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Pics of my GS350 on 20's!

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Old 07-28-08, 10:33 AM
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Congrats on your new wheels.

A drop would complete the look.
Old 07-29-08, 10:25 PM
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both cars would look better on staggered wheels with a drop. damn that awd. Or should I say damn that snow...lol. The cars look great. You guys may want to try a 255/30 in the future. The tires wont look so chunky. Thats what the dealership use in my area. Better look, better grip, and at least you upgrade a little from the factory width to help fill the wheel wells since you cant go staggered
Old 07-30-08, 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
both cars would look better on staggered wheels with a drop. damn that awd. Or should I say damn that snow...lol. The cars look great. You guys may want to try a 255/30 in the future. The tires wont look so chunky. Thats what the dealership use in my area. Better look, better grip, and at least you upgrade a little from the factory width to help fill the wheel wells since you cant go staggered
hmmm i was under the impression that the awd could go staggered as long as the same overall tire diameter was the same.
Old 07-30-08, 11:44 PM
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if the set up is stagered you cant get the exact diameters. there will always be a difference. example. my 245/30 is smaller than my 275/30 rear tire. It wont work on awd. You can get damn close, but they wont be exactly the same
Old 07-31-08, 03:21 AM
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well that is true that it wont be the exact same but would it really throw off the awd that bad?
Old 07-31-08, 02:37 PM
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Old 07-31-08, 06:16 PM
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My friend has a BMW 335xi coupe with the sport package and his tires are staggered. I ran his tire specs in a tire calculator (sorry, can't remember them off-hand) and there was about a 0.3% discrepancy between overall wheel diameters.

I was playing with the same wheel calculator and was able to get a theoretical staggered setup with a 0.1% difference. Of course, whether it'll fit or not (i.e. not rub) is another story altogether...
Old 07-31-08, 08:13 PM
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congrats on the wheels.
Old 07-31-08, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
well that is true that it wont be the exact same but would it really throw off the awd that bad?
Ive read threads about members who get vibration with staggered set up. Im not sure how sensitive the system is , but lexus is generally sensitive. AFS lights with springs. VSC with intakes.
Old 07-31-08, 08:35 PM
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You east coast guys LOVE the chrome, eh?

Not my bag, but congrats!
Old 08-01-08, 09:27 AM
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Not a fan of chrome neither. But the wheel design is clean!
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