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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 09:16 AM
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Hey all,
I'm looking to upgrade the wheels on my 97 sc300. I've read a ton of posts here and learned a boatload about wheel fitment, but I still am a bit of a newbie so I want to check if some wheels will fit & look decent on my baby.

I found a good deal on this set of wheels & tires:
19x8.5 225 45 19 front offset 20
19x9.5 245 40 19 rear offset 25

My tire calculator says they will stick out 1.2 & 1.4 inches farther than my current stock wheels. To far? I do not want the "skateboard" look, just want to fill out the wells more.

What do the experts (you guys) think?

Thanks!
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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Not really an expert but 1.2" to 1.4" more outward from a factory wheel offset seems like it MIGHT work and be fine. That offset of 20 to 25 seems to be what I see a lot of people going with. But this is just my guess and opinion and would prefer someone else to chime in and confirm before you go with this wheel. I would check the Official Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide for SC300/SC400 for more info.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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This may help a little:
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by RIMTUCK
This may help a little:
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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Nice link. I have read through the wheel fitment sticky here many times and I never found that. I ended up with 19x8.5 offset 38. no tires yet.

Thanks for the help.
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