so the snow is melting and the roads will soon be ready for my IS to get some new shoes. from driving a lowered civic for years with the ****ty streets where im from, i dont intend on lowering the lex. just wondering if 19's would look decent enough to fill up the gap from wheel to fender, or should i go with 20's? i would go test fit some rims on here but am pretty sure no one locally would have a set kickin around to try on. maybe some pics of 19's or 20's on stock suspension would help? would appreciate the feedback y'all!! thx!

 

if u dont want to lower the ... dont get rims

JK! get 20's

 

best way to go.. 19s with eibach is pretty safe.. i dont think youll be truely happy without a drop if the gap is a concern now

 

At our yesterdays CL meet i had my car next to a pure stocker, same color everything and could you tell my car was dropped? No... I run Eibach Prokit for 350 and 19" rims. BUT my fender gap is nice and would be even 'fuller' if i went for the big tire 'sport' look. Do i wish i went with the 250 springs? Yes but... i feel safe going over bumps/curbs n stuff like that.

 

are there going to be any of those pics posted from that CL meet?

 

nevermind saw the link!

 

I had the same choice to make a while back, 19's or 20's. After looking at all the pics on the "aftermarket wheels" thread, I chose 20"s. I'm glad I did! The 2gen IS looks amazing with 20"s. However, if you do go big, go forged, so you're not adding a ton of weight in all the wrong places.

 

20's for looks, 19's for ride

 

im guessing 20's will rub with any dop. but im curious are there any rubbing issues with 20's and no drop?

 

Since u have an AWD you are going to be riding high on both 19"s and 20"s. I would go with 20"s. Go big or don't do anything at all. I had 19"s on my IS at first than switched to 20"s.

 

if you care about performance loss, go 19 and light weight

 

Don't forget about the ride factor. 20's will be rougher than 19 cause of less sidewall.

 

i'm like the look of 20's a lot, it's just where im from the streets are REALLY bad! whats the biggest sidewall anybody's seen on 20's?

 

ding ding ding, we have a winner!!!

 

19's. you'll also save some $$ with smaller tires