DerrickM

Hi all. I've search but wasn't able to find a definitive answer to this. I'm looking to buy snow wheels, and wonder if I can go with 18's on my 2015 F-Sport AWD.

Tec80

If you have the 6-piston front Brembo calipers, no. They barely clear the 19" wheel rim ID.

Dave144239

The only concern I'd have is that 18s wouldn't allow enough clearance for the brakes on the F-Sport. If you go to TireRack.com and select winter tire/wheel packages for your car, it shows 19s as the smallest size available. If you search based on a non-F-Sport model, it gives you an 18" option. I don't think 18s will work for you.

DerrickM

Awesome--thank you!

What about offset? One tire dealer said something about a 47mm offset being required, but i'm only seeing up to 40 on TireRack.

Dave144239

As long as you're entering your info correctly on the tirerack site, they should be a guaranteed fit.

DerrickM

Thank you. That's exactly what the TireRack person said. Good to know.

I'm having serious sticker shock as to the cost of tires and wheels for this car. TireRack is a minimum of $1800, and I'm getting local quotes over $2400, some even over $3000!

The only thing making me hesitate on buying from Tirerack is they don't sell cloneable sensors. So I'd either have to buy the device to reprogram the car, or take it somewhere twice a year to have it done.

Scrutator

About two years ago I purchased a set of five OEM F Sport wheels on eBay for use as my winter set.for $1350 shipped. They were indistinguishable from new; not a scratch and came with center caps. Might be worth taking a look there. I think I had the search open for about two months before this deal showed up.

DerrickM

That would definitely be my ideal for winter tires. I started calling around to local salvage yards looking for the same thing. In the end though, it looks like it's impossible to beat TireRack's price and convenience.

After continued research of the TPMS situation, I'm going to give up on cloned sensor IDs and just buy the ATEQ QuickSet tool. TireRack even sells it. Looks like it's got flaws, but a lot of people are saying it works for them (on Amazon reviews).

UZ214

Let us know if you get the ATEQ QuickSet tool and transfer the ids. How it all worked out, look in eBAy as others have posted.

DerrickM

Will do. Probably won't be until closer to Thanksgiving, but I'll post my experience.

In other news, there's a seller on eBay selling a brand new set of my OEM wheels. $2000, way out of my budget. Oh to be rich... https://www.ebay.com/itm/19-Lexus-LS...8/302895048331

DerrickM

Received new wheels/tires from Tirerack today. They are amazing. $800 cheaper than anything local, and they were delivered in one day. And I got to pick the wheels I liked. I also bought the ATEQ quickset device from them as well.

I will post a review of the ATEQ TPMS Quickset tool when I switch my wheels in a few weeks. In the meantime I wanted to say that I setup the ATEQ app with both sets of TPMS IDs and did not have any problems. I ignored the CD and downloaded the software from their website (www.ateq-tpms.com all the packaging has different incorrect URLs). Worked fine the first time.

If anybody has questions before I post my review (closer to Thanksgiving), let me know and I'll post the notes I have so far.