R35 Gtr On 18" Te37's

[scathing]

People make 19" R-Comps these days. You could run 19" RE30s instead, and hopefully get a better sizing.

Apparently Toyo just released a 20" R888 as well.

[NickR33]

just goes to show how big a car the R35 is... I remember first seeing one at the Melb motor show noting its easily as big as a 599... both absolutely massive for coupes! and people carry on about the size of 33's hehe;)

+1 for not caring how it looks at the track, 3sec's is the biggest time improvement from a single mod by far... and cheaper in the long run!

[West]

Ok so will it goes 3 sec faster at the RING?

[scathing]

Should be way more than 3s. If it'll pull 3s on a 1:40 lap, simple math would say you'd see around 12s over 7:26.

However, since R-Comps also tend to have a greater heat capacity than regular street tyres, they're less likely to go greasy at the end of that period so the driver can attack harder for longer, meaning you might see even bigger gains.

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Gee the 18" rims look tiny on the R35.

20" rims are a must, but if 18" proves faster then...

[RRB20ASH]

LOL looks mong.

[Char]

ahh i have 18" te37s in white, much love for TE37s, but they look tiny as there.

18x10.5! geeez

[B.Lannom]

Hello First post here. The car in question is mine, and they do indeed look like poop with the huge wheel gap.

But as others have said, 3 seconds is 3 seconds, especially on a 1:40 roadcourse.

The 18" setup proved to be a worthy track mod, but this year my new setup is Volk RE30 19x10 +30 and 19x11 +25 with Hoosier R6 295/315

I changed to the 19" setup not for looks but for a better tire setup. The Michelin Sport cups worked quite well but proved to have more understeer than I care for. With the new Hoosier 295 and 315 on the 19" RE30s should help reduce a lot of the understeer I was having and I'm very excited to try the new setup in a few weeks at my local roadcourse.

I'll be sure to post my results here, I am from the US btw (damn yanks) but love the australian car scene and your roadcourses too!

And yes, the Rossi helmet was good for 1 second faster laps of course. Heh, gotta love it. Good eye to whoever noticed my helmet. I have 6 of his helmets and many many Rossi minichamps (all of them that have come out to date, to be exact). You could say I'm a big fan, but of course Stoner is an AMAZING rider as well.

Take care mates, and I'll try my best to remember to come back and post more pics and results with my 19" RE30 setup.

Billy

[GT-R32]

Hey Billy, great post and nice to hear it from the relevant person. Keen to see how it goes and looks with the different tyres and 19s.