hi
i ordered a tch, and ill need winter tires and rims, i can get a set of lexus is 300 rims for my car, same bolt pattern, but its rwd and the tch is fwd, anybody run those rims, im thinking about offset, wondering how they wil fit, id be running 216/60 16 tires, just snows
thanks
dan

i ordered my tch on april 12, seems it wont be here till june! at least my trade in is locked in!
cant wait!
dan

 

They will fit, but you'll have to put the larger one on front. GS, ES, or Solara wheels might work better if you are looking for something sporty.

 

hi
they are 4 steel rims
wouldnt they be all the same size?
thanks
dan

 

Depends, I thought the rear wheels were larger, but that might be for the 06+ models.

 

IS300 wheels are staggered, so you don't want to use them on a FWD drive car like Camry.

 

What do you mean by staggered?

Different offset from front to back?

 

No, staggered means different sizes. IS300 wheels are 8" wide in the front and 8.5" in the rear. I learned from a wheel expert that FWD cars already have natual understeer, and RWD cards have natual oversteer. A staggered wheel setup will promote understeer. So RWD cars use a staggered setup to bring the steering into a more neutral position, but using a staggered setup on a FWD car will only increase the amount of understeer, so your car will drive like crap.