OneOfOne

to Brian..... you know I believe they are the 18*8s and I have 245 series tires on them. for the other guy..... I was offered a price of 400 per wheel for the lexus rim from lexus-parts.com only because I am considered a good customer by them. I am strongly considering a dish type rim now as was suggested by several people here. I hate to admit it but they were right. the lexion type 201 or the work rezax [spelling] probably will be the choice in polished silver. those rims are gorgeous yet available in a rational 18 inch size too.

JLAWS

So weve got money laying around "B" The Lexion rims are hot but will run you about $600+ each non chrome. And 19" is not too irrational if you go with tire size 255/40/19. Should be more than bearable on Mass roads . Those will barely rub on full lock turns. I had 255/45/18 with no problems. I think those work Rezax II ? rims are even more expensive and looks like they need to ordered from Japan? Those will probably look like a smaller rim compared to your Asa's since anything with a lip shrinks the appearance of the rim. And if you can get those stock polished 18"s for $400 (with center caps ?) I highly recommend them. They are lightweight with a metallic polish paint finish and with tire size 235/50/18 they ride just like my 17's.

Brian S

So, does this mean you might be considering selling the ST3's *ahem*tome*ahem*?

Thanks,

Brian

OneOfOne

actually if you can wait a couple of months I would.

OneOfOne

as I am writing this on my craptastic sams club purchased laptop I cannot recover the email I got from a dealer quoting me 1799 for the lexion 201s. no way am I going past 18 even with the air suspension. my car rides better [to me] than it did with he stock 17/55 setup because its not so floaty. the 18/45 at least with the asa-continental combo feels planted.

Brian S

I wish I could. I either need to get rims and tires installed within the next few weeks, or get the new tires I have installed now and put this off until next year. I have been driving around on my snow tires and it's getting to be warm.

Thanks,

Brian

afaleti

I was looking atthe same rims for my 99LS

OEM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33749

AfterMarket
http://www.lakeshorewheelandtire.com...ls/ls400.shtml

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33749

KILLERGS4

oh no... not MB rims (granted they are knockoff's) on Lexus again... this is the worst combo... so is putting different Lexus model wheels on different model lexus; GS wheels on LS etc... just get some nice aftermarket with a nic chrome lip!

IronCobra

I respect your opinion but I would hope that you understand people have difference tastes and budgets than others. Yes, iForged, WORK, HRE, and other high end rims are nice BUT am I going to spend $5000+ for something that really does not matter much to me when I can get rims I like and that are appealing to me for $1600.

Can I afford $5000 for wheels...YES...will I ever spend that much on wheels? HELL NO!

If I can make myself happy and save thousands of dollars and be just as satisfied as someone who spends 3x as much, I think I've accomplished something.

I am a HUGE Lexus fan (owned 4) but my Lexus is a car.. it's not my home or an investment.. it's a car. Some people may value their cars much more than I do (not saying I don't value my car), so justifying thousands to appeal to themselves and others is just fine. You won't catch me doing it though.

I want my car to look clean and if I can pull that off at the low price, then I'm happy


99.99999999991% of people will never know my rims arn't stock (I'm putting Lexus centercaps on them).

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

considering that toyota OEM wheels will be the lightest and highest quality alloys u can buy sub the premium custom wheel level (HRE, iforged, DPE, etc...) i think that there isnt much wrong with swapping oem for OEM.

afaleti

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KIllerGS4,

Thanks for the rim tip, but I cannot rationally justify rims that are 1/3 - 1/2 the value of the car (99LS).

Do those rims meet the Lexus standard?

http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_gara...2FMachined+Lip

http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_gara...2FMachined+Lip

Do you own all the cars listed on your post?

Cheers


2004 Lexus LS430 Ultra Lux / White on Saddle
2006 MB E350 AMG SPORT / Black on Black
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2004 BMW 545i / Silver on Black
1998 Lexus GS400 / Black on Tan

IronCobra

I completely agree! Though they wouldn't be worth half the value of my car, they would cost much more than I would ever rationalize spending.

I've been planning all sorts of home improvement projects and would feel much better and be smarter to put my money there.