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Old 09-06-10, 09:31 PM
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Ok I am about to order works emotion wheels what off set will work best with 18"? The car is totally stock and i just want it nice looking with the wheels if I get tein 1.3" lowering springs in the front and 1.6 in the *** will that sit nice?
I don't want it slammed but I don't want a ton of wheel gap as well it's a daily driver so subtle is key and I want the smoothest ride possible.
I'm probably doing 225's all the way round so I can rotate them.

The car is charcoal gray and i'm getting the dark bronze color wheels.

thanks for the help,
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Old 09-07-10, 12:32 AM
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love the ideas. you will probably be disappointed with the wheel gap with those springs. Probably the 2 inch drop all the way around is more along the lines of what your looking for. and the offset go low like +23ish. you can google it or use the search bar on club lexus and see what you come up with
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Which Emotions are you getting and what widths are you looking at? If running a 225 tire, most likely 8.5 width?
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Just make sure it's 5 lug not 4
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Yeah I'm going with 8.5. Yes the wheels will be 5 lug thanks for the heads up lol. I'm ordering the works Emotion CR-KAI in bronze. Ok so 2" is the magic number. I searched around and cant find exact off sets for these wheels i dont wanna get them and they rub or some other bull ****. I'm an old man so I'm looking for the best look/ride quality I can get.


Thanks again for the help,
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http://www.workwheelsusa.com/media/w...Kai%20Spec.pdf

For the best looking CR-Kais in 18x8.5, the offsets are +38, +32, or +25.
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thanks guys i ordered +38 today so when i get them on i'll see what i wanna do about lowering it then.
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Originally Posted by Trbobucket
thanks guys i ordered +38 today so when i get them on i'll see what i wanna do about lowering it then.
i think it will look good. i have eibach 1.4" sportline springs all the way around on mine with the stock 17's and 215/45/17 and i dont have any gap in the front and the rear has hardly any at all.
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