Help with wheel and tire selection
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I usually recommend 20x9 +35 and 20x10.5 +45 with 245/35/20 and 275/30/20 for a stock to mildly lowered GS but the ones who like to go a little extra, we can work with a 20x9 +25 and 20x10.5 +35
There's many other brands out there with those style you're looking at.
I think something I have never seen done on a GS is the Forgestar CF5 wheels or any Forgestars.
There's many other brands out there with those style you're looking at.
I think something I have never seen done on a GS is the Forgestar CF5 wheels or any Forgestars.
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I seen your car and its amazing very simple and clean. I think you convinced me on just getting the 10inch. You still have a nice concave in the rear.
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here are the specs for the wheel they are slightly heavier than our OEM wheels but thats not really an issue for me.
Good thread, I'm looking to get some wheels too. I am also a noob.
Someone in my area is selling some Vossen VFS-2s at 20x9+38(?) front and 20x10 +45 rear gloss black
and bronze Vossen VFS-2s at 20x9.5 front and 20x10.5 rear.
I'm liking the color of the bronze and it's cheaper as well. Will those sizes cause any problems? I'm still on stock suspension at the moment, planning to go Tanabe springs in the future.
Thanks guys.
Someone in my area is selling some Vossen VFS-2s at 20x9+38(?) front and 20x10 +45 rear gloss black
and bronze Vossen VFS-2s at 20x9.5 front and 20x10.5 rear.
I'm liking the color of the bronze and it's cheaper as well. Will those sizes cause any problems? I'm still on stock suspension at the moment, planning to go Tanabe springs in the future.
Thanks guys.
I'm running 20x9's +36 in front and 20x10.5 +45 in the back. I had to roll my rear fenders a little..but I'm also on air, so the tires would barely catch the fender when aired out. If you're on springs or coilovers I doubt you'd have this problem..just an FYI..
edit: I run 245/30/20 in the front and 275/30/20 in the back. Soon to be switching the fronts to 245/35/20 when these tires wear out..
edit: I run 245/30/20 in the front and 275/30/20 in the back. Soon to be switching the fronts to 245/35/20 when these tires wear out..
Just like I recommended a member on the 4th gen LS side.. If you're looking for something different in wheels, I would probably suggest VS Forged by Vertini Wheels. Forged wheels at cheapest I've ever seen compared to the big players like Vorsteiner, Vossen, Avant Garde and so forth.
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It's 10.5 in the rear - I will make sure to post better pics once I wash my car. I'm waiting for the 60k maintenance to get a car wash from Lexus, but 6 miles RT from/to work is taking a while haha. Also, I plan to change out the brakes to akebonos to keep dust brake at a minimal
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I have a set of Niche Milans on my wife's GS350 AWD. We're using size 20x8.5 ET35 and 20x10 ET40 in a staggered setup. Since our car is AWD its crucial that the outside diameter of the wheels be exactly the same on all 4 corners. We're also running 235/35/20 and 275/30/20 which both have a outside diameter of 27.5". As for the quality of Niche wheels, we haven't been too impressed as they bend too easy. I would recommend going with a higher quality wheel that is either 2 piece forged or 1 piece "monoblock" forged. Good luck!
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Just like I recommended a member on the 4th gen LS side.. If you're looking for something different in wheels, I would probably suggest VS Forged by Vertini Wheels. Forged wheels at cheapest I've ever seen compared to the big players like Vorsteiner, Vossen, Avant Garde and so forth.
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I have a set of Niche Milans on my wife's GS350 AWD. We're using size 20x8.5 ET35 and 20x10 ET40 in a staggered setup. Since our car is AWD its crucial that the outside diameter of the wheels be exactly the same on all 4 corners. We're also running 235/35/20 and 275/30/20 which both have a outside diameter of 27.5". As for the quality of Niche wheels, we haven't been too impressed as they bend too easy. I would recommend going with a higher quality wheel that is either 2 piece forged or 1 piece "monoblock" forged. Good luck!
<br />Most cast wheels will have issues with bends, especially the larger you go. I bent all 4 rims on my other car with Miro wheels. Even if you are super careful you eventually hit bump or hole in the roads that can bend them. The cheaper wheels are cheap for a reason, they bend much easier. I just sold my BMW last week that had a bent rear rim again(19's). I would lose about 20psi in a week of filling it up, they can be fixed apparently but its annoying. I had to buy replacement rims on the other wheels that got bent.