Wheels

[FuntimePhil]

hi guys, little help please. I just brought some lexus wheels off eBay. i dont know alot about it but i know there 17" rims and tyres are 225/50

will these fit in my is200?

[sparkystav]

They should do, but its the offset of the wheel itself thats important.

Stav

[FuntimePhil]

thanks for the reply, like i said i have no clue what im on about. the offset of the wheel? will i be able to just put em straight on?

[Steviewevie]

thanks for the reply, like i said i have no clue what im on about. the offset of the wheel? will i be able to just put em straight on?

Can you post a link up to the eBay item ? Maybe folks here will be able to tell from that if you'll have any probs with the wheels.

[aztecbandit1]

Have you got an eBay item number matey? so we can see which type of wheels you have and advise you on the fitting? :) or as Steve said above ^^ :P

[FuntimePhil]

good idea, heres the link

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...8493%26_fvi%3D1

[FuntimePhil]

ok who's gonna tell me the bad news? lol

[Mark W]

seller hasnt listed the offset or PCD - I dont recognise the style myself but I'm no IS wheel expert....the IS guys will have to comment

Either way- seems like you poss got a bargain - The 4 tyres alone must be worth the money you paid for the lot.......plus the rims look in excellent condition as if they have just been refurbed...

[FuntimePhil]

even if worst comes to worst i'll sell em again, but yeh the tyres are close on brand new and there isnt a mark on the rims! just really wanna get em on

[Paradroid]

What are they off I wonder? They seem to have proper Lexus badges too.

Tyre sizes are not quite standard are they, thought it was 225/45 on the IS200? 50 should be ok though.

Should hopefully fit :)

[FuntimePhil]

ok just looked inside the rim and it says off: is that the offset?

[Mark W]

What number does it say after it?

[sparkystav]

They will fit,

Rim Width:

7J

Tyre Width:

225

Aspect Ratio:

50

He's just put aspect ratio instead of offset.

But they certainly sound like they will.

Stav

[FuntimePhil]

sorry thought id wrote it off:42

[Tango]

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/ind...hl=Wheel+offset

They will fit. The linner limit with 17" wheels depends on the width & offset. The 8" wide 17" diameter IS250 wheels with a 45 mm offset have 13mm less clearance and JUST touch the raised lug on the front vertical suspension arm of the IS200 (the lug is exactly on the 17" rim line and has to be filed/ground off slightly for 17" IS250/220 wheels to fit ..... so taking this as the maximum width and offset, the ones you have bought have 5 mm less clearance than standard, so the wheel rim still clears the raised lug by 8mm.

[FuntimePhil]

cheers guys, i'll stick em on over the weekend!! i'll let you know how it goes. anyone recognise em?

[FuntimePhil]

ok, i put em on. just need advice, not drove it yet for various reason, but the top of the tyre is literally the width of a finger away from some sort of a knuckle with a pin through it. seems well to close to me but i dunno, will this be ok or is it too close to call.

if it is to close what size tyres do i need, there 17" rims 7J?

cheers in advance guys

[Parthiban]

It's a really odd tyre size on there at the mo, they look to be a fair bit larger than the tyres you'd find on an IS normally...........

Not sure how much it'll affect your speedo and if you'll get any rubbing anywhere.........

Ok using a tyre size calculator, it appears that the tyres you have on give the wheel a 32mm larger diameter than the standard wheels on the IS, which sounds like quite a lot to me

[sparkystav]

ok, i put em on. just need advice, not drove it yet for various reason, but the top of the tyre is literally the width of a finger away from some sort of a knuckle with a pin through it. seems well to close to me but i dunno, will this be ok or is it too close to call.

if it is to close what size tyres do i need, there 17" rims 7J?

cheers in advance guys

That knuckle sounds like the top of the arm. and you should notice its fixed to the hub so it will always be the same distance away and should never touch the wheel. Should anyway.

[FuntimePhil]

well here they are, sorry everything looks dirty, had it all cleaned now n it looks great, they fit n feel superb. what you think?

[Dan_Harris]

Not my cuppa tea, imo those y style spokes look good if they are massive and have elastic bands as tyres on them. Just my pref though :)