the90zkid

i stumbled upon some rims in my uncles basement earlier today, and was wondering if they fit on my 99gs3. the front are 245/40 R18 93W and the rear are 245/45 R18 100W...i was on another thread but it seemed soo confusing, plus the sizes were different i think. I'll the illest Noob, so i have no clue as to if it would fit. If someone could help me it would help out a lot. i still have the stock rims on my GS3, and if someone could explain what "245/40 R18 100W" means. thanks!

SYNSEI

Those are tire specs not wheels specs. 245 is the width, 40 is the aspect ratio, and 18 is the diameter.

Frankdorn

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The most important piece of info is going to be the offset of the rims. Let us know, and we'll help ya out! Do you have any pics?

the90zkid

What do you mean by that ?
Is there anyother way to find out if they fit..like taking it a tire shop ?

Iocca

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actually, the most important aspect is going to be the bolt pattern. which has not yet been stated

the90zkid

yeah, it has the same 5 bolt pattern. So i'm guessing it fits ?

lunatyk

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Theres different thread patterns. You would need a 5x114.3

the90zkid

damn...
is there any way i can take it to a shop to see if they fit on my car ?

lexpiece

DO rims from a new LS 460 fit a 2000 GS?
there 20inch vossen rims...

Iocca

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no, they are 5x120

porn-adkt

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Damn bro..do u have any clue about wheels? i suggest you SEARCH the forums or just google that ****. Not to sound like a **** but you have no ****ing clue what you are doing.
I guess you can always take your car to a wheel shop, they show you a nice book full of wheels, choose the one you want, let them handle it and call it a day.
other than that u need to know your basics.

j stuff

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look on the inside of the wheels, if u see 5x114.3 or something like that there then itll work. Need more info man

Iocca

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just take off one of your wheels and see if it fits.

Infamous 1

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Agreed. This is a hands-on way to learn about wheels.

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5x114.3 isnt thread pattern, its PCD or Pitch Circle Diameter (think thats what it stands for! haha) But it is basically the distance between the studs. so you can have 5 stud wheels but the studs are spaced out differently (120mm spacing vs 114.3mm spacing). As said, you need 114.3mm spacing.

245/40 are pretty square tyres so i reckon the offsets wont be too crazy. Just jack you car up and try one on. Remember to lower the car to see how it is goign to look cause it will tuck in further with the suspension down on the ground.

as a side note, i am not sure 93 is high enough load rated for our cars. Those last numbers & letters are the load rating and the speed rating. The load rating number corresponds to the amount of kilograms/pounds the tyre can hold and then letter corresponds on a table to a maximum speed rating. On my Australian delivered model, the load rating for the tyres is minimum of 94...