how wide can i go?

[rtwin]

I'm looking at buying rims soon. What size wheel (width) can I fit onto my r32 gts4? I want to get r33 gtr rims (17x9) but are scared they might be too wide.

[blind_elk]

9s might be pushing it a bit. I have 7.5s on mine, but you might get away with 8s. The width is more governed by the available space in the front.

[rtwin]

I'm looking at buying rims soon.  What size wheel (width) can I fit onto my r32 gts4?  I want to get r33 gtr rims (17x9) but are scared they might be too wide.

I've seen an s13 with 17x9's and it looked fine. Still, don't know about my car.

If anyone else has any advice please urgently, I've got to make a choice soon.

Thanks

[mokompri]

its all in the offset

[mokompri]

have a look at how much room you have right now with current rims

for example say you have 20mm space from tyre to arch, and rims have 30mm offset

you can get rims 40mm wider then what you have with the same offset

if new rims had 20mm offset, then you can get 50mm wider rims, and so on

hopefully that made sence

[xRHETTx]

Ive got 17x8s +32 (i think) on the front and 17x9s +38 on the back. You wont get 17x9s on the front, but they fit perfect on the back. Ive got white SSR integral A2s.

[rtwin]

Thanks guys for the info. That kinda rules out the r33gtr rims. I guess thats for the best, tyre cost would have killed me.

17x8's are good enough improvement over the standard rims.

Could someone explain WHAT an offset is and HOW they affect what I can put on my car?

[xRHETTx]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=35133

There you go, there's a tutorial for this.