gtkawd

Finally have pics. I want to thank the following;

CL Member Chickenboy-First to have staggered and dropped AWD. Thanks for all the info.
Ed at Bob Baker Lexus-Info and Tanabe springs
Kevin@Discount Tire Direct-Good price on wheels and tires and OD calculation
CL Member r6z9r-Inspiration to get MOMOs on my IS (imitation is flattery)

Setup
Front-19x8.5 +38 offset 235/35/19 OD=25.5"
Rear-19x9.5 +38 offset 275/30/19 OD=25.6"
Tanabe NF210 for 06 GS

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Is250 Awd Staggered And Dropped More Pics

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More Pics-awd Dropped And Staggered

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Even More Pics

Dj Rando

Looks awesome. Black on black, with staggered is the best way to go......Looking great.

NINEZeRO

Congratz on you purchase Gene! I could have been on that thank you list. but i guess you didn't like the volks hehe.. looks awesome

gtkawd

and thanks to ninezero... sorrry about that. youre wheels are what i wanted originally. but no more RBC finish. thanks for comps rando.

GSE25

Very nice setup. What rubber are you using? They look like T1R's.

johung

nice drop and wheels! wish i had the AWD..

monkeyfarm

I'm assuming you're aware of the fact that your wheel/tire diameters are marginally different front to rear... by 0.25mm to be a bit more precise. Ok, so it's only about 1/100th of an inch, but given that you won't be able to rotate your tires, and your rears will most likely degrade at a faster rate than your fronts, you're going to end up with a greater disparity over time.

Not something I'd be keen on doing to a car with a center diff, but I'm sure you've already taken most of this into account.

gtkawd

correct, toyo T1Rs.

ChickenBoy

Wow! That looks great! The NF210 is a nice drop. It's looks better than the aggressive drop I got with my DF210. After seeing your setup I may have to change my springs to the NF210. How is the ride quality?

gtkawd

thanks man. ride quality is about the same as stock. the drop is still a lot more than what i thought it would be. from the pics, mine looks the same as yours in terms of fender gap. could also be the fact that i still had the stock wheels/springs in trunk at the time of pic. we should get together and compare.

LexusSara

I am using the NF210 for the is350 model instead 1 inch is ok with me

I think the drop is a bit much for michgian.

I will go staggered with wheels thought

any understeer or oversteer with the staggered fitment

I will do picture next week

^saint

Ok, correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the AWD about 1" higher than the RWD 2IS's? So by putting on the NF's you are actually dropping it about 2" and the spring rate 5% would be more than a normal RWD with the same NF's? Maybe I have not read something correctly!