chikoo

What is the smallest wheel that can fit on the rear of the 2IS ?

sktn77a

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??? Do you mean the narrowest? In principle, there is no limit to how narrow you can go but what are you trying to achieve?

busdepot

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True gangsters run 165 ... Kidding, it's the donut spare. Why do you want to go narrower? I wouldn't go less than 225's. The car will look pretty battleship when you go too narrow.

chikoo

I mean the smallest diameter....I know 17" will fit as they are OEM size.

Can I fit a 15" ?


Smaller wheels mean lighter wheels, better acceleration and also cheaper tires!

mikez

15" will probably fit cuz the rear brake is so small, though you might want to test fit with another car's 15" just to be safe. I know 16" will fit just fine though.

Rash

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busdepot, holy ****! I'm glad they gave me OEM 17 for spare.

Sango

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You can go 16" on the rears since Japan has an option for their IS250s to have 4 wheels I think. Maybe someone who can read Japanese can confirm.

http://lexus.jp/models/is/specificat...quipment0.html

I also read that Canada used to have 16" option as well and it came in handy for them to use the 16" as a winter tire and get the 17" the 18" as their summer or all season tire.

chikoo

Thanks on the jp link!

Jetfire

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yeah they used to/still do maybe sell 16" steel wheels as the base option.

16" will clear the 250 front brake. 17" clears the 350 stock front

busdepot

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16" is the smallest that will clear. I'd recommend a 17" though. At 16" the stance of the car makes a smaller wheel look smaller than it actually is. And there's plenty of selection at 17". Even for winters.

Lucky, we have a 17" space saver. To add insult to injury, they paint them puke yellow. Longest drive home ever. Your oem fits in teh well?

MashinA

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***thread jack***
rofl i dont know why ive always been reading your name as budespot....i just now realize its busdepot hah!

Jeff Lange

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Canada had 16" on the IS250 until 2010. 16" is the smallest that will fit in the front, as for the rear, I'd think 15" would fit, but I've never tried it. Unless you want a lot of sidewall for drag racing, etc. I don't think I'd go that small.

16's look small on the car.

Jeff

llamaboiz

i have a pic of a 2IS with daytons, so... 13"?

*just looked at the pic, doesnt look like 13's, but you can always change your brakes to fit 13's thou *

Jetfire

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^or go into hipster mode and not have brakes at all. stupid fixies.

busdepot

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^^ Brakes are part of this institution. Be different. Your car will stop with your judgemental stares at those conformists who have brakes.


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