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Old 01-14-08, 09:15 PM
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Default Newb W/oem Wheel ?/ Pics Of My Cars/ :)

ive been a member for some time, but kinda fell off due to working on my nissan 180sx. pic of 96 es300 /132k in background lol. ive been doing a lot of searching and want to know if their is an oem wheel fitment guide. what oem 18" lexus wheels preferrably fit on 96 es300 with a mild drop eventually. i def dont want a sunken look i want it as close to edge of fender. i realize i will probably need spacers. any comments appreciated!!

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little bit of info about me. im going to be a reg here now. my wife is ready for me to mildly modify her ride. it is a daily driven family car.


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welcome buddy, nice little cruiser you got there haha. How goods the pick up on the engine you got in there
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welcome buddy, nice little cruiser you got there haha. How goods the pick up on the engine you got in there
shes a torque monster. no turbo lag at all. running 12lbs on factory t25. dynoed 199.9 rwhp and 256 ft lbs trq. have 1 pc aluminum driveshaft and infiniti j30 lsd. upgrading to an s15 t28 and have a brand new bigger fmic going on before april. getting ready to finally slam her down on the JIC's and get the camber right.

here are some wheels im interested in. they are knockoffs from a reputable company. says they will fit my es300 guaranteed fitment. im not into a lot of chrome on lexus.



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Welcome and nice ride bro.


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back from forum obscurity! Glad to see you're going to spend some time on the mod-neglected ride in the background.

(You're not a newb, but...) many of our ES forum newbs find out quickly that there aren't a lot of performance enhancement mods out there for ES/Camry drivers, but with a few tasteful appearance mods, these cars can be real stunners.
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Originally Posted by Smitty0881
Welcome and nice ride bro.


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THANKS BRO!!!
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Originally Posted by Slooooooow
back from forum obscurity! Glad to see you're going to spend some time on the mod-neglected ride in the background.

(You're not a newb, but...) many of our ES forum newbs find out quickly that there aren't a lot of performance enhancement mods out there for ES/Camry drivers, but with a few tasteful appearance mods, these cars can be real stunners.
LOL, thanks. ive been working hard on the 180sx for the last 3 years and neglected the beauty of the es300. just had the bumpers, hood, roof and trunk repainted, because the clear coat started peeling horribly. put in the cheap ebay chrome grill. i just ordered oem lexus floor mats from sewell last night. i do have some ice in the car

in dash power acoustic dvd player
lcd flush mounted in sun visor
clif design eq mounted in glovebox- tweaks out the factory system nicely
clif design 6x9 in rear
just installed 10" bazooka tube and that accented the system nicely.

time for a drop, wheels and hid kit and that will complete the es300 project.
i bought the car with 89k and ive replaced
starter
both front axles
front rotors
pads
battery
plugs
timing belt
intake manifold gasket and valvecover gasket

other than that this car is a very reliable dd for the wife.
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ah, an s-chassis owner. just like me. but s14b. my current dd is the car in my sig. but im working on a project vcv(same as yours) and i will be fitting


into this


btw, welcome to the club.

lol. broken down gangstas. jk

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love your car charley, sickest es300 ive seen.
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if i buy the is350 wheels which have a 45mm offset they will still look sunk in. if i buy some KICS spacers 10mm would the wheels flush with the fenders with a stretched tire?
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Originally Posted by stormtrupr
here are some wheels im interested in. they are knockoffs from a reputable company. says they will fit my es300 guaranteed fitment. im not into a lot of chrome on lexus.


I'm looking for some of these for my new SC as well. I see they're knock-offs, so I'm a little wary. Did you pull the trigger and get them?
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