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IS-F Wheels on IS350

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Old 05-07-10, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by IStwofifty
The smaller "blade" on each spoke should be pointing a certain direction. Joe-Z has corrected a few people and thats where I'm getting it from.

Try searching, but I'm sure Joe will chime in soon.
ohhh I just saw it. thanks guys. stupid tire shop.
Old 05-07-10, 08:52 PM
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Front wheels are on backwards, rears are fine. (i love that search button)
Old 05-07-10, 09:41 PM
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looks awesome.... if i were to get the is-f bbk kit.. i wont ever need to run those spacers would i?

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Old 05-08-10, 07:32 PM
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I'm buying IS-F wheels with 15mm spacers front 20mm in rear. Dropped on H&R's. Will i have to do any fender mods?
Old 05-09-10, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by IStwofifty
Front wheels are on backwards, rears are fine. (i love that search button)
+1,

But they look great James, just switch the fronts.

Gary
Old 05-09-10, 01:25 PM
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Easy way to figure out where to install each individual wheel is to take a look at the back of the wheels. Each wheel has a mark for FR, FL, RR, RL.
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Thanks for the heads up guys. I swapped the front wheels. I'll have updated pictures when I have time, I'm out of town again.
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Looks great! I like it alot!
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looks good now paint your calipers adde some lexus sticker and drop it. :-)
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are there any negative performance effects if your front wheels sit wider out than your rear because you put on spacers?
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those are 18" wheels right? The style looks good on the car but the finish just doesnt cut it. Those wheels would have looked better in hyper silver. I would have chose these, the style is pretty close and probably cheaper then what you paid.

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Originally Posted by flektone
those are 18" wheels right? The style looks good on the car but the finish just doesnt cut it. Those wheels would have looked better in hyper silver. I would have chose these, the style is pretty close and probably cheaper then what you paid.

no they are 19s. I'd rather choose the isfs for several reasons: oem, bbs and subtle accents versus the wheel you posted.
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Originally Posted by acefalcon2
looks awesome.... if i were to get the is-f bbk kit.. i wont ever need to run those spacers would i?

Andre
No you probably wouldn't need spacers in the front as the IS-F BBK would require you to get IS-F hubs for the front which stick out a little more. The backs you would still need spacers.
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Thanks for the thread. I had been interested in putting the IS F rims on my '08 IS 350 for a while now also. With my summer tires now dead and my winters on my stock rims, I thought now could be a good time to get new rims and since I need new summer tires anyways.

I had a few questions/comments.

1) In response to this:

Originally Posted by kevintq
are there any negative performance effects if your front wheels sit wider out than your rear because you put on spacers?
I was wondering this more in general - how is my drive, accuracy of the readings, etc affected by having these IS F rims instead of stock IS 350 wheels.

2)
Originally Posted by flektone
those are 18" wheels right? The style looks good on the car but the finish just doesnt cut it. Those wheels would have looked better in hyper silver. I would have chose these, the style is pretty close and probably cheaper then what you paid.

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, aren't the '08 IS F rims in hyper silver?

3)
Originally Posted by Chekmi21
PICS PLEASE!! Can't wait to see these on the car. Those wheels must've set you back a pretty penny. So all you needed to do was 15mm spacers huh? Nice!
I saw used IS F rims go for $1400 recently here. That doesn't seem too bad.

4) regarding this comment:

Originally Posted by slvrboolet
looks good now paint your calipers adde some lexus sticker and drop it. :-)
I never wanted to do anything w/ suspension for my IS 350. I had went through this thread and it seemed everyone was saying you had to drop it but these pics look fine to me. Are there are any serious benefits? again, the pics look fine to me (just that rear too in issue)

5) The rims that we're discussing in this thread are for the '08 IS F right? or '09 too? I think 2010 and 2011 are different - but I dont' like those
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Looks good, if anyone has a set of these or the newer IS-F wheels, PM me


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