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I have a 97 es300 and I'm rolling some 225/40/18 and was curious about the wheel gap.. I'm on stock springs but it seems like the rear has less wheel gap. Front u can fit 3 fingers between the tire and fender and the rear u can only fit 2. Is this normal?
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thanks fellas..i guess ill have to get some coilovers to adjust it to the height i want..im afraid if i get springs it wont sit the way i want..can anyone recommend a decent/inexpensive set of coilovers?
here are a few images of the wheels i got for really cheap..well i traded a k&n intake and 100 bucks for them..oh and i put the stock chrome lexus cap on them..but im still trying to decide if i want to keep them or trade/sell them for a stock set of is300 chrome wheels or something to that affect.
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here are a few images of the wheels i got for really cheap..well i traded a k&n intake and 100 bucks for them..oh and i put the stock chrome lexus cap on them..but im still trying to decide if i want to keep them or trade/sell them for a stock set of is300 chrome wheels or something to that affect.
![](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/Gixxer_Rich/Lexus%20es300/IMG00387-20100512-1647.jpg)
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^ What's up with your paint?
It almost seems 'matte' finish. Polish that bish up!!!
Btw, nice '01 tails!
'work in progress' i assume?
And cheap coils = not gonna happen for this bodystyle.
It's a neglected car in the aftermarket world in terms of support. It kills me when these clowns off the toyota boards buy some new coilovers for 1000$ USD, put on 10k miles & still expect like 800$ USD for the set.![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
Hence why you won't find them on the cheap
It almost seems 'matte' finish. Polish that bish up!!!
Btw, nice '01 tails!
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And cheap coils = not gonna happen for this bodystyle.
It's a neglected car in the aftermarket world in terms of support. It kills me when these clowns off the toyota boards buy some new coilovers for 1000$ USD, put on 10k miles & still expect like 800$ USD for the set.
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Hence why you won't find them on the cheap
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yeah it is a work in progress...actually i have 01 taillight on the pass side and and a 97 on the driver side =( . my plan is to take off the gold emblems and pin stripe, put chrome emblems, lower it, tint, an eventually a new paint job, all black oh and get a matching taillight lol.
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^are u sure about that..i just checked ebay and theres a set for 99.95 and then there is kyb struts for 260... so for about 400 ish sounds better then a G but it seems like the tanabe df120 lowering springs lower the car in the front more than the rear..might consider those...
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^are u sure about that..i just checked ebay and theres a set for 99.95 and then there is kyb struts for 260... so for about 400 ish sounds better then a G but it seems like the tanabe df120 lowering springs lower the car in the front more than the rear..might consider those...
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