gx00850 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I have a 1998 LS400. It is completely stock. My wheels have some pretty bad corrision and I would like to replace them with somthing a bit more sporty. Unfortunately I cannot find any reasonable aftermarket wheel that seems to fit. I do not want to go any larger than 17". I like the look of the Ruff R350 and the Drag R19 but neither fit. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Why do you think they won't fit? The LS400 is a very common car for wheel fitments. Nearly anything with a 5x114.3 PCD and below a -50mm offset will bolt up fine. Both of those wheels show to come in correct sizes. For a 17" wheel you can go up to 9" wide if the offset is less than -20mm or so, less if you go with a narrower wheel. I don't think you're looking very hard if you can't find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gx00850 Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 Well, I have contacted three different vendors and they all told me the same thing - these wheels will not fit. Wheelfire.com CustomWheelsDirect.com NTB.com None of them will honor a nonfit return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landar Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I know your frustration, gx. I put 17" wheels on my 98 LS400 last spring. The make is "Sport Tuning". They look fine, not pimp'in but fine with me. Heres a thread -> http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57037&st=0&p=370333&hl="sport%20tuning"&fromsearch=1entry370333 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/searchWheelsByVehicleAndSize.do?bp=&yr=1998&wd=17&rw=&vid=006167 Should work, this is Discount Tire Direct. 68 wheels come up searching your car. Nearly any reputable wheel site will have a similar system of searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerFatty Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Here's a 155 options that fit your car! http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/results.jsp?autoMake=Lexus&autoModel=LS400&autoYear=1998&autoModClar= You can use the filters on the left-hand side to SEARCH the results :chairshot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gx00850 Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 Yes, I have done tons of searches from every online dealer imagineable. The big problem is I want to limit the wheel size to 17". They all come up with tons that "show" a match but when I call to inquire I am told the wheel really does not fit. The exception is tirerack and BigWheels.net. The best results I saw was with BigWheels.net. They had 36 matches that actually fit. But none that were very desirable except maybe the TSW Snetterton. I just am not sure how these might look. So right now I am trying to decide betweent the TSW Snetterton (silver) or the Enkei EKM3 (silver). I really wish the Drag DR19 would fit, but alas it was not meant to be. My car is also silver - anyone have any input or pics of these on a LS400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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