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02-06-07, 07:43 PM
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The diameter of the tire is more significant on performance than the size of the wheels due to gearing. Below is a plot of force applied to the ground with my IS350 comparing the OEM rear tires (255/40-18) with lower profile rear tires (255/35-18). The green area shows the benefit of the lower profile, and the red shows the benefit of the OEM tires. I made this plot by combining my torque curve (from a dyno test) with lobuxracer's gearing chart.
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02-06-07, 08:12 PM
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02-06-07, 09:06 PM
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as promised some pic
those are Advan RS 17x8.5 17x9 +48 +45
the Euroline coming are 18x9+25 18x10+25
i think 19" are too much weight for IS250
Thanks Fiko18 and TR3XX ,never thought about people will what chek out my ride
those are Advan RS 17x8.5 17x9 +48 +45
the Euroline coming are 18x9+25 18x10+25
i think 19" are too much weight for IS250
Thanks Fiko18 and TR3XX ,never thought about people will what chek out my ride
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02-06-07, 09:18 PM
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i cant believe those are 17s they def look like 18s or 19s, they look really good though. but those euroline look real nice too, but i'm a bigger fan of the advans
02-06-07, 09:50 PM
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What sized tires are you putting on the 18's? Those offset seems super low for the IS? Did you have fender work done? I saw many applications of front 8.5" +38 and rear 9.5" +38 but have yet to see an IS with only +25 offset installed on a 9" and 10" rim. Definately please post your pics after your install!
02-06-07, 10:20 PM
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here is the pic of my trying on 18x13 -10 offset rims, good deal so just try it on, didnt end up buying it, for the work SL, i'm planing to run 215/45/18 front
235/40/18 rear
just going to do a little fender roll maybe to make the work SL +25 fit
i'm more fan of wide wheels then big wheels
235/40/18 rear
just going to do a little fender roll maybe to make the work SL +25 fit
i'm more fan of wide wheels then big wheels
02-06-07, 10:42 PM
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The diameter of the tire is more significant on performance than the size of the wheels due to gearing. Below is a plot of force applied to the ground with my IS350 comparing the OEM rear tires (255/40-18) with lower profile rear tires (255/35-18). The green area shows the benefit of the lower profile, and the red shows the benefit of the OEM tires. I made this plot by combining my torque curve (from a dyno test) with lobuxracer's gearing chart.
what was the reason for lexus doing that? i would have thought a 255/35 would be more appropriate for athetics, mechanically i would have a clue the benifits either or. i just drive the car.