Hi Everyone - my wife liked the end result of my exterior "makeover" of my 2008 LC (seen below) and to my surprise, she has asked me to give her black 09 LX a bit of an update.
For her 09 black LX I am thinking chrome delete, running board removal, and new wheels & tires. We are going to go with the 17inch bronze Icon compressor wheels <Compression / Bronze - 17in - Icon Alloys - Icon Vehicle Dynamics - https://iconvehicledynamics.com/wheel/11912/icon-alloys-compression/2017855557BR/?finishID=4616> I have seen these on a few 200s on this site and love the look. I am looking for some advice on tires. I know everyone hates a tire size question on this board. I have spent dozens of hours on this site over the years and have found exactly what I needed for my 200 above and my old 100 series for various topics. However, I think finding examples of how wheel/tire combos actually look on LXs is a bit more ambiguous... partially because many people like to post pics of their LX with AHC in Hi mode.
I am looking for your thoughts and perhaps photos of what brand and size A/T tire I should consider to match with 17 inch wheels. Primary goal here is to have a good looking tire wrapped around those 17s that is not completely slammed and taking up the entire wheel well in neutral AHC position. We will not be doing a sensor lift as of now. Mainly because I don't wrench and I have trouble finding technicians in the Birmingham area that don't look at me funny when I mention something a bit outside the box like that service (we might head to ACC in Atlanta in the future). Appreciate any thoughts you have!
For her 09 black LX I am thinking chrome delete, running board removal, and new wheels & tires. We are going to go with the 17inch bronze Icon compressor wheels <Compression / Bronze - 17in - Icon Alloys - Icon Vehicle Dynamics - https://iconvehicledynamics.com/wheel/11912/icon-alloys-compression/2017855557BR/?finishID=4616> I have seen these on a few 200s on this site and love the look. I am looking for some advice on tires. I know everyone hates a tire size question on this board. I have spent dozens of hours on this site over the years and have found exactly what I needed for my 200 above and my old 100 series for various topics. However, I think finding examples of how wheel/tire combos actually look on LXs is a bit more ambiguous... partially because many people like to post pics of their LX with AHC in Hi mode.
I am looking for your thoughts and perhaps photos of what brand and size A/T tire I should consider to match with 17 inch wheels. Primary goal here is to have a good looking tire wrapped around those 17s that is not completely slammed and taking up the entire wheel well in neutral AHC position. We will not be doing a sensor lift as of now. Mainly because I don't wrench and I have trouble finding technicians in the Birmingham area that don't look at me funny when I mention something a bit outside the box like that service (we might head to ACC in Atlanta in the future). Appreciate any thoughts you have!