afaleti

After 5 painful months of looking at rims for my 1999 Black LS400 I think
I have a deal and fit in the 2 Piece Silver Machined Club Linea Barletta 18 X 8 With 38 OFFSET.


The rims are from a Japanese company Crimson-Inc and sold by DiscountTireDirect.com in the USA.

Wheel Image:

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...&rw=8&bp=5-112
http://www.crimson-inc.co.jp/sport/barletta.html


Manufacturer Link:

http://www.crimson-inc.co.jp/linea.html


Club Linea also make 2 other dope styles that catch my attention, MODELLO-UNO & MISTERIO 124 but unfortunately Modello-Uno is not sold by Discount Tire Direct

http://www.crimson-inc.co.jp/sport/modello.html
http://www.crimson-inc.co.jp/club/misterio124.html


The total price of the Wheels, Tires (Hankook Ventus Sport K104) and Kits will come to around $1800.00 which fits into my price range.


(4) - CLUB LINEA BARLETTA Wheel
18X8 5-112/114.3 38 Offset With Silver machined Face
1999 LEXUS LS 400 SEDAN - $275.00 @ $1100.00

(1) - Wheel Installation Kit
(secures up to 4 wheels)
1999 LEXUS LS 400 SEDAN - $45.00 @ $45.00

(1) Free Hub Centric Rings
(centers up to 4 wheels)
1999 LEXUS LS 400 SEDAN - $0.00 @ $0.00

(4) Valve Stems - $3.00 @ $12.00

(4) HANKOOK VENTUS SPORT K104
235/50ZR18 101Y XL B
1999 LEXUS LS 400 SEDAN - $142.00 @ $568.00

(4) Certificates for Hankook Ventus Sport K104 - $17.04 $68.16



Based on my experience Discount Tire direct has the best Interactive Wheel fitting software for Lexus.

You can check it out at: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...nteractive.jsp

Questions:

Does anyone have any information on Club Linea Wheels ?
What is the Quality of the Hankook Ventus Sport K104 Tires ?
What is the Widest Wheel/Tire combination I can put on a 99LS without rubbing ?
What is the best Offset Wheel you can get for the 1999 LS that will stick out without rubbing ?

Someone told me that the Stock wheel is a 45 offset and you could go down to a 35 offset ??


Thanks

RA40

iTrader: (6)

I like both the Misterio 124 and Barletta, that's a very resonable price. Dunno about the tires...TR has very good reviews on the Pierlli P-Zero Nero and Continental Conti Extreme Contact in that same price range.

OneTonVIP

If you're not too concerned about wheel rotations front to back, and assuming Discount has the following sizes in stock, you might want to consider going with:
18x9", +32mm, Hi Disk in front and
18x10", +32mm, Hi Disk in back
For tires, you can run a 235 all around, and in the back this will give you a nice stretched look. Rotations are still possible, although you will be rotating tires (requires dismounting and remounting) instead of whole wheels with tires still attached. If rotations are not a concern, you can try a 235 in front and a 245 or 255 in back. It's a little bit more agressive than what you had mentioned, but trust me when I say that a little more now, will make you a lot more happy in the long run.

afaleti

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Main Man,

I am a little confussed on how the offset works, someone told me the 1999 LS goes from 35mm - 45 mm Offset ?

The widest wheel they have in the Misterio is 18 X 8.5 and the Widest in the Barletta is 18 X 9

I am waiting on the company to add the barletta image to their interactive software.

Check out the attached image of the 1999 LS400 on 18IN Club Linea Mistreo .....

OneTonVIP

A wheel's offset, is also a function of its width. The offset is the distance from the wheel's centerline to the surface of the mounting pad (the part that contacts your wheel hub). Here's an image from tire rack's web site for reference:


An offset of 0 places the mounting pad right in line with the centerline. So looking at that image, you can see that the higher/larger numerical value the offset, the further away the mounting pad moves toward the outside of the wheel, and thus, the more sunken in the wheel becomes. With a lower offset-and you can go negative, where the mounting pad is on the other side of the centerline-the wheel is basically pushed out more.

In your case, since you want the Barletta, go with the 18x9 all around, and try and get an offset no higher than +32mm. If they have something in the +20s, even better! The lower offset will bring the wheels more flush with your fenders, visually lowering and widening the car, and effectively also increasing your track width. A higher offset will look good, but a lower offset will look great!

BTW, I just remembered I made this little image to better demonstate the difference between running a higher offset wheel, vs. a lower offset one. Same car, same stance, only difference is in the flushness of the wheel (of course, my low offset wheel in this case is an extraordinarily low one, but hopefully it will illustrate the point):

afaleti

[QUOTE]Originally posted by OneTonVIP


You are the goods TonVIP. Thanks