Looking to get a set of winter wheels to switch to when the cold weather hits. I have been staring at fitment industries for the last week trying to decide on a set of wheels but can't pull the trigger. I plan to keep OEM tires stagger setup hopefully on squared wheel setup (Makes life easier) and not planning to add spacers.

Any wheel recommendations or picture would help!!

 

Hi Guys,
I'm new to the forums so no exactly sure how to correctly add a new post so forgive me please if I'm incorrect in my approach.

I have recently acquired a 2018 IS300 AWD but not F sport.
I am going to purchase some winter tires soon but have a question regarding the staggered setup. With my previous car (C300) which also had a staggered setup, I was able to use the front tire size on the rear also thus buying all four tires the same size. Is this an option with the Lexus? My car has factory 18" rims and I think that the rear are 1" wider than the front.

Thanks,
Dominic

 

Are you getting new wheels for your winter tires, or trying to put a narrower tire on your existing rear wheels?
Most (I would think) get another set of wheels for the winter tires, and have all 4 in the same size (square set up). That’s what I did, and went to a smaller wheel (17”) to have more sidewall to handle potholes better. Also went narrower (7.5” I think) to cut through the crud better.

 

So you want to run staggered OEM tires on a squared rim setup?
Not sure how this many anything easier...

I have a square winter set up: 225-45-17 on 17x7.5 rims all around but this is on a 2017 IS.

I'm actually curious to see what square setup folks are running on their 2021+ IS models, looking to do an 18" square setup on a 2022 IS.

 

I wouldn't recommend doing this, since the tires in the rear will be significantly stretched. The rear wheels are an inch wider than the fronts.