Wheel Offset
10-26-04, 03:06 PM
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Wheel Offset
Just found some 19" wheels for sale 8.5 front - 9.5 rear with +30 offset in front and +31 offset in the rear. The owner says that these wheels should fit most Lexus cars. I've been searching through the forum and can't anyone with those size wheels with those offsets. I'm not too versed when it comes to how offsets work other than it's a measurement from the centerline of the wheel. Will these work? I apologize if there is a thread on this already. I just haven't found one that specifically answers my questions. Thanks in advance guys.
10-26-04, 03:14 PM
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Re: Wheel Offset
Originally posted by Rexdr
Just found some 19" wheels for sale 8.5 front - 9.5 rear with +30 offset in front and +31 offset in the rear. The owner says that these wheels should fit most Lexus cars. I've been searching through the forum and can't anyone with those size wheels with those offsets. I'm not too versed when it comes to how offsets work other than it's a measurement from the centerline of the wheel. Will these work? I apologize if there is a thread on this already. I just haven't found one that specifically answers my questions. Thanks in advance guys.
Just found some 19" wheels for sale 8.5 front - 9.5 rear with +30 offset in front and +31 offset in the rear. The owner says that these wheels should fit most Lexus cars. I've been searching through the forum and can't anyone with those size wheels with those offsets. I'm not too versed when it comes to how offsets work other than it's a measurement from the centerline of the wheel. Will these work? I apologize if there is a thread on this already. I just haven't found one that specifically answers my questions. Thanks in advance guys.
would have to roll the fenders and do this and that
and for the rear same thing
Rominl knows his ***** when it comes to this stuff
10-26-04, 05:28 PM
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On an 8.5 inch wide wheel the front will for sure hit. I have a 35mm offset and it right to the edge, almost have to do some mods, but really the perfect offset. Not sure about the rear, but the front will not work without a lot of modification.
10-26-04, 09:20 PM
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You will have to do some fender mods for both front and rear. I am not sure how tight it will be in front and if rolling and tucking the fender tab would be enough. You will definitely need to shave the rear for that wheel to fit.
It will also depend a little bit on your drop but even without a drop, when you hit bad bumps and uneven roads where the suspension compresses, you'll rub.
It will also depend a little bit on your drop but even without a drop, when you hit bad bumps and uneven roads where the suspension compresses, you'll rub.
10-26-04, 09:26 PM
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8.5 +30 in the front you are asking for it, you will rub bad, even if you don't lower the car much. the wheels will really stick out. you can put negative camber more to make the wheels go inside, but the tire wear will be horrible. i have 8.5 +32 and i rubbed pretty bad (i lowered my car quite a bit and my wheels are 20s), i had to mod the fender quite a bit to fix the problem. if you go 30, it's even worse
for the rear, it's still a bad idea.... you will need to shave off the whole fender tab just to clear the wheels. otherwise you will rub bad in the back and it will scratch the tires bad
bottom line, if you are willing to mod your fenders, they might work. but imho they are too agressive and not fo everyone to deal with
and whatever that owner says... i don't know....... if anything the LS is the ONLY lexus that can take those wheels
for the rear, it's still a bad idea.... you will need to shave off the whole fender tab just to clear the wheels. otherwise you will rub bad in the back and it will scratch the tires bad
bottom line, if you are willing to mod your fenders, they might work. but imho they are too agressive and not fo everyone to deal with
and whatever that owner says... i don't know....... if anything the LS is the ONLY lexus that can take those wheels
10-26-04, 09:31 PM
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Originally posted by rominl
i have 8.5 +32 and i rubbed pretty bad (i lowered my car quite a bit and my wheels are 20s), i had to mod the fender quite a bit to fix the problem. if you go 30, it's even worse
for the rear, it's still a bad idea.... you will need to shave off the whole fender tab just to clear the wheels. otherwise you will rub bad in the back and it will scratch the tires bad
bottom line, if you are willing to mod your fenders, they might work. but imho they are too agressive and not fo everyone to deal with
i have 8.5 +32 and i rubbed pretty bad (i lowered my car quite a bit and my wheels are 20s), i had to mod the fender quite a bit to fix the problem. if you go 30, it's even worse
for the rear, it's still a bad idea.... you will need to shave off the whole fender tab just to clear the wheels. otherwise you will rub bad in the back and it will scratch the tires bad
bottom line, if you are willing to mod your fenders, they might work. but imho they are too agressive and not fo everyone to deal with
As for the rear, like you said, if he is willing to shave the whole tab, then he should be OK. These rears are only a mm or two away from my rear set up.
