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I need to make this happen...without dying on the highway!
Help.
A bit green here, so excuse the 'common-knowledge' questions. Got this baby imported from Japan (more on that a separate introductory post), and also in Japan I found a good deal on the SC430 wheels you see attached to the car.
The auctioneers in Japan had to use two spacers on each of the front wheels to clear the callipers (not sure which length), but from what I see there is very little thread for bolts to hold on to. The steering wheel vibrates at 90kms (only), and I initially thought the wheels needed balancing as there’s no guarantee they were balanced when they were slapped on.
My local shop has declared these wheels completely unsafe for road use because of the lug situation and out of fear of one of them snapping while I’m driving. I’m bringing the car to a different shop that specializes in wheels to get hub-centric spacers with longer lugs AND to balance the wheels, both of which I’m hoping fix the problem. Currently I am not exceeding 80km/h until the car is looked at.
My concerns are:
I’ve seen many UCF20s with these 430 wheels, perhaps some of you have this setup too. What kind of precautions should I take to have this going? If these wheels are that incompatible with the cars, how are there so many in the wild? Any of you with a 20 running spacers on the ear wheels?
At very least it looks good! I also like that they have the Soarer center caps since they're on a Celsior, that's pretty cool. Hopefully you can get the spacer situation worked out.
Front: 19x8 +35mm
Rear: 19x9.5 +40mm
Megan EZ coilovers
No Fender modifications needed.
Recently changed to Fortune Auto coilovers with swift springs. Changing to new wheels this weekend due to cracking issues with current rear wheels. Updated pics coming soon.
TSW Mirabeau Alloy Silver w/ Chrome Lips staggered 19". Verde (Parallax) wheels wouldn't clear the front Brakes on my LS even though most places said they should.
1998 lexus ls 400
stance coilovers not maxed put yet fronts are hitting and need stiffer springs
1 inch spacers in front
19 inch weds bazarias unknown specs rebuilding soon
08-02-17, 12:43 PM
