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Old 06-04-11, 02:13 PM
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Watsup CL,

So for about half a year I have been searching for the right set of wheels and I finally picked up a nice set of 18" 3gs 5 spoke wheels, wrapped with brand new 245/40/18 Falken tires.. Won't be doing a drop unless I move South or out to Cali cuz Philly roads are a no go.

Just got it done today as well as my ball joints and outer tie rods. The steering and handle is much more smoother and tighter after the switch. I just wanted to share this with every1, lmk wat you guys think.

Here are some pics of today:
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Old 06-04-11, 05:00 PM
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looks good.. I like those wheels..
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Welcome to the family, you just need to drop it now.
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Looking good.
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looking good
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I have the same setup since 07 and on my 3rd set of tires. 1st set was the stock advans, 2nd and current set were falken zeix 512.

Is that what you have?

My 2nd set was made in japan and lasted me 20k. It still had life but i had them warrantied for my 3rd and current set.

My 3rd is made in thailand.

Where is yours made?
Old 06-05-11, 12:36 AM
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Istundra, I've got staggered falken 452's and one size was made in Japan and the other in Thailand. Not sure if it wad a date of manufacture thing but my old falkens from 3-5 yrs ago were all Japan.

Like the 3GS wheels, nice fit for our cars!
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looks good...
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They're actually Falken 912..all weather from Japan. I also have warranty on all 4 tires..and thanks everyone
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I also have the Falken 912 from Japan but my next set I will go with the 512
Old 06-05-11, 07:52 PM
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Great job, thanks for not putting other brand wheels on your LEXUS.
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^ the M series rims look pretty nice on GS, just saying
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looks great! i was wondering how it would look with these wheels.
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Nice wheels... I also had the same wheels on stock suspension. Definitely handled a lot better after the switch.
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