18's Vs 19's

[Matt Hillyard]

Hi Guys and Girls,

I am soon to be replacing the stock 17inch grey multispokes on my IS200 when doing this I am also going to be fitting a set of BC coilovers very shortly too.

Now i am in a battle with my head and my heart whether to go 18's or 19's.

My head is saying 18's becuase they are easier to live with (i use the car as a daily drive), look awesome when the slammed to the floor and cheaper to buy....

However, I always wonder if i get 18's will i wish i'd bought 19's as they seem to fill the arches.

I know i cant fit more than a 19x8 if i want to avoid arch work and with 18's i can avoid having differences with the speedo etc.....but has anyone else gone through this decision and what were your deciding factors?!

Just helping me decide!!!

Thanks people!

Matt

[jay_russell]

i got 20" on there and found after lowering the car it has a softer ride the original

have a look at the bottom of the page if you want to see 20"

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/ind...showtopic=63805

[Rez89]

hi there if you get new wheels, will you consider selling your old wheels to me?

[Parthiban]

It depends on the design really - if you're going for a split rim/deep dish type, then 19 will look best. On a more standard design, I actually think 18" looks better, 19" looks a bit too big on a car the size of the IS.

What sort of style of wheel were you thinking of?

[Matt Hillyard]

Thank you for your comments, i want to go for a street drift look.....Not to the point its completely insanely slammed and wheels are toed in beyond belief but just enough to make it look a bit different without losing the ability to use it as a daily drive.

I was thinking of either of these sets of wheels:

18inch Rota D2

On an IS

OR........

19inch Axis Hiro

On IS

[Parthiban]

All look nice mate, that type of wheel imho has to be 19", otherwise they'll look really small

[Matt Hillyard]

Okies...That was what i was worried about, I know the 18's on the white one look awesome but its slammed and i didnt know if it'd ruin the drive of it that low!!!

Ok so if i want that style 19's are the only way to go then????