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Hey everyone, new to the site, but kind of lurking for a bit. Made my first post earlier today trying to find an LFA replica wheel to replace one of mine that's cracked. I saw this thread and figured I'd post our car - which is my wife's daily driver in nice weather. I thought I'd post some of my pics in case it helps anyone else make decisions on mods. I've done so much researching on the forums and hope I can contribute to the site.
2010 IS350 w/ 3IS style aftermarket front end
LFA Replica 19" wheels - dipped in Plastidip Luxury Black Sapphire - pics show before & after, but maybe not in the right order
Edit:
My front wheels: 225/40 19x8.5 Rears: 235/45 19x9.5 Both are 38mm offset
Tein S-Tech springs
Invidia exhaust
Vland taillights
FS style diffuser
Trunk and rear window spoilers
Windows tinted
Sometimes front left will rub on the liner in a tight turn.
Actively looking for new wheels now because I have a slight crack in the right rear wheel. Has a slight air leak, so every morning I need to top it off. Since my wife started using it as her daily driver, except in poor weather, she's complained about how low it is.
It really is too low for a daily driver because it wouldn't be able to clear a larger roadkill like a fat possum. Had that happen to me on a prior car and the fat possum broke my bumper. I cannot fit a finger at all under the rear wheel wells and in the front barely.
So here's what I'm doing, just waiting for the parts to arrive soon. Replacing the shocks with KYB just-a-gas since almost have 90,000 miles on the stock shocks that have been used with the Tein s-tech springs.
I ordered Tein SKL90 h-tech springs to replace the s-techs. Shocks arrive today and springs in the next few days, so by the end of next week I'll have them installed. Then I'll see how it sits and figure out what to do for new wheels and tires.
Do you use spacers on the back? What's the wheels size and offset?
Yes, if I remember right, I think 12mm spacers on the rears. Could be 15mm, but I'll check when I have the cracked wheel off this week. Going to see if I can have the crack TIG welded.
My front wheels:
225/40 19x8.5
Rears:
235/45 19x9.5
Both are 38mm offset
So some good news for me. I had the crack in the wheel repaired - straightened and welded. I'll need to peel the plastidip from the wheel and re-dip it, but very happy that $200 got me back up and running. I have the h-tech springs and the shocks now and am scheduling their installation soon.
Those LFA replica wheels were bought probably 7 years ago. I tried and could not locate them for sale any more and called a few places that used to sell them. They are long gone. Luckily I was able to have mine repaired. Once I need new tires I will buy new wheels.
02-12-20, 06:17 PM
2IS IS350 w/ 3IS front end; lowered on 19s; more
