I am closing in on a deal to get an 08 with these 19" wheels substituted on instead of the 18's.

I have read some threads that seem to imply they won't work properly on a SWB but then I have heard others that have successfully made the substitution.



Let me know if you are currently running on this combination and if you are having any issues.

 

There shouldn't be any issues, the owner of one of my Lexus dealers did just that last year with a LS460 SWB that he had driven for a while himself, putting these exact 19" Touring wheels on it.

 

For some reason Lexus scared everyone when the first introduced the LS and said that wheel changes would not work on the SWB but since then so many people have done it. I am planning on doing it myself in the spring.

 

i just bought the SWB, and got the 19s on, dealer installed it they didn't say anything.

 

I was thinking of doing this myself,I think the offset for all the LS's are the same,I was wondering myself if the 19'' LS600 wheels would be an issue?Another thing is the ride quality 18's vs 19's,It must get a softer and smoother ride with the 18s,They can probably take hard impacts from pot holes better than the larger rims,but then again Im just guessing I was never in an LS with no other than 18s,I am curious of the difference.

 

Cool. Incidentally what did the dealer charge you for the wheel swap?

 

I was seriously considering swapping my previous 460's P235/50-R18 wheels and was very close to doing so after doing a lot of asking, in spite of what I found out. My dealer thought it would be OK, but there was that ominous warning put out by Lexus that held me back. My dealer speculated there might be some "minor" contact with the suspension under certain load conditions with the P245/45-R19 tires, as they are slightly wider (0.39 inch diff). No biggie, but that may be why Lexus warns against doing this.

Here are a couple of pics to keep you dreaming...

 

My dealer had said that he doesn't like aftermarket wheels but it was mainly a quality concern. He said that if they are the same size (meaning same size as the touring) then they should be fine.

 

This is the look I am going for - black on black with the 19's ... hope it works out.

 

i am pretty sure the 19s touring wheels will fit on swb

 

http://www.wheelsandcaps.com/special...196U#ALY74196U

also ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-Wh...2720QQtcZphoto

OK - these claim to be "Lexus OEM" wheels but are only $799 for a set of 4 versus thousands from Lexus.

Some wheels are identfiied as "replica" on their site but these are not.

Sounds too good to be true but their eBay feedback is excellent - anyone have any opinion on these?

 

I seen those before on ebay,they look like the real deal and they say there original Lexus wheels,I have the 18s so if I did get the 19'' wheels I would have to swap out the pressure sensors,does anyone know if the center caps are all the same for 18s and 19s?

 

The guy is a Power Seller with a 99.8% Feedback on 13,398 transactions; you can depend on him. They are probably rims swapped at the Port of Entry, not unlike the same ones featured by our official Club Lexus Vendor, Sewell Lexus' Parts, although theirs are a little bit more.

 

Well the car in that pic is lowered or photoshopped.