Wheel/Rim compatibility 2002 ES300

[Chris]

I have an ES300 and I'm trying to find winter tires. I decided I'd
take a quick look for good, lightly used ones and find plenty of tires
already mounted on rims. My stock tire size is 215/60R16 and my wheel
lug pattern is 5x114mm, but what I'm not sure about is my offset. I
have found a couple different tires that come with certain different
Honda wheels and some happen to have a 5x114mm bolt pattern but I'm
unsure of their offset. How much of a worry is this and does anyone
know about Honda to Lexus wheel compatibility? What about Toyota to
Lexus wheel compatibility? Or anything else for that matter?

Just trying to learn as much as I can, if I can have an extra set of
rims solely for winter it would be nice.

Thanks,
Chris

[Ray O]

Post by Chris
I have an ES300 and I'm trying to find winter tires. I decided I'd
take a quick look for good, lightly used ones and find plenty of tires
already mounted on rims. My stock tire size is 215/60R16 and my wheel
lug pattern is 5x114mm, but what I'm not sure about is my offset. I
have found a couple different tires that come with certain different
Honda wheels and some happen to have a 5x114mm bolt pattern but I'm
unsure of their offset. How much of a worry is this and does anyone
know about Honda to Lexus wheel compatibility? What about Toyota to
Lexus wheel compatibility? Or anything else for that matter?
Just trying to learn as much as I can, if I can have an extra set of
rims solely for winter it would be nice.
Thanks,
Chris

If you go to tirerack.com and search for 16 inch wheels for your car, the
aftermarket wheels that come up have
+ 40 mm offset. To get the offset number, choose a wheel and the specks
will come up on the left side of the screen. You can do the same thing with
other cars to find compatible wheels.

[Chris]

Thanks,
I couldn't find the offset for the longest time. What about hub
centric versus lug centric? I think most are hub centric, but it is
something to wonder about. Also I suppose it's possible that our wheel
wells and steering will take slightly more or less than that stock
offset as well.

I just found some Nissan Maxima rims, anyone have any direct experience
with if those fit? (they're both 5x114mm).

Thanks,
Chris

Post by Ray O

Post by Chris
I have an ES300 and I'm trying to find winter tires. I decided I'd
take a quick look for good, lightly used ones and find plenty of tires
already mounted on rims. My stock tire size is 215/60R16 and my wheel
lug pattern is 5x114mm, but what I'm not sure about is my offset. I
have found a couple different tires that come with certain different
Honda wheels and some happen to have a 5x114mm bolt pattern but I'm
unsure of their offset. How much of a worry is this and does anyone
know about Honda to Lexus wheel compatibility? What about Toyota to
Lexus wheel compatibility? Or anything else for that matter?
Just trying to learn as much as I can, if I can have an extra set of
rims solely for winter it would be nice.
Thanks,
Chris

If you go to tirerack.com and search for 16 inch wheels for your car, the
aftermarket wheels that come up have
+ 40 mm offset. To get the offset number, choose a wheel and the specks
will come up on the left side of the screen. You can do the same thing with
other cars to find compatible wheels.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

[Ray O]

Post by Chris
Thanks,
I couldn't find the offset for the longest time. What about hub
centric versus lug centric? I think most are hub centric, but it is
something to wonder about. Also I suppose it's possible that our wheel
wells and steering will take slightly more or less than that stock
offset as well.
I just found some Nissan Maxima rims, anyone have any direct experience
with if those fit? (they're both 5x114mm).
Thanks,
Chris

I think most OEM wheels are hub centric, while most aftermarket wheels are
lug centric to allow a particuclar wheel to fit a wider range of hub sizes.

Yes, wheel wells will probably fit slightly more or less than stock offset,
but I recommend sticking to the same offset as the factory wheels. A
potential consequence of changing offset is changing how the wheel bearings
bear weight, which can cause premature wear or failure.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Post by Chris

Post by Ray O

Post by Chris
I have an ES300 and I'm trying to find winter tires. I decided I'd
take a quick look for good, lightly used ones and find plenty of tires
already mounted on rims. My stock tire size is 215/60R16 and my wheel
lug pattern is 5x114mm, but what I'm not sure about is my offset. I
have found a couple different tires that come with certain different
Honda wheels and some happen to have a 5x114mm bolt pattern but I'm
unsure of their offset. How much of a worry is this and does anyone
know about Honda to Lexus wheel compatibility? What about Toyota to
Lexus wheel compatibility? Or anything else for that matter?
Just trying to learn as much as I can, if I can have an extra set of
rims solely for winter it would be nice.
Thanks,
Chris

If you go to tirerack.com and search for 16 inch wheels for your car, the
aftermarket wheels that come up have
+ 40 mm offset. To get the offset number, choose a wheel and the specks
will come up on the left side of the screen. You can do the same thing with
other cars to find compatible wheels.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)