R35 Gtr On 18" Te37's

[Snowman]

I'd heard that Nissan engineers have said the R35 GTR would be faster on 18's than they are on the stock 20's but for "symetry" reasons they had to go with the bigger wheels.

So some guy in the US has done a track day recently with the standard wheels and then back to back on some 18" TE37's (one of the few 18s that will fit over those brakes) which were fitted with Michelin Sport Cups (so probably better than the standard tyres but still IMO aren't a brilliant R comp tyre).

Anyways the results were 2 fold. One the car looks stupid so I can understand why they said they wanted the bigger wheels. But secondly the car took 3s off of its lap time on the smaller wheels on a track with around a 1.30 lap time. That's a huge jump so I might have to keep my second set of R34 GTR track wheels handy incase I ever decide to take the R35 on the track!

[djr81]

They do look tiny. Are the 18" tyres the same OD as the 20"?

Edited November 13, 2008 by djr81

[Weapon]

Its a hard image to swallow lol, but hey for that much of a decrease in lap times i wouldn't mind looking unko on the track.... then drive home on 20inch TE37's

[J - Rad]

It wasn't the wheels and tyres that made him faster, it was the Rossi helmet!

[Weapon]

It wasn't the wheels and tyres that made him faster, it was the Rossi helmet!

Haha That could also be a factor in the mix

[Snowman]

They do look tiny. Are the 18" tyres the same OD as the 20"?

Apparently the fronts were 18x9.5's (+22) with 265/35/18 and the rears were 18x10.5's (+15) with 295/30/18

[Gibbo_R35]

They look awful, but for a tracking option they may be a winner. I am not a big fan of the run flat 20's for the track....I would rather chew out the 18's.

[scathing]

Dig it.

[Weapon]

Yea there is no point persisting with stuff if it slows you down

[giant]

thanks snowy

will have to give mine a try! for the track , great lap times and cheaper tyres too.

but man that car is way to low with 18's for targa rally or other road rallies , i reckon

[phunky_monkey]

Looks crap, but you can't argue with the difference

[Snowman]

thanks snowy

will have to give mine a try! for the track , great lap times and cheaper tyres too.

but man that car is way to low with 18's for targa rally or other road rallies , i reckon

I agree completely about probably being too low for Targa - but 19's might be a great comprimise. 3s is HUGE as you know mate.

(He officially went from a 1.42.8 to a 1.39.7).

But since you have some TE37's anyways I'd suggest you give them a shot at QR and see how you go.

[N1GTR]

Good to know what a te37 can take brake disc/caliper wise

[FineLine]

Who gives a flying fig how they look. 3 seconds is more than half the length of the front straight at QR.

[1C3B3RG]

Who gives a flying fig how they look. 3 seconds is more than half the length of the front straight at QR.

Yeah!! +1. They could look like stale turds, if it's faster, it's faster.

[lingeringsoul]

looks like crap but good to know that you can use smaller and cheaper options to go faster

[zebra]

And you cant see them whilst your going 3secs a lap faster

[15818]

nice way to save a few seconds and gave your GTR aids at the same time.

[sh@un]

makes the car look like one of those 'not-quite-right' scale models

munted, is all i can say, really

bring on light-weight twennies with decent tyres

[GTS4WD]

BAHAHAHA! it looks like the new 3 series. massive body with tiny wheels.