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Old 09-19-05, 12:11 PM
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i want you guys opnion on these wheels i dont have any offsets b/c the site didnt give any by the way the way can a wheel for a front wheel drive fit a rear wheel drive car? most of wheels i see are for fwd cars
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i want you guys opnion on these wheels i dont have any offsets b/c the site didnt give any by the way the way can a wheel for a front wheel drive fit a rear wheel drive car? most of wheels i see are for fwd cars
the first pic is a 19in for fwd or rwd cars, the second one is also 19 but it says for fwd
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i like the second wheel
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I like the second wheel better than the first. To me the first wheel looks more like for an S.U.V. type wheel.

Just my .02 cents............
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I like the design of hte second one too. As for FWD and RWD wheels, there is an offset associated with them. There should not be issues putting FWD wheels on RWD cars because the wheels do not care which axle power is coming from. It is more of a generalization to not confuse those that don't want to deal with offset numbers.

There are offset ranges for "FWD" and "RWD" wheels. I cannot think of them off hand but it is posted in a thread somewhere. D2 could probably also help you out.
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yeah im feeling the second one, but likr i said they didnt list an offset and said it was for a fwd car. im guessing that as long as the offset is good and it clears the big ls400 caliper im good to go. am i right?
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The FWD offsets tend to be more conservative. This means it will be more recessed in the wheel well. Will the dealer test fit the rims on your car? I have a feeling the brake calipers will be an issue with these wheels.
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Sha when it comes to the wheels man you can PM me anytime and we can use my car as a guide since we have the same one.
I've had a few different wheel styles on my car.




I'll see if I can find some more pics with different wheels i've had.
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Another:

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STEF WILLI, that 1st pic of your car is killin em looking goood




sha4000, the 2nd one is the way to go... the 1st one looks ghetto
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STEF WILLI, that 1st pic of your car is killin em looking goood




sha4000, the 2nd one is the way to go... the 1st one looks ghetto
yeah stef ill def. hit you up.im looking at copping some around christmas so i can put them up for the spring. from what i hear its lest exspensive to get wheels in the winter, is there any truth to this?and im def. trying to stay under 2k for now. i like those rims in your first pic, but the only problem is everyone has them an ALL cars and ALL sizes. i see them all over brooklyn. that last pic is nice also but i need something that will show my calipers after i paint them and put the lexus decals on them.
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Those first wheels look fat , I dont really like the 2nd one
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No offense, but I would prefer not to put those DUB style or knock-off wheels on ur LS400.
JDM wheels in classic & clean design with nice lips will complement ur LS400 much better.
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Originally Posted by ATSOU
No offense, but I would prefer not to put those DUB style or knock-off wheels on ur LS400.
JDM wheels in classic & clean design with nice lips will complement ur LS400 much better.
Gotta love lips
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