guys with a GS on 19's w/ fat setup and a drop.........any rubbing??

 

that's just like 20s with normal tire setup

if you make full hard lock turns, you will rub the front of the wheel well

if you lower the car enough, you will rub the top of the wheel well

 

mine rub a bit, but it really all depends on your offset. mine are kind of aggressive, so I get a little rubbing. (mine are +37 front and rear)

 

on my 19 fat setup 275/35/19's in the rear..... I'm pretty low all around. Apexi' WS coils down to no finger gap at all w/ tires tuckin'.... and I dont rub unless I have 2 passengers in the car. Sometimes when I have 1 passenger and I take a corner aggressively I rub slightly but out of the 4-5 months this may have happen maybe twice. The offset of my wheels though are 45 so if your offset is more aggressive I would assume you would rub.

 

i have 10+43 with 275 in the back (you can consider this as the 19s fat too), i never rub in the back at all

i have 8.5+32 with 245 in the front, and you guys know how low my car is. and i rub when doing hard lock turns as well as the top before i mod the fender

 

Unfortunately mine are cast. They came with the car from Lexus and with it being a lease I didn't plan on changing them.

I think I mentioned before that I get some slight rubbing and the driver's side rear. The car is lowered, but it usually only happens if I get on the gas hard when making a right turn or sometimes under heavy acceleration changing lanes. But it's not that often so I'm not too concerned.

 

Yea I was just wondering if the forged wheels would fare any better than the cast ones, in terms of cracks and dents like you mentioned. I would be pissed to pay 2K plus for some wheels and then have them get all banged up throught normal driving.

 

well forged wheels are usually lighter and stronger than cast from what i know

 

I don't think you'll find forged wheels for 2k unless they're used. Which is okay. I'd rather buy a set of used forged wheels than some cheaply made new cast wheels.

 

agree. as long as the wheels are in good conditions forged ones are still as strong

 

Okay now I am confused, arent forged wheels stronger than cast?

 

I think romini's comment was comparing new vs used FORGED wheels, not forged vs cast. Forged are definitely stronger.

 

yeah that's what i meant. sorry about the confusion

 

Same setup here: 235/35/19 fr and 275/30/19 rr. Forged 5 spoke and no bends on San Francisco / San Jose streets.

 

I voted fat. We have the fortune of running regular and fat with our 2 GS's and with the drop and 19's, it more comfortable with the fat set up IMO. Generally a quieter ride with the assurance that it's gona take a hell of a pothole or terrible road transition to burger up a wheel.

Good luck and is your car lowered?? Did I miss that? And are you considering it ?

Doug