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10-27-04, 07:33 AM
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Thanks guys. So what is a good range for the offsets for 19's 8.5 front 9.5 rear where you don't have to do any fender mods. Oh, and I do plan on lowering the car. I'm not going to tuck the wheels, but anywhere from no gap to about 2 fingers (1 inch) gap will be fine with me.
10-27-04, 11:07 AM
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Originally posted by Rexdr
Thanks guys. So what is a good range for the offsets for 19's 8.5 front 9.5 rear where you don't have to do any fender mods. Oh, and I do plan on lowering the car. I'm not going to tuck the wheels, but anywhere from no gap to about 2 fingers (1 inch) gap will be fine with me.
Thanks guys. So what is a good range for the offsets for 19's 8.5 front 9.5 rear where you don't have to do any fender mods. Oh, and I do plan on lowering the car. I'm not going to tuck the wheels, but anywhere from no gap to about 2 fingers (1 inch) gap will be fine with me.
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09-06-06, 07:52 PM
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09-06-06, 09:38 PM
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That is some funny stuff. I read through all of the posts going what? until I
got to the last post and realized I needed to look at the post dates. What
seemed impossible back then is now becoming more and more popular as time
goes on.
got to the last post and realized I needed to look at the post dates. What
seemed impossible back then is now becoming more and more popular as time
goes on.
09-06-06, 10:36 PM
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And I haven't even discovered CL yet
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09-07-06, 12:20 AM
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i agree nothing is impossible, but one has to be specific about what exactly has to be done to get it fit. fenders, to what degree, tires, what brand, size, camber, what settings. i am sure if one is crazy enough they can get anything to fit. but one shouldn't just go on and say "no problem this will fit" without putting in specifics, that's misleading at best and for any "newbie" who is looking for advice could get into very expensive "mistake" later on
that's just me, but one thing i know for sure is what i say "will work" will work for everyone for sure, and anything beyond (including myself) i have seen more than few cases of trouble.
in fact, to avoid anymore confusion, i don't really want to get more pms from people asking me "why you said this and this doesn't fit but some other people say they will", it's probably best for me not to suggest setups for people anymore. bottom line is, you can get anything to fit
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i agree nothing is impossible, but one has to be specific about what exactly has to be done to get it fit. fenders, to what degree, tires, what brand, size, camber, what settings. i am sure if one is crazy enough they can get anything to fit. but one shouldn't just go on and say "no problem this will fit" without putting in specifics, that's misleading at best and for any "newbie" who is looking for advice could get into very expensive "mistake" later on
that's just me, but one thing i know for sure is what i say "will work" will work for everyone for sure, and anything beyond (including myself) i have seen more than few cases of trouble.
in fact, to avoid anymore confusion, i don't really want to get more pms from people asking me "why you said this and this doesn't fit but some other people say they will", it's probably best for me not to suggest setups for people anymore. bottom line is, you can get anything to fit
that's just me, but one thing i know for sure is what i say "will work" will work for everyone for sure, and anything beyond (including myself) i have seen more than few cases of trouble.
in fact, to avoid anymore confusion, i don't really want to get more pms from people asking me "why you said this and this doesn't fit but some other people say they will", it's probably best for me not to suggest setups for people anymore. bottom line is, you can get anything to fit
Henry I can totally understand your position and I do not fault you for no longer giving advice on wheel offsets and specs. To be totally honest many people take offsense when we do not give them recommended offsets and specs and tires sizes all the time. But as I'm sure you have experienced, you never know who you are dealing with and a newb can really make your life tough because they didnt ask the right question, or fully understand what they were doing.
Either way your the bad guy so the simplest thing to do is like you said, just dont make recommendations on something you have nothing to do with.
Things used to be different back in the "recommended sizing guide" days, but oh well, everything changes right?