Evil Homer

Thanks for all the responses. I understand the stretch concept but it doesn't appeal to me either. From what you have all said, the setup is fine but there may be an existing problem with the vehicle's geometry. I would like to use the OZ's, albeit with new tyres which have a more traditional vertical appearance. Could you please explain how I can remedy the geometry issue?

Hi, I'm new to this forum and this is my first posting. I received alloys and tyres as a gift many months ago. The specs are below for the kit that was fitted: The car: 03' Lexus IS 200 The wheels: 8x18 5/114 40 OZ Superturismo GT The tyres: 225/40/18 ZR Toyo Proxes T1S When I received the car with the new wheels and tyres I noticed that the sidewalls of the tyres were not vertical as with a normal tyre. I know very little about upgrading wheels or tyres so I let it go without question. About a week ago I noticed that the front tyres were wearing rapidly and unevenly, basically requiring me to replace them. I brought the car in to the service centre and the mechanics there explained that the wrong tyres had been fitted for the wheels I had. They also mentioned that if they had fitted the correct tyres there would not be enough clearance in the wheel well for the correct tyres using these wheels. It seems evident that the company that sold me the wheels were simply interested in sale rather than providing the correct product for the situation. I've been forced to re-fit the original Lexus wheels and tyres and now have four very expensive wheels and tyres that I cannot use. I was wondering what the guru's of this forum think about what this company did and if I should seek to get my money back from them. As I said, I'm no expert, but aside from unethical, this practice seems dangerous to me. Kind regards and thanks for any help, Evil Homer