Rane2016

Any IS (XE20) out there that have aftermarket wheels (preferably 18's) that are riding on stock suspension?

I"m currently running the stock 17x8's that came with the car. Why 18's you may ask? Well, tires for 19's and 20's are an arm and a leg and anything higher than 18 would probably make the car look like I'm 4x4n'. The car is a daily driver and I'm trying really hard not to lower it as Im waaay to tired of having to maneuver whenever I encounter a dip or a speed bump. My last lowered car was a Honda Prelude slammed 2.5 inches on Neuspeed's.... nuff said.

So I;m aiming at a set of rims that are 18x8 / 18X9 with an offset of about +35 and will most likely run the stock tire size (225/40 & 255/40/18) so the rear doesn't look beefy, if you know what I mean.

OR, should I just wait and just lower the IS on F-Sports or Pro-Kit.

Any suggestions from any one with ideas are welcome.

Thank You

bob4256

iTrader: (17)

You will find all the info your looking for here. There are threads for cars on on all different size wheels.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...iy-thread.html

Rane2016

Thank you.

jsmacks

If you want to see how a 250 would look on 18s, just look at any picture of a stock 350.

goldfish8

Here's mine

UniSlayEX

I was just about to say that. Its still a little high IMO. Are springs out of the question? That link that was provided is a lot of help.

bob4256

iTrader: (17)

Here is my car when I had 18s and no coils. Looks horrible at stock height

Tarrant64

I didn't think all IS350's came with 18's stock. I have a 2011 IS350 AWD and I'm pretty sure they're 17's. Will double-check when I get off of work.

bob4256

iTrader: (17)

Your correct ^^

reyoasian

iTrader: (2)

Get something OEM looking if you're not planning to drop, like G-Spyder or LFA reps.......because it's going to look REALLY weird on stock height if you have some gangsta baller rims

Tarrant64

It is 17s on my is350.

Also depending in the wheels stock drop isn't always bad.

Rane2016

Hey Guys. So sorry. Been on vacation and now finally got back to your replies. Thank you to those who posted pics of their IS with aftermarket wheels on stock suspension. I couldn't find any online so I had something to refer to as far as how much gap is in between the fenders with owners with 18's on. Plus I've noticed that the gap on my car is lower than some of the others. Could this be that they have a AWD model?

In addition to all of this, I wanted to see if someone bought rims that had a 1.5+ inch Lip in the rear on a stock height ride. I wanted to see if it looked, Foolish and or too beefy in the back. Of course tires size is another factor, but I figured keeping everything stock size (225/40 & 255/40) would be okay.

Rane2016

You're totally right. LOL I was thinking the same thing. I figured 18's is less baller u know. Unless I get a really sweet deal on some Work VS-XX wheels or BBS LM's

bob4256

iTrader: (17)

Stock AWD mdoels have more wheel gap than stock RWD

L3XOTIC

Correct, stock AWD wheel gap is bigger then stock RWD. Most with AWD go for a conservative drop as slamming it eliminated the purpose of being able to get through snow to a certain extent. 18's with a minor drop looks good if its OEM type wheels