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18" aftermarket wheels on 2IS?

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Old 09-19-12, 08:21 AM
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I dont care what they say but your car and stance is sexyyyy especially that color !!!
Old 09-19-12, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by itzhieu
i dont get why people say its hard to believe that people are riding on 18s. and that our cars only look good on 19s or 20s. i prefer 18s because i can make my car sit a lot lower than 19s or 20s
people even tell me my car looks like its sitting on 19s, so i guess not everyone can make 18s work
what offset are you running? i want to lower mine but without fender mods, have you rolled your fenders?
Old 09-20-12, 06:22 AM
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itzhieu your car is straight sexy bro, good ****
Old 09-20-12, 07:02 AM
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Super Sweet!
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really really sweet!

Originally Posted by itzhieu
i dont get why people say its hard to believe that people are riding on 18s. and that our cars only look good on 19s or 20s. i prefer 18s because i can make my car sit a lot lower than 19s or 20s
people even tell me my car looks like its sitting on 19s, so i guess not everyone can make 18s work
Old 10-12-12, 08:27 AM
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I am trying to do a 18x9.5 +20 all around lowered on H&R springs but not sure on tire size.
Old 10-12-12, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Carbonsrt
I am trying to do a 18x9.5 +20 all around lowered on H&R springs but not sure on tire size.
Not sure if front will be okay with 9.5 but you're probably looking at 235 or 245
Old 10-12-12, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by itzhieu
i dont get why people say its hard to believe that people are riding on 18s. and that our cars only look good on 19s or 20s. i prefer 18s because i can make my car sit a lot lower than 19s or 20s
people even tell me my car looks like its sitting on 19s, so i guess not everyone can make 18s work
That's hot....love how the new FSport doesn't need a front lip to look good!

What you lowered on and what size wheels? Any fender mods?
Old 10-12-12, 09:51 AM
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Yea I was lookin at 225/40
Old 10-12-12, 10:00 AM
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^ should be doable depending on tire but quite stretch
Old 10-12-12, 10:22 AM
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yea i was googling that. It doesnt look horrible. But it is a slight stretch on the tires.
Old 10-12-12, 12:15 PM
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Well, it pretty much breaks down like this.......

Aftermarket 18s ---> it looks good when the car is dumped with stretch tires or beefy tires and rocking F-sport kit , gfx kit, or any thin lip kits.

Aftermarket 19s or 20s ---> dump or slight lower , stretch or mild stretch tires, beefy etc as long as you rocking any thick or huge lip kits like INGS, wald, vertex, etc. It would work on fsport ,gfx kit or any thin lip kits as well depending how you lower your car.

Like everyone said...it all comes down how you lower your car with the right wheel and tire spec combo and what look/stance are you going for....
Old 10-13-12, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Carbonsrt
Yea I was lookin at 225/40
I got mine on 18x9 with 225/40 and the tire doesn't touch the lip of the rim. It is stretched quite a bit. I would recommend something bigger for a 9.5 inch rim. Or a tire that runs bigger. I have mine on continental dws
Old 10-13-12, 04:36 PM
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Had our IS250 for 18 months now and ive taken it over from the Mrs (she is getting my Jeep Patriot)...
Will be purchasing Racing Logic Coil-Overs for it very shortly and have ordered WORK MEISTER S1R Black Centres with Polished Lip in 18x9 +22 (front) & 18x10 +22 (rear)...
Will be running a 215/40/18 on front and 235/40/18 on rear...


Here is some pics of how its going to look but with black centres.
Attached Thumbnails 18" aftermarket wheels on 2IS?-lexus-sp1111.png   18" aftermarket wheels on 2IS?-lexus-spsssss.png   18" aftermarket wheels on 2IS?-s1r-black.png  

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Old 10-13-12, 08:00 PM
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Yea she will be lowered with H&R springs, F-sport front bumper and lips kit all the way around next year.


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