I will be getting a pair of lowenharts BDS's in 19's (Chrome 8.5F,9.5R) this week.

My quetion is What is an offset and what offset would i need?
Also What is the thickest tire i can fit on 19's. I dont want a a thin tire maybe 40-45 series. Can this fit on a 19?

I have a 99 GS 300

Thanks

 

offset: +37-+45 would be fine...

tyres:normally, 245/35/19+275/30/19

or 245/40/19+275/35/19..odometer would be off slightly due to tallness, not that big of a deal..

 

Is that 37 in front and 45 in the Rear, If so whats the difference if its 37 all around

 

i meant within those range will be fine...front or rear..

 

ok , Thanks

 

For the Moda R-6's that are on TireRack, they have 19x8 and
19x9, but the 19x9 is a rear wheel suggestion. Would you have
to do 19x9 in just the rear, or could you purchase the 19x9's
for all 4, without a problem?

 

You can do 19x9 all around...just run a 245 on the front tire and you should be fine...it will be a little undersized though so the tire may bow inward a little and give you a "rounded edge" look...just aesthetics...some people like it, some don't mind, some hate it...

 

what could I do to prevent that? (I don't like that look). Should
I just get the 19x8, or can I get a different tire size?

 

or 245/40/19+275/35/19..odometer would be off slightly due to tallness, not that big of a deal..

would the odo show higher mileage or lower mileage?

 

twenty1 - well a 8.5" mates perfectly with a 245. On a 8" wide wheel, the 245 will "bulge" a little. It's hard to say if you'd like it or not (even a 245/9") because everyone's "tolerance" is different...and some tires are better for undersized wheels and some are better for oversized wheels...

It's not going to be a HUGE difference, noticable, but not detrimental IMO.

As for running a 245/40-19 and a 275/35-19, you're right DKNY, It will throw the speedo off (on a SC or GS, but not on a LS since the LS uses a larger outer diameter setup from the factory) but only by a few percent...your ODO will show SLIGHTLY lower mileage than it really has since a larger diameter setup (outer diameter of the tire, not the wheel) takes a longer distance to make one revolution...smaller setups make more revolutions in the same amount of distance...