point you in. If money is no object than HRE 840R all the way.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by LEXUS_KID
The question you should ask is how much do you want to spend on wheels and tires.
And the next question is what style / size / finish do you like!

Welcome to CL btw.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by D2-AUTOSPORT
And the next question is what style / size / finish do you like!

Welcome to CL btw.

Thanks for lookin out for me.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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If you don't plan to lower the car, I honestly don't think you should get rims. Anything over your stock size will just raise your car like a 4x4.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by nsnspanky
As for my GS I dont want to lower it to put wheels on. Need pictures/opinion of people that have rims w/o the lowering. Pros/Cons.
Just put 18s with 245/40/18 to replace the stock 16s. You can see the pics here:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=151077

I don't feel that much a difference in ride quality so far. You can get 245/45/18 to reduce the wheel gap. 245/40/18 is 25.72" and 245/45/18 is 26.60" Since I have 245/40/18s, I'm planning to lower it to get rid of some of the wheel gap.
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