Harold8785

Would it look stupid as far as the car sitting higher?

Would it defeat the purpose of the AWD if I was to drive it in the snow with the diffrent tires?

Nauticalx

Yes, theres a post somewhere (do a search) of a AWD with 430 rims and although my guess was that it would look OK, it looked terrible as far as the vehicle sitting higher. I think the AWD looks awkward on the standard rims also, I was surprised from the pictures, I havn't seen one in person as we get very few AWDs here in Atlanta

Harold8785

Thanks..I did a search and found a few things but not alot..

How about if I just got the GS 350 RWD and not the AWD and put the GS430 wheels on it. Would it still sit high like the AWD?

Rexus300

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My GS300 AWD looks great with the GS430 wheels on them, no need to lower it at all. The .4 inch heigh difference is nothing much. Here's a pic:

RandalR

The GS350 RWD comes "standard" with the 18" wheels (so far), so you won't have to do anything. And it rides lower than the AWD model (IIRC, 1/2" lower front, 1" lower rear). It still won't look super-low like the dropped cars on the mod thread.



Here's how my RWD looks - it's not especially low. You need custom springs to lower it - a mod I probably won't bother with, but the other gangstas on this site seem to think is mandatory.

SGT

Stock looks good, but lowered looks MUCH better.

Nauticalx

hah, if you find the post discussing this in the past, you will see the very same comment by me saying that that small of a difference couldnt possibly make a difference....someone then posted a pic and it looked aweful....a car as beautiful as the GS just shoult be rolling down the road looking this ridiculus

if you dont want to drop and you want 18's, get the RWD instead

sbrown02

The 350 AWD looks sweet with the 430 wheels. IMO it looks even better with a slight drop, which cost me $400. Here's the look post drop.

Harold8785

Are you sure about this comment because the dealer told me diffrent. He said the 350 RWD came with 17 " wheels..

Thanks guys for posting the pics. Both look nice with the GS430 wheels.

RandalR

I put "standard" in quotes because it depends who you talk to. In California, if an RWD has ML and Nav, it has 18" wheels for sure. A lot of the others seem to have them, also. Yes, 17" wheels are the published "standard", but I haven't seen any GS350 RWD's without 18" wheels yet.

Nauticalx

With Lexus, you have to learn one thing about dealer inventory, an option my not be standard per Lexus but may become standard for anyone shopping the dealer lots because dealers may make it standard by ordering no vehicles without a certain option. Unless you custom, order you are subject to the dealer's choices.

Corsa999

Hey guys...I'm pretty much set on the 350AWD...test drove one yesterday and it was just great. I've been researching on here for a while and the info is great. The lineup at the dealership yesterday for test cars included a 350AWD, a 430 and an LS. The wheels on the 430 looked great on the car and I mentioned to the salesman that I would ask for a swap for those wheels on the 350AWD. He seemed receptive but I'm not sure how probable it would be that the dealership would do something like that...(he also recommended avoiding the run-flats). So if they can't/won't do a swap where did you purchase your 430 wheels and about how much did they run you? Did you sell the your stock 350AWD rims or did you keep them? Thanks for the info!