Tires/wheels diameter concern
04-09-07, 07:52 PM
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Tires/wheels diameter concern
I was looking & comparing 20" wheels to my GS4. I tried some 18" but when I watched a GS with 20" wheels I got astonished.
After commenting this with other friend, he told me that a friend of him have a GS 2006 & installed 20". Later the transm started spinning a bit. Because the car is still on warranty he drop the car by the Lexus facilities and they told him that the car has not WARRANTY due to 20" wheels. They told him that these kind of tire-wheels cause more stress to transmission components. SO,warranty is void.
UFF... this scare me. I never want this kind of problem! It's very costly!!
Specially for those (like me) that like the rabbit starts.
I drove the GS with the 20" & noticed it more slagging (slow)when accelerating. I don't want this of course.
So this is my complain and at the same time and advise for those with this kind of mod.
Open to hear the comments.
After commenting this with other friend, he told me that a friend of him have a GS 2006 & installed 20". Later the transm started spinning a bit. Because the car is still on warranty he drop the car by the Lexus facilities and they told him that the car has not WARRANTY due to 20" wheels. They told him that these kind of tire-wheels cause more stress to transmission components. SO,warranty is void.
UFF... this scare me. I never want this kind of problem! It's very costly!!
Specially for those (like me) that like the rabbit starts.
I drove the GS with the 20" & noticed it more slagging (slow)when accelerating. I don't want this of course.
So this is my complain and at the same time and advise for those with this kind of mod.
Open to hear the comments.
04-09-07, 08:23 PM
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wheel diameter will not void the warranty on transmission components... especially when stock newer Lexus' have 19's on them from the factory....
larger diameter doesn't always mean slower - heavy wheels mean slower...
they would have to prove the wheels caused the failure (refer to magnusson-moss judgement) which would be extremely hard to do (so long as overall tire diameter is close to stock, and the wheels are within reasonable offsets)
larger diameter doesn't always mean slower - heavy wheels mean slower...
they would have to prove the wheels caused the failure (refer to magnusson-moss judgement) which would be extremely hard to do (so long as overall tire diameter is close to stock, and the wheels are within reasonable offsets)
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