chapagetti

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so yeah, I have an 07 GS350 AWD and looking for some wheels..
my friend has some work VS-KF wheels he wants to sell me but im not sure if they fit, we are doing a test fit soon but i'm just too curious to wait..

they are 19x9.5 in the front and 19x10.5 in the rear
+14 offset all around
on 245/35-19 & 275/35-19 falken tires

I've looked at the wheel thread and seen most people run a 20x9 front and 20x10.5 in the rear. this is what i would have typically wanted but my friend is giving me a great deal on these.

my friend says he doesnt think the front tires will fit so i'll have to buy new front tires.. and i'll probably need spacers.

my questions:

1) will the wheels fit? and the tire issue?
2) will I need spacers? if so, what size?
3) does anyone have this setup? pics please..
4) will there be any problems i may encounter due to rubbing, camber, etc. (im going to lower it obviously)
5) any other useful information will be helpful.. thanks in advance guys

stvincent

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that's very aggressive offset for GS.. which car are the wheels coming from? not sure what kind of look you are trying to achieve, but you will need major modification to fenders. you will also need tires to match the rolling diameter front & back, since yours is AWD..

chapagetti

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I can roll the fenders.. What else does "major modifications" mean? and how do you match the rolling diameter? sorry I am new to the lexus world.

passnu2

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the +14 is going to require some major fender mods, much more then shave or fender roll.

What the other member was talking about is to make sure with your staggered set up that the rolling diameter is the same or as close as possible so you dont mess up your AWD system. If you post back with your set up most can help you with tire sizes...

Personally I would start with lowering the car then get rims. Then you can determine how aggressive you want to go. Maybe look over the wheel thread again to get some ideas. I would suggest to get coils and then you can set the ride height and comfort to your liking.

My other suggestion is to go with 20" rims IMO. They seem to flow better then 19". You can find some great deals from members or vendors in the classified section to get what you want

chapagetti

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well the reason i started looking for wheels actually was because i need to buy new tires. and they quoted me $1000 for the good ones.. so i figure spend a little more and get used wheels with tires already on them. my friend spent close to $5 grand for his wheels and tires and they have 99% tread. he's selling them to me for $2500 and they are minty. my setup is stock suspension right now but i was thinking im going to pick up some bc racing coilovers (since thats all they have for AWD coils). I have a guy that could do all the fender work for a fair price too Im just not exactly sure what needs to be done since Ive never had to do this before.

chapagetti

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oh by the way on page 19 of the 3gs wheel thread theres a guy with a gs300 and 20" HREs hes running 20x9.5 front and 20x10.5 rear. but not probably

Johnnyk1

1) will the wheels fit? and the tire issue? - yea it will fit if its the correct bolt pattern. From what i read those specs are aggressive and would prob need smaller tires.
2) will I need spacers? if so, what size? this is dependent on ur drop and camber. what those specs i dont think u wil; need them
3) does anyone have this setup? pics please..
4) will there be any problems i may encounter due to rubbing, camber, etc. (im going to lower it obviously) i would think u would rub with those specs and tires size
5) any other useful information will be helpful.. thanks in advance guys


Have u seen all the post about vibrations and wobble feeling after awd are dropped? and make sure your rollin diameter tire size is the same for front and rear. kinda sucks to mod awds...

IXI187IXI

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your going to have to pull the fenders in order to get them to fit.