sessionstu

Just in case anyone is interested...

I snapped a few pictures of a 2013 Lexus ES350 at my local dealership last night. The wheels are Lorenzo WL199 Titanium Grey Machined with SS Lip.

Here in Miami the Gen3 ES is selling like crazy. The dealerships are selling the cars off the lot with 20" Vossen, 20" Lorenzo, and 20" Lexani wheels. For those us who are keen to drop our cars, this is a good thing. Hopefully by summer TRD or an aftermarket tuner will engineer a set of lowering springs.

Mike728

They look nice. I would prefer them in 18's, though. Those 20's would be eaten alive on our pothole ridden streets.

RXGS

iTrader: (2)

Owning a car in florida must be so nice compared to here in NY where you can't tint them, you need front plates, and the roads and the weather destroy your car. Back to the car, tose look smaller then 20, but maybe its jsut the design of the wheel

coach1

Very Nice wheels. I tinted the windows on mine also. Same tint I used on the Audi, however, it came out a little darker I guess because lexus has a slight tint in the glass. 30% is legal but because all the cops in South Carolina have totally blacked out windows they don't bother slightly too dark. Make note.....coming through SC, if you see any car with blacked out windows assume it is a cop. The unmarked cars range from Mustangs to Suburbans, and a couple mini vans thrown in.

LexRuger

I think it's the huge wheel gap. which is why I got 22s.

unowned

ha makes the brakes look tiny

Cdholmessr

Does anyone know the tire size? I m an owner of an ES and I ordered 20" wheels and would like to know the largest tires that I can put on. Please, can someone advise?

Thanks,

KennyLexus

245/35 - 20"

Cdholmessr

Thanks for the quick response Kenny. I spoke to someone at discount tire direct and I was advised that 245x35x20 tires may possibly rub on the front if I Roll over a bump or something. They advised me to go with 235x35x20 instead but I prefer a wider tire for the look and performance. Also I forgot to mention that the offset on the wheels are 37 if that matters. Thanks.

sessionstu

The rear tires on this car are 275/30/20. The front tires are 245/35/20. Not sure why they went with the staggered tires. For the look I guess. Being a front wheel drive car it makes no sense. The tire size will depend on the offset of the rim. According to Lorenzo's web site, that particular wheel comes in two offsets for the 20" wheel.

20.00"x10.00" +40 offset
20.00"x8.50" +35 offset

So the 275/30/20 tire must be on the +40 offset wheel.

The dealership is charging $6,000.00 for the wheel package.

KennyLexus

I have 245/35-20" all the way around; no rubbing whatsoever. But 235/35-20" are ok too.

LexRuger

235/35 would be closest to the stock 18s height. 245/35 would be a little taller and give you a little more protection with potholes.

and lol at $6k for those wheels.

Cdholmessr

Everyone, thank you for your help and responses. Lastly can you tell me the dealers contact name/ number info? The dealers at my location oppose extreme modifications and are only suggesting 18" wheels. I would like to speak with someone in Miami where the Lorenzo's are. I think they would better assist me. By the way the 20" wheels that I ordered are Lumarai wheels. Specs are as follows.

Kind Regards,

Width = 8.5
ET = 37
PCD = 5/114
Bore = 60
Lip = 1.75

sessionstu

The dealership in Miami is Lexus of North Miami Beach. But their not going to give you any aftermarket info. They'll tell you the same thing: the max size is 18". Because that's what Lexus offers as stock wheels. Since I bought my car in November, I've seen 2013 ES, GS, and LS models with Vossen, Lorenzo, and Lexani wheels. What I was told is they go directly to the wheel manufacturer's warehouse, fitted with wheels, then delivered to the dealership. The dealership slaps on a ridiculous price tag and then some poor schmuck who has more money than brains snatches it up. My advise to you is to read all of the treads about aftermarket wheels/tires and go with the suggestions. That's the only way you'll know they'll fit and not rub.