tire size and lowering

[seriousman]

Hi everyone,

I drive a 1999 toyota Camry LE and I recently bought some stock 2002 Lexus ES300 wheels for my car. It's the 9 spoke model found here Link.

Since my suspension is worn I also plan to buy some Tokico shocks and Eibach springs. The ad for the eibach says it will drop the ride height 1.2" for both front and rear.

I drive my car daily to work so I was wondering if anyone had a nice tire size suitable for my setup. I don't really want the slammed look or any rubbing under cornering. (really important since I drive in crappy NYC roads)

Someone told me that the correct size would be 215/55/16 but this is close to the OEM tire size for this wheel so I was a bit wary since the Eibach springs will lower the car a bit. Thanks for any advice given.

[kyle@tirerack]

The 215/55 16 would be a size we have used on the Camry. You might also look at the 215/50-16 which is about two tenths of an inch less in overall diameter to the original tire size. It's difficult to guarantee fitments when lowering, but the 50 series would be about three quarters of an inch shorter than the 55. Feel free to contact me directly to discuss the details.

[seriousman]

Originally Posted by kyle@tirerack

The 215/55 16 would be a size we have used on the Camry. You might also look at the 215/50-16 which is about two tenths of an inch less in overall diameter to the original tire size. It's difficult to guarantee fitments when lowering, but the 50 series would be about three quarters of an inch shorter than the 55. Feel free to contact me directly to discuss the details.

If the 215 tires is the OEM size tire for the 02 9spoke Lexus ES300 rims, do you know if 205 tires are going to fit on the rims without any problems? (is the tire going to be too narrow to fit properly since the oe size is 215?)

[kyle@tirerack]

The 205 55 16 will fit a 5.5-7.5 inch wide wheel so you would be right in the middle of the range. These would fit the 6.5 inch wheels with no problems.

[sleektoyota]

Great piece of info! Been contemplating on asking the same thing!

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