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Old May 8, 2014 | 04:40 AM
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We have a 2009 IS250 AWD. This winter, we put a set of snows on the car. It did great; went through anything.

I'm looking to get spare set of wheels to mount the snow tires on. I want to avoid the hassle of mounting/dismounting the tires twice a year.

1) Will IS 300 wheels work? Same dimensions and offset as the IS250 17's? (The snow tires are the same size as the OEM tires)

2) What other Toyota wheels are a direct bolt on? Since these are winter wheels, I'm not looking for anything too crazy.
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Old May 19, 2014 | 10:46 AM
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Anyone? Hoping to get something now, so I can be set when the snow flies.
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Old May 19, 2014 | 01:00 PM
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Why not get another set of the same OE Lexus wheels as the "winters"? Used OE wheels you can probably get for ~$100 per wheel used in good shape.
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Old May 19, 2014 | 03:29 PM
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There is really no "winter wheels" but there are "winter tires". Buy the winter tires and mount them on some used OEM wheels that you can buy from classified wheel/tires section in this forum for like $300-400 a whole set.
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Old May 21, 2014 | 04:42 PM
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Thanks for the feedback guys. I haven't had much finding stock is250 wheels locally (17"). I wanted to see if there were other 17" Toyota wheels that had the same offset and bolt pattern. Is300 wheels seem easier to find. Do those fit out cars?
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Old May 21, 2014 | 05:02 PM
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perfect excuse to get a new set of wheels for summer and use the OEM wheels for winter....LOL
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Old May 21, 2014 | 05:16 PM
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Can probly buy cheap rim and winter tires off tirerack.com . But even that your probly under $1000. Keep your eyes on Craigslist I've seen a few oem from time to time.
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Old May 22, 2014 | 12:40 AM
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I'm in the exact same situation as you so I'm gonna do what kickin8 said, get some new wheels for my summer tires and keep the oem ones for the winter tires.
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Old May 22, 2014 | 05:45 AM
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I got some cheap MKW 17" rims from Costco for my winter tires on my 350.
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Old May 22, 2014 | 10:09 AM
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winter wheels can just be some cheap ones you find on ebay. maybe some xxr or something
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Old May 24, 2014 | 06:32 AM
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Is there a page or thread somewhere that lists what other OEM wheels will fit our cars?

I currently have a set of snows that will fit on OEM 17" wheels. So I'm looking for something to mount the snows on.

I had no idea Costco sold wheels. That's a good tip.
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