19 Inches or not

[mulldog33]

Does anyone have 19 inch wheels on their GTST R33?????

I am currently deciding weather or not to get 19 or 18 inch by 8 inch wide wheels and want to know if they will fit under the guards????

Also does anyone know if you can engineer(in NSW) 19 inch wheels on a GTST R33???

Any comments?????

Thanks

Brendan

[r33freely]

SORRY DUDE I CANT help you out much, however i understand that most of the guys doing regular track work dont like to go bigger than 17s. anyway i have a gtst and am in the same boat as you tryn to decide what size, i reckon 18s

[limmyR33]

i rkn 19 all the way !!!

[wilch]

I've got 18x9's all around wearing 235/40 rubber.

18's don't look big on an r33....

[wilch]

oh, and I don't have any probs with the tyres rubbing...

[Dahtone Racing]

19s will fit

but engineering them is a different story you will need to speak to an engineer about it.

go for 19s ive got 20s on my R32

[Al]

20's on a 33 gtst will not fit, you would have to modify the controll arms, etc.

I have 19's on mine, the tyes rub on the gaurd liners but not the gaurds. Be prepared to loose a little low end torque and some preformance, due to the bigger rolling diameter and heavier weight. On the up side, the gaurds are NICELY filled and the car looks lower than it actually is.

If i was to make a choice again, with my experiences with 19's, i would honestly go 18x8 at the front and 18x9 on the rears. Just less hassles and better performance.

PS: my wheels are 19x8 all round with f:245/35/19 and r:275/30/19

pps: the only reason track guys use 17's instead of 18's is purely a financial issue when buying rubber. I also have a track set of 17's wheel for the track

[Dahtone Racing]

ive seen 20s on an R33 GTSt

have a look on the tempe tyres website

its all in the width and offset

[Nozila]

i had this choice when i was choosing diameter. I eventually went with 18 because of 1) price - tyres were expensive on 19's and 2) performance - i didnt want to comprise it for looks. My rims are f)18x8.5 r)18x9.5 - rears are filled perfectly. There is no hassle with camber/control arms scrubbing and if you want to make it look good than all that is needed is lowering.

[fatz]

your miss's must be happy with 9 inches

[ApleX]

  Al said:

20's on a 33 gtst will not fit, you would have to modify the controll arms, etc.

I have 19's on mine, the tyes rub on the gaurd liners but not the gaurds.  Be prepared to loose a little low end torque and some preformance, due to the bigger rolling diameter and heavier weight.  On the up side, the gaurds are NICELY filled and the car looks lower than it actually is.

If i was to make a choice again, with my experiences with 19's, i would honestly go 18x8 at the front and 18x9 on the rears.  Just less hassles and better performance.

PS: my wheels are 19x8 all round with f:245/35/19 and r:275/30/19

pps: the only reason track guys use 17's instead of 18's is purely a financial issue when buying rubber.  I also have a track set of 17's wheel for the track

how the hell did u fit 275 on 8.5 ??

ive got 9.5 and have 265 on em...

Go for 17-18 if ur going for more grip while still looking good

go 19s for a show

[R324DR]

while we're on the topic of wheel size, i'm wanting to put 18x9 ROH Drift R's on the back of my 4DR 32. Will they fit without any mods, and will they be roadworthy.

[Al]

Yes, will fit

No, not roadworth

[AlphA]

Not roadworthy?

[R324DR]

what would have to be done to make 18x9's road worthy on the back of a 32 gts-t.

[wilch]

This tyre placard

[ApleX]

where did u get them engineered ?

[wilch]

The dealer I boought the car from had it done.

Not sure where...