Bigger Wheels Which Now Rub Guards And I Cant Do A Full Lock....

[nsta]

Hey guys, i just got a set of bigger rims for my gtr, they sit flush with the guards, very flush infact, problem is that when i do a full lock, the car rubs and cant go any further meaning when im turning my wheel, i lose the last ~45degrees of turning, which isnt really all that much... it seems as though the tyres are rubbing against my guards at a point where its hitting the chassis (its a solid part where it hits thats for sure)....

Now what are my options.....is this dangerous, will it chew through my tires etc????

Dont know what to do, all i know is with the stock rims, the tyres can turn full lock, with my bigger wheels, i lose the last ~45degrees when steering and trying to do a full lock...

What are oyur thoughts, change my rims?

[BBGTR]

Hey guys, i just got a set of bigger rims for my gtr, they sit flush with the guards, very flush infact, problem is that when i do a full lock, the car rubs and cant go any further meaning when im turning my wheel, i lose the last ~45degrees of turning, which isnt really all that much... it seems as though the tyres are rubbing against my guards at a point where its hitting the chassis (its a solid part where it hits thats for sure)....

Now what are my options.....is this dangerous, will it chew through my tires etc????

Dont know what to do, all i know is with the stock rims, the tyres can turn full lock, with my bigger wheels, i lose the last ~45degrees when steering and trying to do a full lock...

What are oyur thoughts, change my rims?

What model is the GT-R (R32, R33, R34)?

What is the size of your rims?

What is the offset of your rims?

[nsta]

r33 gtr, 18x10.5+10

[BBGTR]

r33 gtr, 18x10.5+10

I would have thought that at 10.5 inch width you need a +18 offset to make it fit on an R33.

[Ronin 09]

it'll just be the guard liner.

are you running lots of castor?

[nsta]

Thats the correct term i was looking for (guard liner).....is this dangerous, or bad for my tyres....and not being able to turn my wheel the last ~45degress......should i be concerned?or just live with it

[Ronin 09]

the tyre will eventually wear through the guard liner (or at worst catch and rip it off, potentially breaking the mounting points)

some people have worked the guard liner with a heat gun and made a bit more clearance, others have just removed it all together. I like it there as it keeps road noise down a bit (when throwing pebbles into the guards) and also protects the inner guards a bit.

best thing is to ask someone with a similar size on a 33 and ask them - andrew (ferni) or jack (jagr33) has some wide 18s on their 33s - maybe PM them?

[Beer Baron]

if it's really preventing you turning the wheel it could well be something more substantial than the guard liner. it's quite possible it's hitting part of the suspension.

get on the ground and check what it's hitting. you can put it on a hoist and check but it may not hit anything with the wheels at full droop, but you should still be able to see what it is.

[Dahtone Racing]

we had the same issue on a customers R33 GTR with 18x10.5

the right hand front tyre was hitting the factory BOV setup

adjustable castor arms fixed the problem

[Ronin 09]

if it's really preventing you turning the wheel it could well be something more substantial than the guard liner. it's quite possible it's hitting part of the suspension.

get on the ground and check what it's hitting. you can put it on a hoist and check but it may not hit anything with the wheels at full droop, but you should still be able to see what it is.

definitely a fair point, dahtone is right too may be contacting something ahead of the guard liner

but if you are using castor rods to pull the wheel back, then you're reducing castor which isn't so good for handling (my understanding is, for skylines, wind on as much castor as you can)...

[nsta]

How much castor can you get +/- from factory setup (without arms)???

I might see if my alignment store can do something....

Thanks!