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[Tangles]

hey would 235/45/17 tyres fit on 17x9.5" rims?

[scandyflick]

yes.

[Damo_R34]

easily.

[nos man]

i had 225/40 stretched on a 9.5

[Ryanrb25]

ive had 225's on 10s.

[nos man]

what sort of rims are you running Ryan? width and offset in other words

[Ryanrb25]

round ones. 10inch wide. Offset towards the back of the rim.

[nos man]

just saw your forsale thread

18 x 9 +1 (215/40) FRONT 18 x 10 +11 (225/40)

looks like pretty good fitment. surprisingly it doesn't sit out as much as i thought with the low offset

[Ryanrb25]

yea its changed since then

And it sits very low that's why it fits.

[kb-r33]

i say 4/10 =] mayb if the car was lower it would look better

[SkyHi_33]

no such thing as a bit excessive, do you see this bloke saying that "can't use those rims as they are a bit excessive" NO.

well for some stupid obscene reason i took your advice today... picking up my new gestalts virogue's tommorow

18x7 +45 all round. fair good aye?

NOT

we shall see how they fit up first before i post it up

p.s. if i cant physically fit these new wheels on im blaming it on you hahaha

Edited September 15, 2009 by SkyHi_33

[scandyflick]

p.s. if i cant physically fit these new wheels on ill be fitting widened gtr rears and 40mm frp fronts and respraying it.

i had a feeling thats what you meant.

[SkyHi_33]

i had a feeling thats what you meant.

no no no, frp fails. metal n plastic... oem ftmfw!

flared gtr rear guards on the other hand

[SkyHi_33]

[scandyflick]

i didnt know export made wheels...

[nisskid]

ull need wider guards, flares wont cut it, and will look shit on GTR guards imo as they are already pumped.

[SkyHi_33]

got em on,

heres the details:

work vs xx

18x10 front +13

18x12 rear unknown offset (there was no stickers on em and i couldn't be arsed measuring for now, just wanted em on)

20mm rear flare will just cover the tread on the stretched tyre but rim will still stick out, front will be fine with a 15mm flare.

and nisskid, take a look at jms old r33 skid car, that had flared gtr guards on it...

in fact i have a pic of it uploaded here:

not many things make a 33 look good as its a very bubbly and weird shape to begin with, but those flares on gtr guards are hawwwt.

Edited September 16, 2009 by SkyHi_33

[nisskid]

wait, so u have rear GTR guards, on a GTS-t?

and im going off the ad on ebay, that says they are 18x12 -4, but ur saying the offset is unknown.

im confused lol, im not following that well.

also flares may create a nice veranda that covers the tread, but wont give u as much clearance for the tyre going up into the guard. each to their own. not a fan of the mexican look, would rather see a more flush look.

[SkyHi_33]

nah theyre not those wheels off ebay man... different set but same specs pretty much.

i have no guards on, just standard ol dirty r33 body. And yeah i get what youre saying about the tyre going up in to the guards, as it is now it scrapes a little bit but well see man.

Ill get em flared and get some camber on it see how that fits/drives, if its not what im after then ill get some new guards for it. I just dont like fiberglass as its like a cheap way out and you can never get the finish perfect, not to mention all fiberglass flares/kits for an r33 are dog ugly

[nisskid]

yeh i dont mind flares on unpumped bodies, hell im running them atm haha, but i dont like flares on pumped guards (GTR's). it's like the guards already pops out from the body, to add a flare doesnt look right imo.