Buying Rims for my R33 GTS4 - Advice wanted

[chicane]

Hi all,

In the very near future I plan to purchase a set of 17" rims and tyres for my 1993 R33 GTS4.

Before I get my heart set on a certain set of rims, does anyone know what the correct offset is for my vehicle?

Currently it has 4 Stud 205/60/R15 (i think)

Thanks in advance!

chicane

:burnout:

[chicane]

Also does anyone know the make of this rim on this skyline? Im probably going to go for a similar design (if I can get it in the 4 stud)..

Cheers!

[NI5MO]

aren't they something like 'Concept 5' wheels, not sure of the brand name...

[Guest 883BMW]

A nice set of TSW 195/35/17's 4 studs should do nicely

I have those on my BMW

[chicane]

Cheers for your prompt reply NI5MO,

Found on the donnellans website they are 5 zigen rims.. the "5" did it

Any ideas bout the offset?

Cheers :burnout:

[NI5MO]

eeek 35profile tyres on 17's! i'd never go that low unless i had 18's +

Thats kool chicane, thought the were 5 something or other

no idea bout the offset of non turbo Skyline's, i'd imagine they'd be quite normal as there 4stud not 5, most multi fit wheels should go on, not to sure tho..

[chicane]

Just spoke to a guy @ donnellans, I think ill go past there on the way home today..

He said that the 5 Zigen's are pretty pricey as they are a fully imported jap rim.. but said there are quite a few other makes which are a bit cheaper with that design..

A guy @ one donnellans said its a 35/40 offset

another said its a 42 offset

so yeah

Hrmmmmmmmmmmmm anyone got any definites on this?

Cheers

[alistern]

This is what I found in my owners manual.

the offset depends on the width of the rim, any good tyre place will be able to tell you if the rim will fit properly as well as if the rim will handle the weight of the car... most 4 stud are only rated for small cars like pulsars and have max load of about 500kg so are not usable.

I ended up with 16x7 offset 40, tyres 225/50 92V (Toyo TPG) these also made my speedo more accurate..

[chicane]

Thanks a lot for that image from the owners manual alistern - Just went down to quickfit in King St Melb and spoke to a guy there about what would be suitable.. Not that many rims to suit

Oh well, the search has begun

[Nismodified]

just fitted some new treads on my wheels

i have on my gts

17x8's all round

with

235 45 r17 w93, silverstone wheels, cheapo brand but yeh

not sure about the offset of the wheel, but thers still some room for wider wheels and treads

[chicane]

Hi all,

After going around to a few tyre/mag places today, seems some places don't seem to care too much about offset..

In regards to maintaining the correct offset for my vehicle, with the 15x6" rims on there at the moment (they have an offset of 40mm), if I increase the width by 1" to 17x7" is this new offset calculation correct?

Increase of 1" width = 25.4mm

25.4mm / 2 = 12.7mm

40mm + 12.7mm = new offset of 52.7mm required?

Seems a lot of mags i like come with 40mm offset.. Is this OK to use?

Thanks in advance

chicane

:burnout:

[doxximus]

BUY MINE!

[doxximus]

btw

that pic u posted which i just looked at, thats my car my car is now 5 stud BUY MINE!

[chicane]

G'day Dox,

Thanks for your reply - Can you confirm if they are 5 Zigen rims and how much you were interested in?

Cheers

[Darker]

Hi All

Just having a look at ROH and they have this design up in their high performance wheels, apparently in 16" and 17"

Looked similar to the prev. pic is all

Cheerio

ROH Venturo

[Guest Boxhead]

well if they are the concept five then they would be lenso

[Ryan D]

hey chicane, on your R33 GTS 4 do you have the lights on the side panel on the front?. If you do, how the **** can i get them working?

[chicane]

side panel at the front?

what U mean dude

[Ryan D]

ok its on the plastic fender part before the wheel arc

[Pva_Glue]

it looks sweet with 17" ROH Adrenalin or Blade shadow chrome.

mine was blade