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Old 02-13-20 | 05:48 PM
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A few more shots... I love how the 10's with fat tires look from the back.
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big fat tires from the rear.
Have you rolled the fender to fix the rubbing issue? If you didn't lower, you probably dont have rubbing.
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Love that fat tire look!! Well done
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Originally Posted by digitatc
big fat tires from the rear.
Have you rolled the fender to fix the rubbing issue? If you didn't lower, you probably don't have rubbing.
I'm lowered 30mm front and rear (RCA blocks), you're probably right. Without the lowering, it probably would have fit just fine, though without the RCA blocks my calipers wouldn't have fit.

I had an appointment this morning to "make them fit"... They're working on the rears right now (fender rolling/liner trimming), but they took one look at the front and said "there's no way to fix this, you need a smaller tire." So i'm swapping the 245/40 for 245/35 and they're going to roll/trim the fender/liner so it doesn't rub.


If I was to do this again knowing what I know now, I probably would have done 245/35 front and 295/30 rear.

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Okay, the tire swap did the trick along with the fender roll/liner trimming. Also, we removed the 5mm rear spacer. I took a little cruise to see how it all came out, here are my impressions:

1) The brake upgrade was huge and totally worth the trouble. This car slows and stops effortlessly, pedal feel is nice and firm and requires little effort to smoothly bring the car to your desired speed. It definitely doesn't feel like a 2 ton piggy.
2) The lighter wheels/summer tires "feel" like they accelerate quicker for whatever that anecdote is worth
3) Ride comfort is noticeably better despite a little less front sidewall. The fat rear tires are cushy (in a good way). The car feels great through the turns as well.
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Here's some pics...
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more pics...
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and more pics...
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Also, I'm still waiting for my order from https://3dcarstickers.com... It shipped from ukraine and no tracking number, I ordered it weeks ago. I don't remember this last time I ordered from them, but it was long time ago. You're better off with ebay/amazon like digitatc said.
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Are you sure you need 56mm center cap sticker? You might want double check, get your caliper and measure end to end of that cap.
FYI, mine is 65mm
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Originally Posted by digitatc
Are you sure you need 56mm center cap sticker? You might want double check, get your caliper and measure end to end of that cap.
FYI, mine is 65mm

good thing I checked... You're right, mine is about 62mm. Strange that it said 2.25" online.
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Did you buy the center cap as well? or are you planning to stick it on the original center cap.
You might consider this,
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Originally Posted by digitatc
Did you buy the center cap as well? or are you planning to stick it on the original center cap.
You might consider this,
https://www.amazon.com/68mm-61-5mm-B.../dp/B01MQ0C5ZZ
The caps the wheels came with are more/less all black. There's a tiny smidge of red that you can't see in real life:


I found a set of black 62mm center caps with the lexus logo on ebay for $15... I'll report back on whether or not they fit.
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So my $15 experiment panned out pretty well.

These are the caps I bought (ebay seller preenpanda0626):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-4-Bl...72.m2749.l2649

They fit:
"2001-2005 Lexus IS300
2008-2014 Lexus IS-F
2001-2003 Lexus ES300
2004-2006 Lexus ES330
2001-2005 Lexus GS300
1998-2000 Lexus GS400
2001-2007 Lexus GS430
1997-2000 Lexus SC300
1997-2000 Lexus SC400
2001-2006 Lexus LS430
1999-2003 Lexus RX300
2004-2006 Lexus RX330
2008-2011 Lexus RX350
2006-2008 Lexus RX400H
Fits all Lexus models that require 62mm wheel caps"



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Old 06-13-20 | 03:11 PM
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Hi Joe,
I am after black spacers so that they are not noticeable through my black wheels. Are your wheel spacers black? If so, what brand are they and would you please send the link to where you bought them from?


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