Thinking about Getting These RX Black Chrome Wheels For My White 2013 GS - Thoughts?
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Thinking about Getting These RX Black Chrome Wheels For My White 2013 GS - Thoughts?
I love dark rims on a white car - I actually like these rims way more than the GS F sport rims
my GS looks like this
I will be going from 18 x 8 to 19 x 7.5. Will losing a little bit in thickness make any difference?
my GS looks like this
I will be going from 18 x 8 to 19 x 7.5. Will losing a little bit in thickness make any difference?
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I think it will look great on the GS (similar to the Crafted Line Models with the deep piano glossy black wheels).
Certainly moving from the stock 18's to the 19's, you will feel a tad more of the road. I also think that the offsets on the GS 18's are 45mm and the offset on those RX wheels are different (35mm). Putting those on as-is would cause you to have wheels/tires that may stick out more and potentially show an off-reading on your speedometer.
The calculator on 1010tires.com and clublexus' calculator will also help you determine if you are moving in the right direction with your wheel size, tires and offsets: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/tir...calculator.php
To keep things as simple as possible, I would try to find wheels that match most of the current specs regarding width (8) and offset (45mm). But if you can find the right wheels to work with the right tires/offsets/specs, I think it will look great.
One last thing: That image you posted looks like its a replica wheel (seen them on eBay with that EX center cap). I would be very careful with buying anything other than an OEM wheel or a wheel from a bigger name wheel company - many have had stories on the forums with cracked wheels/easily bent wheels with the replicas out there. Just a word of caution!
Certainly moving from the stock 18's to the 19's, you will feel a tad more of the road. I also think that the offsets on the GS 18's are 45mm and the offset on those RX wheels are different (35mm). Putting those on as-is would cause you to have wheels/tires that may stick out more and potentially show an off-reading on your speedometer.
The calculator on 1010tires.com and clublexus' calculator will also help you determine if you are moving in the right direction with your wheel size, tires and offsets: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/tir...calculator.php
To keep things as simple as possible, I would try to find wheels that match most of the current specs regarding width (8) and offset (45mm). But if you can find the right wheels to work with the right tires/offsets/specs, I think it will look great.
One last thing: That image you posted looks like its a replica wheel (seen them on eBay with that EX center cap). I would be very careful with buying anything other than an OEM wheel or a wheel from a bigger name wheel company - many have had stories on the forums with cracked wheels/easily bent wheels with the replicas out there. Just a word of caution!
Last edited by AJLex19; 09-15-15 at 09:32 PM.
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As a tire and wheel operator , the wheels will fit but depending on the rear it might hit your strut/shock due to offset number one a 7.5 wheel. You will need spacers or even an adapter to make up for loss offset and with and specially since they will look sunk in inside the wheel well. But overall yes they will fit
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