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Going to purchase some rims for my 95 gts-t and was wondering what would be the best size to maitain performance but still give it that killer look. Was pondering between 18's and 17's and was wondering which one suits it best with no severe side effects like rubbing on turns or when you have more than two people in the car. really wanted the 18's but will get the 17's if the are easier on the ride. Just wanted an idea of rim width, tire selection and to hear some of the experiences people of the forum have with there rim size selection. Oh yea the roads overe here are not that great many places I go will have sort of a bumpy ride as some of the roads are horrible. All opnions are welcomed. Thanks in advance.

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I just got some Advanti Medusa 18's for my car, I had alot of problems finding wheels that would fit over the brakes on my car. As far as I know they are just the standard R33 GTS-t sedan brakes, but alot of wheels I tried would not sit flush due to the calipers. So my advice is to make sure you do a fitment check before you buy wheels, ie. make sure they fit if you're going to buy online.

Oh and on the stock suspension the car rides fine with 235/30/18 tyres.

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235/30/18 ??? shouldnt you be running 235/40/18 i thought that would throw the everything out to much...

17's are good cheaper rubber and a good overall size... then again 18's do fill the arches a little better...

lol, yeh I made a mistake, I am running 235/40/18. That would make for interesting ride quality though wouldn't it.

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Cool thanks for the input. Yea certain places the roads are a bit bumpy so I'm thinking ill try the 18's and if it doesn't workout get the 17's. Hey no1 said anything about performance whts the performance like on 18's and 17's which one is better.

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You wont notice the difference in performance...technically the 18's will have a larger overall rolling circumfrence which means you will have slightly slower acceleration but a higher top speed. But like i said you probably wont even notice it.

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I have got some 17s on mine..

8 inch fronts, 9 inch rears.. 235s fronts, 255s rear. No scrubbing at all..

If you do get some rims, get some which are light weight. Will make a difference!!

17s-- cheaper maintance than 18s. Price wise that is when it comes to buying some rubber.

18s-- advantage is that it nearly fills up the whole guard. 17s on the rear look to small...

Gdluck..

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You wont notice the difference in performance...technically the 18's will have a larger overall rolling circumfrence which means you will have slightly slower acceleration but a higher top speed. But like i said you probably wont even notice it.

thats not true. when you go to a larger wheel the tyre profile gets smaller. so there shouldn't be much of a difference in rolling circumfrence.

as for performance, if you were to use the tyres at the drags, the 17's would perform better (get off the line better) as there is more flex in the sidewall. that is why most people use smaller wheels at the drags.

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Hey here is a pic of my 18"s, they will fit on without spacers too if that is a concern.

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Nice really loving the skyline the rims are sick. The 18's really do fill it out better that does it im gonna go 18's and see how it works. Keeping the stock rims for that drag strip.

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17's are cheaper for tyres, and if the roads aren't that great, will ride better.

no they arent. my 255s would be cheaper if they were 18s rather than 17s :S

id go 17s as the roads round here are pretty gay too... a mates commo with 18s is a bugger up my road compared to my r33. but its not just wheels, suspension change ride feel too...

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