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What's better 18s or 19s work vsxx on stock

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Old 01-08-12, 05:52 PM
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Default What's better 18s or 19s work vsxx on stock

Hey guys I was looking around and I saw nice very nice wrk vsxx 18 for sale for maybe around 1700. My question is should I hold out for some 19s or some 20s. My plan is not to lower the car at all. If I do lower I might do only like and inch I think,
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IMO, if you put wheels on the car, you have to lower it, otherwise it looks off and your riding around 4x4 status.

But if you can live with the ride height, i'd say go for a good set of 19s. 19" tires are more expensive though, just a heads up, so if that really matters to you, might just want to stick with 18s.
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EHHH 4x4 with nice rims.. I think it look way off
Old 01-08-12, 06:35 PM
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if your not going to lower it 20's.... question is what size do you want? once you figure that out get it.
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18" mesh wheel with deep barrel will look like 17". Go 19"
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id rather get 20's but they are rare i think, anyways if i lower my car, whats the best spring to do so thatll make the car feel like stock?
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aftermarket rims will look much better if you are lowered.
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Originally Posted by silk509
id rather get 20's but they are rare i think, anyways if i lower my car, whats the best spring to do so thatll make the car feel like stock?
I'd go with F-Sport lowering springs, they're only going to lower you about 1 inch all around, and I think that would match up perfectly with 19's .
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18s w/ a lip on an is looks small imo.
also i would suggest lowering your car on coilovers before getting wheels.
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
IMO, if you put wheels on the car, you have to lower it, otherwise it looks off and your riding around 4x4 status.

But if you can live with the ride height, i'd say go for a good set of 19s. 19" tires are more expensive though, just a heads up, so if that really matters to you, might just want to stick with 18s.
im with you on this one
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http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/pts/2741457215.html are what im trying to get, i like your idea about the f sport springs how much are they btw
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you guys think itll look too monster truck? even with 1 inch lowering i think i either have a is350 sport/luxary package im not quite sure... it does have the ml system if that helps and the interior is woodgrain
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putting 19's will raise your car higher and could potentially increase the fender gap depending on what tires you get
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for multi-piece work wheels, you'll need to figure out the disk type: standard (A), deep disk (O), or big brake kit-friendly (R).

iirc, for the is350, you'll need to run R-disk up front to clear the is350 calipers, and O-disk for the rear.

if that is the case (maybe someone can confirm ^), given 18x9.0 +38, the only disk type that matches those wheel specs (according to work wheels' website) is the standard (A) disk. and if you look closely at the wheel spec stamps, both wheels have "(A)" after listing the offset - meaning that both front AND rear wheels are the standard (A) disk.

as such, you may have issues fitting those up front and clearing the is350 calipers without spacers.

btw, if the seller swapped out for wider outer barrels, that +45 offset isn't a +45 offset. just saying.

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heres mines on 18s, never had a chance to actually ride on them though...



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