My instinct says it is your rims w/ that tire combo, and not the tires. Follow bamachem's advice and just get new rims instead of spacers.

Keep us posted, and learn to spell my name please or stick w/ "wabbit"

 

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Andy is DEAD on. Localmotion sold his 5 stars in like 2 hours on YT. $400 with center caps.
I want $550 shipped for 4 LX450 wheels and lexus center caps.
I ship via DHL and these would be to you in two days.

Someone better grab these or I am going to mount some Nittos and have two sets

 

if it were 6 months from now, those LX wheels would be MINE and wearing some nittos...

 

damn holidays and I have to assemble a baby crib today

 

Are spacers really that bad? I love my 5 star wheels and would prefer to keep them, but I gotta do what works best in the long run. If I didn't see that others were pulling off the same wheel & tire combo I would be okay, but this is just annoying now.

 

Seems that those with actual experience with spacers have positive ones.

 

well guys, im running the stock rims (5 spoke) with a 1/4 spacer and the firestone Destination MT 285/75/16 for about 6 months now, not one single problem with the spacers,


id like to get new rims at some point, but got other things going now.

 

Looks like new wheels is the way I'm going as long as Eric's are still available.

 

I had those 1/4" slip on spacers once upon a time and they sucked! I wouldn't advise on using them-I took them off after only one trip.

 

help will be there the end of the week. Hopefully by Thursday

 

Yup, I bit the bullet and dropped the $$, the Lexus wheels are on their way, and I'll be sure to post up some shots once things are all mounted up. Thanks to Eric for being a great guy and business man durring this ordeal.

 

That reminds me. I'm running 285's on my '96 and they ARE very close to the upper a-arms (I can fit my hand flat between the two easily enough) How much space do you guys have between the tire and a-arm? (those of you that are running 285s that is). Do any of you ever see rubbing from the a-arms on the inside of the front tires?

 

Sounds like a good plan, the new wheels that is. Make sure to post plenty of pics!

 

If you have space between the tires and the A-arms, that space will stay there. When the tires move the a-arms move with them.

 

actually, the gap isn't consistent thru the travel of the front suspension. at normal height/position, you will have a gap. when you droop, the arm pivots at the ball joint and can actually close that gap and touch the sidewall of the tire.

to check, jack up the front so the wheel droops and THEN check the arm/tire clearance.

 

Andy is correct here.

 

The wheels are here and I'm gonna try and make it to get them mouted before work. I'll post up some shots once it's all said and done. Thanks for all the help guys.

 

I stand corrected. I was only thinking about wheel compression and not droop. You are very right my friend.

 

The link just in case; Pictures