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Sep 13, 2007 | 11:34 AM

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DaveGS4

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As you may imagine, this is a topic of a lot of discussion in the past here on CL, here are a few threads to get you started I found using search

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=162617

Hope this is helpful

Sep 13, 2007 | 11:36 AM

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michael200

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Originally Posted by edouble

I love the horsepower that my GS400 puts out. I have been looking at wheels for it but as much as I want the car to look great, I don't want to take away from the performance. I currently have 16's on it. Does anyone know if there is a certain size I should go with if performance is my main objective? If so could you send me a link?

Thanks

Personally, 19 and 20 inch wheels look like crap on these cars, and actually screw up the performance, as well as usually causing tons of problems with rubbing, etc. Stick with the 16" wheels, the big wagon wheels are just a "fad", IMHO.

Sep 13, 2007 | 11:49 AM

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4ntvings

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^^^wow, this kinda came from past left field...

Sep 13, 2007 | 12:04 PM

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PushinLEX

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Originally Posted by benzo555

Well I have a supra TT spare then I cut a custom wood crossbar and solved the problem. The supra TT spare weighs at least half of the full size just in case for those long trips.

Thanks for the info. I'd rather just use the cross braces and forget the spare. I wouldnt even use the spare with my aftermarket wheels. If I get a flat, GS is gonna get towed on a flat bed...AAA Plus

Oh yea, any pics of your Supra spare w/ cross braces? Thanks man.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TruPlaya26

#1 The GS does not weigh 4,600 lbs. it weighs more around 3,700 - 3,800 lbs.

#2 The GS is classified as a luxury-sport sedan ...

#3 True taking weight off wheels is more effective than taking weight off the chassis, but reduced weight is reduced weight, and it helps either way

...

. I think the rule of thumb is every 100 lbs of dead weight on the car yields a .1 difference on the 1/4 mi.

The stock spare and jack weights a TON. Probably like 50-55 lbs for the whole setup. Plus I wouldnt even be using it.

Sep 13, 2007 | 12:09 PM

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PushinLEX

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Originally Posted by onedropz

weight reduction on a 4,600 lb car made for luxury?

anyways... if you take 1lb off the wheel it will effect your performance more than if you take 1lb off the chassis.

http://www.lexus.com/contact/pdf/1999/1999GSspecs.pdf

My car: 1999 Lexus GS300

Curb Weight = 3,638lb Where did you get the extra 1000 lbs from?

The 400, surprisingly, weighs only 60 lbs more than a 300. So taking the spare and jack assembly out of your 400, will net you around the curb weight of a 300, without sacrificing basically anything.

Not to mention the added handling and gas savings (over the long run albeit), of weight reduction.

Sep 13, 2007 | 10:29 PM

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edouble

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Thanks for the threds. I really appriciated it. By the way, it looks like you've built one hell of a car! Do you have any pics? I'd love to mess around with mine like that.