RTGS350

Hey everyone, I'm new to Lexus and got my first one. I picked up a 2011 GS 350 AWD. I dropped the front 20mm with RCA blocks and I put on new wheels while using 25mm spacers front and rear. I think I'm going to switch the front to 15mm since they seem to hang out a little too much.

I feel like the roads around here are too rough to go more than 18's.

Up next is window tinting and then exhaust when it warms up.

darinmg

You must be rubbing significantly front and rear. I have 15 front and 20 rear and I rub just a touch in the rear on one side on big bumps. Front barely clears. Lowered on NF210s

RTGS350

So far I'm not. The fronts rub a little on turns but that's not on top. I've only noticed the backs rubbing on a really big bumps. Normal and even spirited driving hasn't rubbed at all.

Seize

Congrats on the GS and welcome to Club Lexus

xbladex00

20mm.... thats like almost an inch? rim size 18....? so 2 inch drop supposedly from my stock gs.... and it still rubs? i thought about dropping an inch so it would look a bit more nicer now having second thoughts...

RTGS350

25.4mm is exactly an inch. So, I dropped the front with RCAs only 20mm and with stock tires and wheels (225/50-17) and I had no rubbing at all. I put on my new tires (245/40-18) and 18x8 +38mm wheels as well as 25mm spacers to allow clearance of the front calipers and I don't have rubbing other than when I turn the front wheels hard. The rubbing I have is from the tire touching the inside of the fender well towards the passenger compartment but that seems to be caused by the wider tires and the excessive spacers. I ordered a set of 15mm spacers for the front to see if that fixes the front. I don't have rubbing in the rear at all so far.

xbladex00

mmm... I'm still learning about wheels haha... So its basically too wide for the front due to the spacers... but I think i've seen 18in sport lexus rims on the GS with 245 rears and fronts i dont see why u need spacers for the calipers... also cant you roll the fenders or something like that, to not make it rub? so the passenger side tire is rubbing the fender or the driver side? If anything it might be the fat chicks JKJK

RTGS350

You are correct. This model did have optional 18" wheels but not ones with the width and offset I'm using. The spacers are only because the new wheels rubbed the calipers slightly. I may have been able to grind on the calipers a little but I was worried that it would have taken a lot to do that. I really only need about 5mm of clearance but I was worried about spacers that weren't bolt on. So, I ended up getting 25mm spacers to make sure that I could clear the stock lugs with the bolt ons. I realize now that I could have gotten away with 15mm spacers so I ordered those.

The other rubbing is from the wheel to the fender well but not at the top. It's only on tight turns so that leads me to believe that it's caused by the wheel spacing being a little too far out. I'll put the shallower spacer on and see what happens.

vipdjason

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welcome to the club.... btw clean ride