Need wheel help please!!!!

Mikey613 · Lexus Owner Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 6

Hey guys,

newbie here, just wanted to know if anybody knew the proper offsets for the 2001 GS 300 if I am going to go with 19x8.5 F and 19x9.5 R.

Also, do people seem to get 20's with the GS or 19's?.

Thanks,

Mike

99GSSeattle · Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:06 am Post subject:

Got no clue what the offsets are, however I have seen several GS's with 20's. BOTTOM line I am gonna roll tuff with 20's. They look dope after you get a nice drop too.

char24 · Paid Lextasy Member Joined: Feb 07, 2005 Posts: 73

i just put 20 inch lowenhart rims on my 01 gs300 and they fit nice. the front is 20x8.5 and the rear is 20 by 10's. they are on nitto nt555 tires. the rears are 275,30,20 and the fronts are 245,35,20. the only time the tire rubs a little, is when i reverse on certain driveways at angles.

JunVaz32 · Lextasy Member Joined: Nov 20, 2004 Posts: 25

I gettting 20s for my 00 GS300. It's blk/blk and I 'm getting black 20s with a machine polished lip.

SUPERLEX · Lextasy Moderator Joined: Jan 19, 2005 Posts: 410

AltezzaDude · Super Moderator Joined: Feb 1, 2004 Posts: 741

If I had a gs I'd slap these bitches on.

99GSSeattle · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 5:45 am Post subject:

WUT TEH FUK R THOSE? They look like BMW rims? I roommate has a set of them on his 328... BTW the only thing I like about his ride is the red leather!

AltezzaDude · Super Moderator Joined: Feb 1, 2004 Posts: 741

haha they're so nice they are on a lot of rides.

biatch

99GSSeattle · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 5:51 am Post subject:

Mando, I really like the HP EVO lights.. just looks sik on the GS, price is not bad, I think that I am changing my mind from 20's down to 18-19's... The lip in the HP EVO Lights you can like eat on. Fukin huge.

tech223 · Lexus Owner Joined: Feb 09, 2005 Posts: 22 Location: L.A.

Since i work on lexus everyday. I know it'll hit the fenders if it bottom out on a bad pothole especially if you lower it. The most 19"............. the
L-tune offer 18" as a factory upgrade. You do the math !

TTEGS3 · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:14 pm Post subject:

I may be a perfectionist but I've had 19s for awhile now and feel like they are not big enough for the length of the car when viewing it directly from the side. I see 19s on 3 series all the time and a GS is comparable to a 5 series. 20s seem perfect for the size of the GS sedan (I hate the word too but yes it is a sedan).

If I had an IS, a BMW 330, a CLK, or a G35 I would go 19s. If I had an E class, 5 series, or in our case a GS I am gonna go with 20s. If I had a BMW 745 or 645 or an SUV like a range rover I would go w/ 22s.

The worst is buying something then wishing you weren't so conservative about it. I feel I did this with 19s. When i bought my sound system i was gonna go with 2 10s but decided on 2 12s b/c why not have that much power when you want to.

Just my opinion.

99GSSeattle · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject:

I could not agree more with you on the whold doing it right the first time thing. I guess 18, 19,20 are close but yet so very far away. The cost of 20's does not warrant me getting them just yet. 19's with a nice drop job will look tight, don't get me wrong, 20's are dope, but I do not want to drive so damn careful missing every potential fender buster of a bump. Going over a speed bump one wheel at a time again is a pain in the ass. After 18's the tires are expensive anyways... Shit I dunno, maybe I will just flip a coin! What a fuken ponder to be stuck with.

Like I said lots of photos/pics to look at to make my decision.

SUPERLEX · Lextasy Moderator Joined: Jan 19, 2005 Posts: 410

My decision has been made the day i bought my GS3... DUBS period. I got the lexus just for its looks and i will do anything to make it look better and more luxurious!

99GSSeattle · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject:

what about fukin up your ride quality so bad it feels like a sports car and not a LEXUS?

AltezzaDude · Super Moderator Joined: Feb 1, 2004 Posts: 741

it's almost impossible. our rides are bullet proof!

99GSSeattle · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:02 am Post subject:

true!

SUPERLEX · Lextasy Moderator Joined: Jan 19, 2005 Posts: 410

Bullet proof eh? Sounds like a challenge to me lol.