CCColtsicehockey

I was home in PA from beginning of November till just after New Years before starting my job down here in Charlotte. Then home again Jan 28-31 so you may have seen me.

CCColtsicehockey

Thanks. Haha yeah the TSX is no longer a DD at all.

Type34

10 bucks on Bob.

CCColtsicehockey

Well duh

CCColtsicehockey

I just dropped my car off at Lexus and after looking at the tires last night I am having them do an alignment along with the oil change now. Told them I want the front set at zero toe as factory is supposed to be more than 1/8. People are trying 1/16 and still getting heavy inner wear so the new consensus is to try zero toe on the front so thats what I am having done. We will see if they actually do it when I pickup the car and get the alignment sheet.

Here are what my tires look like after just under 12k miles. Crazy thing is the rear tires look just fine.

Drivers Front






Passenger Front












The tires are Continental ContiSportContacts. The passenger front tire seems to be wearing much worse than the drivers side although both seem to be riding on only the inner 1.5 - 2in of tire and the rest seems to be like new almost. Yes I know I should have taken pictures with a penny to get a better gauge on the depth but there isn't even really a grove to put a penny in on the inside edge of the tires. I wish I could switch the left and right tires side to side but the tires specify which edge goes on the inside. Hopefully I can at least get 3-4k more miles out of them though.

ThermonMermon

love the ride. would have looked to get the alpine interior, but thats just me. i love my IS more and more by the day.

are you finding the non-folding back seats to be a problem?? you cant haul squat with this thing...

CCColtsicehockey

Yeah I would loved to find an Alpine interior however couldn't find any of them Certified Pre-owned on the east coast really. I wanted to have a certified warranty so I wasn't worrying in case anything major came up over the next few years. My top two choices were white with black interior or Blue with white interior but I settled for my third choice cause I got a great deal in my opinion.

I do miss not having fold down seats however as long as you are not trying to take large objects I have found the truck to hold much more than I initially though it was if pack very carefully in the trunk. When I pack cars its like doing a puzzle almost. Fold down seats would be nice though so I wouldn't have to buy a bike rack to be able to take my bike to the shop for service. Maybe it will force me to learn how to do it on my own instead.

ThermonMermon

Was wondering the same thing yesterday...is it possible to fit a bike in the trunk with the front tire removed? havent attempted it yet...im dying to drive down the bike to the Florida Keys.

CCColtsicehockey

I haven't tried but knowing that my buddies Altima has a bigger trunk and a much bigger opening and he still needed to fold his seats down to fit his I highly doubt it will fit.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Damn Jason, that tire wear is terrible. Isn't the F on stock suspension? Was it not aligned by the dealership before being sold to you?

CCColtsicehockey

Yeah the F is on stock suspension. Apparently this is the way the suspension is setup from the factory. It is setup with a very track oriented setting apparently. Rather than set it up for better tire wear and allow user to have it adjusted for track it is the other way around. It could be out side of specs from factory as well but unfortunately I couldn't take any thing back against the dealer if it is really out of spec since they could just say I hit a pot hole and threw it out of alignment.

Aman

Holy tire wear...

Have you considered playing around with camber as well? I dunno if setting it at 0 toe will fix your tire issue completely.

Looks like only half of the front right is worn down though? Flat-spotted?

CCColtsicehockey

Well I apparently need tires up front now since you can see the bumps where the cords are on part of the one tire according to the dealer. He could have lied but not like its going to benefit them since I am not going to the dealer for tires anyways. I told myself I wouldn't consider wheels for the car until I need new tires on the car so I guess its time to start planning. I have 3 favorite wheels that I have seen on IS-F and another set of wheels that I like but not sure how they will look on the IS-F since they may look small that I am going to go test fit this weekend.

These first three sets are all 20s which I personally think look best on the car.















These are 19s and are the exact set I am going to be going to test fit this weekend.



Here is how the 19in Work VS-XX look on the IS-F but both these are done all in black which I don't like.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

You're right, 20s look best. You're test fitting Jason's VS-XXs this weekend huh? Be sure to take pictures

Out of the ones you've posted, I like the 2nd set the most.

CCColtsicehockey

Yeah pretty sure we are meeting up Saturday at Phantasm if you have nothing better to do you should stop by.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

I may just have to do that. I want to see this beast of yours in person

ThermonMermon

ill trade you for my lexus issued 18" liquid graphites. hehe.

CCColtsicehockey

haha + about 3000 since the going rate right now for set of IS-F wheels is about 3500-4000 since new from dealer they are about 2k a piece.

CCColtsicehockey

Still trying to figure out what time we are meeting yet. Trying to go to Charlotte C&C before leaving for Raleigh. Gonna be a long as day

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Ew.

ThermonMermon

dont forget the groing rate of $120/hr per wheel for installation.

CCColtsicehockey

pfffttt I do my own installs

TCM 01 CL-S

F YEAAAAH!!

Sorry had to say it^.

Glad to see you are enjoying your F. I love mine.

ThermonMermon

haha, good. want to install my springs?

lexus of north miami wanted more $$ per f-sport spring than sewell wanted for a set of 4!...and they quoted me @ $950 for installation.

ThermonMermon

you knockin my stockies, SON!?

CCColtsicehockey

WTF! That is insane. Try asking for a good shop on the Lexus forum.

ThermonMermon

recently made the decision not to drop.

yeah, lexus wanted $368/spring + 950 install. it would have been over $2500 w tax.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Compared to the F's stockies, yes

CCColtsicehockey

godfather2

get the first set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CCColtsicehockey

What do you think about the first set finished like this. Chrome lip with brush aluminum faces. I was thinking I could go with that look first which would also be the cheapest and then down the road rather than change wheels just have them refinished like the first set which is flat black with black chrome lips.

synth19

I want a cool daily now!

CCColtsicehockey

I want your NSX. I will trade you.

The plan is to make it keep it simple. Hopefully.

Aman

I personally like the set on that black IS-F the best, but a lot of people are doing that look now

CCColtsicehockey

Wait which set there are two separate black IS-F posted.

synth19

I don't know, I'm skeptical about alot of these American "forged" companies. I would go with some quality Japanese wheels.

Aman

iSS Forged one, with the tilted exhaust tips. But if you're worried about quality then you can probably find a similar style with a more reputable company.

godfather2

if your windows are tinted, u MUST go with that matte black/graphite finish OR ELSE ...

CCColtsicehockey

So no brushed aluminum wheels on a blue car. I have tint on the windows but only 35% so its not really that dark. Not like Eric's TL by along shot.

Crazy Bimmer

fuck. I want deep dish wheels now.