Being a died in the wool "stock" guy....part cheap/part scared to change anything, I agonized over changing wheels since I bought my 2011 AWD SWB LS in February of this year. After way too much analysis, and a lot of help from this board (thanks!) I pulled the trigger. Hope you like the before after pics. I will do a full wheel write-up in the wheels and tires section when I have more time.

One more question, the tires are Nitto Invo (245/40 Front, 275/35 Rear), what are your thoughts on these?






Before





After

 

Can we assume those are 20"?

If so, that's the same tire sizes I have on my car (staggered). I have 10" wide wheels in the back and 9" in the front.

As for your before and after? DUH! MUCH better.

 

My honest opinion is, these wheels belong on a G37 or similar of that class of car that is a coupe.
It's not terrible but it does seem out of place. It makes the car seem smaller then it actually is.

 

I have to disagree. Those wheels are not overly dissimilar to what can be seen on a 750 Beemer or a MB 5 class.

 

Choice of wheels are probably the biggest by far personal decision a person makes to their car.
It's certainly hard to find one set of wheels that everyone can agree with and the more radical looking makes the division more so.

 

If you like them, that's all that matters.

Dennis

 

They really make the car look as it actually should in my opinion.

 

Absolutely! My only point was that it was not out of place on an LS, based on what similar marques were sporting and not just "coupes".

Lord knows a lot of people here at CL did not like my choice of wheels and painted calipers. One member even stooped so low as to call the look, *gasp*..... "better suited for a Camaro or Mustang"!

Oh the humanity!!

 

I agree with DevH but then again I say, to each their own!

imo, the best looking wheels on the LS460/600 are the 5 spoke 19" OEM!

 

To each his own, personally I like the look of the stock wheels on these cars, but your aftermarkets don't look bad.

 

There are some factory wheels from other manufactures that make me gasp. The factory 18s are not horrible, there just there and look like those fake hubcaps on the base economy cars.
The option tires "19" have the best look that complements the Lexus in my opinion and at the same time not overly stated. It should have been standard on every 460.
The best looking wheels on any car in my opinion are those that complement the car well enough that they don't draw more attention to them then the rest of the car. This is where balance can tie everything together as a whole.

 

or those gorgeous 600HL 7 spoke wheels

 

They are 20"

And, yes...to each his own.

I love the 19" 5 spoke that come with Sport version or on some LWB models. My stock rims, as stated above are very underwhelming. The main reason I went with this are they were a friends, and they are 2 years old and he gave me a great deal, and I like there look versus my stockers.

 

I like'em. Congrats!

 

The wheels are a nice upgrade from the stocks, but in my opinion if im going to take the time and money to buy and fit a new set of wheels to my car id like for them to really stand out and bring the car to a whole other level.

These seem like more of a sporty stock type wheel, which is cool if that's what your going for