Ls430 Wheels On A Es300

[NeiLtYmE]

hello all ... allright .... i need someone with 2002 LS430 stock wheels...

i bought the chrome ones for my 96 ES300

just wondering what kind of tires you all are wearing ... and how wide ?

thanks!

NT

[SW03ES]

Have you installed them yet? I get conflicting reports as to whether or not they'll fit.

The stock LS430 tire size is 225 series width. You'll want the same height as the ES tires to maintain the stock ride height at wheel rotation diameter to avid recalibrating the speedo.

[NeiLtYmE]

looking for tires ... but calculations tell me that

225/50/16 would work.....

so i guess the tire is just ganna be a smaller side wall....

if i go with 205 (stock width)... then i need to get a 60 side wall (5 smaller than stock)...

make sense ?

now im just looking for the right tires... looking for some all season performance.....

[squarehat]

There were actually two stock wheels for the '02 LS430--the 16" on the base model, and the 17" on the higher option packages. I assume you went with the 17" On my 17" wheels, I'm running 215/50-17 (see my sig), which is the closest possible to OEM diameter. Not sure if the LS rims are two wide to run a 215 width tire, though.

[NeiLtYmE]

O, and do you know the width side wall stock width for the ls ?

just wondering ?

you said

" conflicting "

what would be the problem ? as it is a 16X7 wheel ... and i am just going up from 15X7...

its just a matter of tire size i would imagine....

i mean ive seen people put is300 17's on the es300's no problem...

[NeiLtYmE]

squarehat,

they are 16's

[SW03ES]

The problem is the offset, I've heard some people say the LS wheels require spacers in order to fit right, which I believe the IS wheels require when put on the LS. Some people however say there is no problem...