Well, as most of the people on the North east would know that we are getting hit by a snow storm. Everyone has been scaring me that my car would not move even an inch in the snow because it is lowered and that I have cra*py tires for the winter (nankang NS1 215 45 17). So here in boston after about 4-5 inches had accumulated by about 3:00 am, I decided to take my car for a test drive. I would say that the car handles pretty good, and if you don't drive like crazy and tap on the brakes well before you are supposed to stop you are in good shape. I just felt like sharing this with the rest of the people who have lowered their ES's. Drive cautiously and ya'll should be fine. My ES is probably the only ES in the NE area with Alaska license plates!

Sohaib

 

snow tires do wonders, get some winters on there fast

 

about 10 inches

 

I'm not doing to bad with my es either and I got 225-40-18s on my car but I'm not lowered. was going to drop it last week but I said I'd wait until after the winter.

 

Where in Mass are you? My bro (dgot20s) lives in Worcester and I come to mass to see him sometimes.

 

It's the tires, not the drop, that will get you most of the time (provided the snow isn't incredibly drifted, in which case the little bit of extra ground clearance of stock height will be handy

I drove in snow yesterday for the first time on my new 17's and was quite impressed by the traction of the Sumitomo HTR+ all-seasons. They held at least as well as the Michelin MXV4 Plus I had on my stock rims.

Friendly CL sponsor Tire Rack sells them for about $88 a tire (cheaper than bodywork when you slide off the road :-D). Anyhow, if you do decide to get them, or any other all season, look into 215/50-17. The outside diameter is almost identical to the stock ES outside diameter, and it's easier to find good all-season (vs. summer only) tires in 50 profile vs. 45. Finally, if you go with the Sumo's, make sure they're the all-season version, HTR+ (vs. the HTR-Z summer only tire).

 

Couldn't have said it better myself!

 

lowering is not a problem for the ES... since most of them are only 1-1.6 inch drop
the biggerst problem is the bodykit.. like i do...

 

I live in Acton MA, actually I am going to Alaska on thursday to see my parents and will be there for about a month. I have four studded snow tires there off of my benz, that is parked in the garage for the winter this year, so I am going to bring that for the lexus mount them on some steel rims and I should be good to go. If you want to contact me my email is xsohaib@hotmail.com

Sohaib