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IS 250 rwd V IS AWD Wheels ?

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Old 08-06-08, 05:37 AM
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I have a IS 250 with the optional 18' dark gray wheels I know the wheels have different off sets. Can I put AWD wheels on the car because they are all the same size and I can rotate them when I want to or do the AWD's have different off sets also?.
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Old 08-06-08, 05:45 AM
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should be fine. if your car is an awd. you should have all the same offset for all four wheels
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Originally Posted by tobekev
should be fine. if your car is an awd. you should have all the same offset for all four wheels
I have RWD so the tire size is different and the off set is different.
If the AWD wheels have the same off set front and back, I know the tire size is the same I will look for a set of 08 AWD rims and tires
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If you didnt opt for the optional 18" on the 250, then you would of had the same 17" stock as the awd
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Originally Posted by mikez
If you didnt opt for the optional 18" on the 250, then you would of had the same 17" stock as the awd
thats true, the 17' wheels from the awd are actually the stock oem wheels for the
awd, IS250 and IS350. what happens is that is really rare for the RWD to be deliver with this wheels, I think that 95% comes with the optional 18"
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Well if you want to run the same size all around for rotation and other purposes, you might as well get a nice pair of aftermarket wheels maybe some 18" or 19"?
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I never thought there would be a member that liked those OEM 10 spoke 17"s on the AWD. I hated those IMO and got rid of them asap. They are very hard to keep clean. Your 18"s are so much nicer.
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Okay if I go with 18" after market wheels what off set, do I use the front or the back and what are the off sets?
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you can go a bunch of different sizes for your aftermarket rims. are you still going for 4 rims that you can rotate? if so that'd be the same offset all around.

you should be able to run 18x8.5 with a +35 offset or even lower of an offset if you wanted to really push it. i personally would recommend 19x8.5 +35 all around if you want to fill up the wheel well nicely.
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Originally Posted by kuuqi
you can go a bunch of different sizes for your aftermarket rims. are you still going for 4 rims that you can rotate? if so that'd be the same offset all around.

you should be able to run 18x8.5 with a +35 offset or even lower of an offset if you wanted to really push it. i personally would recommend 19x8.5 +35 all around if you want to fill up the wheel well nicely.
Thanks for your help
Michael from South FL.
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