so i bought my car used and its sitting on 18's and i know its not lowered however i see other stock GS' and they seem to have way more wheel gap then i do.....did they have like sport suspensions with lowered stances offered or am i just hallucinating....

 

looks fine to me, you're more 4x4 looking than me if anything hahahaha..... I'll snap pics tomorrow and show you

 

Looks normal, to me. Maybe its the wheel tire setup?

 

Not sure if you're comparing your 430 to some 350 AWD models. AWD models have more wheel gap