Hi all, I am the proud new owner of a 99 facelift LS400. She is a beauty and considering her old age I was amazed at how silky smooth she still drives.
It is completely standard and unmolested, and I have many big plans for her. My first most important one is changing the standard "17 wheels!
Before I bite the bullet and purchase them I wanna be 100% they will fit. I don't mind using spacers if I have to etc, but I would just like a second opinion on fitment before I go ahead.
So If I'm correct my current set up is: "17x7j wheels all round with 225/55/17 tyres, running ET45s with obviously a 5x114.3 PCD which everybody already knows.
New wheel set up looks like this: Fronts "19x9j wheels ET35s & Rears are "19x10j with ET25s.
Wheels are Weds Kranze Bazreia if anybody wanted to know!
Cheers chaps!

 

Nice car. How many miles?
What suspension will you be on? The fronts shouldn't be too bad, the rears might rub depending on how low and tire size.
Bazreia look great on ucf20, solid choice. I believe there are other members here with the same setup.

 

Thanks for the reply EthanS.
LS has 150k on it and still looks great tbf. Suspension is all OEM at the mo, but I will be putting BC Racing Coilovers on it once the wheels are bought.
Rear tyre might have a stretch I reckon maybe something like a 245 45 19 or a 255?
What ya think?

 

Update!! Ordered the BC Racing Coilovers last night (Extra Low Version) along with a 3 Spoke Nardi Steering Wheel and a HKB boss fitting kit. Also grabbed the air bag module delete kit to for good measure! lol
I plan on buying the Weds Wheels tonight or tomorrow so I can do the wheels & suspension all in one hit. So before I go ahead, can anyone else confirm my new fitment/set-up is gonna be all ok please?
Just wanna be 100% on this, there's no sending them back once I've paid for them.
Cheers guys.

 

welcome jim!
what you need to find out is if the weds have the right disk or face. the offset does not guarantee it will clear your front brake calipers. you need a high disk or face for the fronts but as you mentioned spacers can remedy if they don't clear.

to answer your question, 9" wide +35 up front will be fine and if you need to add 5mm spacers to clear the calipers you should still be fine. rears are fine too, since they can accept low disk.

keep in mind fitment on your car depends on many factors:
- ride height - coilovers are good but how low will you be going?
- tyre size - a good website https://tyrestretch.com/
- fender modification - are you willing to cut/roll your fender to make it fit?

the sizing you listed is pretty mild so maybe just removing the fender arch trim will give you enough clearance to not rub, but again it all depends on the factors above!

more on disk/face:
https://www.more-japan.com/blogs/201...he-disk-types/