Anyone run 17s for winters on FSport?
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Anyone run 17s for winters on FSport?
Anyone here run 17s for winter wheels on an AWD IS350 FSport?
Fast Wheels FC04 (Titanium) Wheels 17" x 8" 5/114.3 35
Fast Wheels FC04 (Titanium) Wheels 17" x 8" 5/114.3 45
Thinking of these but not sure if they'll fit. It's about time I get winters after 4 years lol
Fast Wheels FC04 (Titanium) Wheels 17" x 8" 5/114.3 35
Fast Wheels FC04 (Titanium) Wheels 17" x 8" 5/114.3 45
Thinking of these but not sure if they'll fit. It's about time I get winters after 4 years lol
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I got a set of GTS G505 Titanium.
https://www.zracing.ca/wheels/GTS-WH...-g505-titanium
17 x 8, 35 offset
Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 225/45/17
I think it'll look good on an Atomic Silver car.
https://www.zracing.ca/wheels/GTS-WH...-g505-titanium
17 x 8, 35 offset
Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 225/45/17
I think it'll look good on an Atomic Silver car.
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I also run 17's for winter.
I have a set of 2IS rims (17x8) with 225/45/17.
From you original post, given the large calipers on the front, I would go with the lower offset (+35) rims all around...no need to run different offsets front to back or staggered for winter.
I have a set of 2IS rims (17x8) with 225/45/17.
From you original post, given the large calipers on the front, I would go with the lower offset (+35) rims all around...no need to run different offsets front to back or staggered for winter.
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I wonder if Zeta tires any good for winter...
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Anyone here run 17s for winter wheels on an AWD IS350 FSport?
Fast Wheels FC04 (Titanium) Wheels 17" x 8" 5/114.3 35
Fast Wheels FC04 (Titanium) Wheels 17" x 8" 5/114.3 45
Thinking of these but not sure if they'll fit. It's about time I get winters after 4 years lol
Fast Wheels FC04 (Titanium) Wheels 17" x 8" 5/114.3 35
Fast Wheels FC04 (Titanium) Wheels 17" x 8" 5/114.3 45
Thinking of these but not sure if they'll fit. It's about time I get winters after 4 years lol
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Gotta make sure those IS350 Calipers will clear the wheel! I was told (a while ago in 2015) that there wasn't many choices for the IS350... not sure if it's still the case. I got the RWC LX80 Anthracite for my 2015 IS350 F-Sport and now I switched to the 2018 IS350 F-Sport and still fits. Brakes are the same from 2015 to 2018 so no problem for me. Still pretty tight though!
F that lol
Trying to find a place to order online since locally, every wheel/tire shop seems to watch gouge
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Ironically I run Zeta tires for winter...I haven't had an issue...and I don't drive that much in winter either. I do about 10k Kms a year, so figure about 4500-ish during the winter.
The 350 front brakes are the same from 2006-2019...the rear brakes did change in 2014 when the 3IS body style arrived.
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I have an IS250 F Sport, but I have the 350 front brake conversion...so for the purposes of this thread it might as well be a 350.
Ironically I run Zeta tires for winter...I haven't had an issue...and I don't drive that much in winter either. I do about 10k Kms a year, so figure about 4500-ish during the winter.
The 350 front brakes are the same from 2006-2019...the rear brakes did change in 2014 when the 3IS body style arrived.
Ironically I run Zeta tires for winter...I haven't had an issue...and I don't drive that much in winter either. I do about 10k Kms a year, so figure about 4500-ish during the winter.
The 350 front brakes are the same from 2006-2019...the rear brakes did change in 2014 when the 3IS body style arrived.
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I'm sure you guys north of the border have to worry a bit more about snow and ice than we do down here in the states, but I did put 17's on my 2014 IS 350 AWD for winter use a couple years ago.
Rather than worrying about clearing the calipers myself, I put the burden on TireRack.com, and ordered a set of set of wheels with tires and TPMS pre-mounted and balanced, so all I had to do was swap out my summer set for the new winter set, and program in the new TPMS values.
I went with about the cheapest wheels I could get (that still looked good), and Michelin X-ice tires, as I've had good luck with them on three other vehicles.
17x7.5 35mm offset Sport Edition A7 Silver ($97 US each (special/closeout))
225/45R-17 Michelin X-Ice XI3 ($143.22 US each)
315Mhz TPS ($56 US each)
with tax and shipping, the total damage was $1294.84 (US)
Rather than worrying about clearing the calipers myself, I put the burden on TireRack.com, and ordered a set of set of wheels with tires and TPMS pre-mounted and balanced, so all I had to do was swap out my summer set for the new winter set, and program in the new TPMS values.
I went with about the cheapest wheels I could get (that still looked good), and Michelin X-ice tires, as I've had good luck with them on three other vehicles.
17x7.5 35mm offset Sport Edition A7 Silver ($97 US each (special/closeout))
225/45R-17 Michelin X-Ice XI3 ($143.22 US each)
315Mhz TPS ($56 US each)
with tax and shipping, the total damage was $1294.84 (US)
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These are what I have with X-Ice. The dealer was $2,000+ tax.
PMC Tires offers the same package with programmable TPS sensors for $1831+tax and they ship within Canada for free.
Edit: I meant to quote the RWC wheel package above but oops.
PMC Tires offers the same package with programmable TPS sensors for $1831+tax and they ship within Canada for free.
Edit: I meant to quote the RWC wheel package above but oops.
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The winter wheels
The winter wheels
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I'm not paying $300 for that crap. I'll put some black tape over the light or something, as long as the tape can be easily removed after I switch back to summer wheels.
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I just live with the light on all winter...and check my pressures periodically...same as I did before TPMS was invented.
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