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mcnamg thanks I read that other thread but didnt see anything about having winder wheels and tyres on the back than on the front. I would be running 225 45 17 on the 8' wide wheels on the front and 245 40 17 on the 9' inch wheels on the back so the rolling diamiter should be within a few mm.

Wheel and tyre sizes? I am thinking about getting a Stagea some time soon and want to know if the wheels I got for my R33 will fit. They are buddy club P1’s 17X9 37 offset for the rear and 17X8 32mm offset for the front. I don’t have tyres on them yet but assume I would have to keep the rolling diameter exactly the same to avoid problem with the AWD system. Thanks

I went thought the same issues as you when trying to get a tow bar for my R33 4 door I spoke to about 10 tow bar places before I found one that would do it. I ended up getting it made up by Prestige tow bars in Melbourne for $300 phone (03) 9791 2566. They essentially copied Nissans design for the S14 200sx tow bar. I actually purchased a S14 tow bar from Nissan for $200 thinking it would fit. Most of the Nissan RWD / AWD platforms are essentially the same in the chassis rail, spare wheel well, beaver panel area. The S14 tow bar mounts slide inside the chassis rail 22 cm with a piece on angle plating on the outside of the LH rail and two bolts going through and uses the tow point bolts on the other side. I believe the S14 kit will fit S13, S14, S13, R32 2 and 4 door, R33 2 door and maybe R34 and Stagea. It would not fit on my R33 4 door because they have a bodge in the beaver panel that stops the bar from being pushed all the way into the chassis rails. The S14 bar is ratted at 900kg. The custom tow bar I had made up sits in the chassis rails the same way as the S14 kit but has a bend in the cross bar to clear the beaver panel bodge and just behind where the goose neck bolts on there is a bracing plate on the spare wheel well with two bolts going through to a plate on the inside on the wheel well. They rated it to 850kg. I think this rating is quite conservative as it looks as substantial if not more so than the BA falcon 1600kg tow bars that mount in the same manner. I see no reason why this design could not be strengthened by extending the bars up a lot further inside the dog leg shaped rails to the rear sub frame mounting points. Bolted to shaped angle on the outside sandwedging the rails. You could even put a brace between the two rails just behind the rear subframe mounts with a third bar running up from behind the gooseneck mounting point along the boot floor under the fuel tank to meet this brace with bolts going through to plates on the inside. The tow bar on my old VL that was rated to 1600kg was essentially just two plates one on ether side on the boot floor running up to just behind the back seats bolted together with a gooseneck mount hanging off the lower plate. The pic shows the S14 tow bar

Value of my R33 GTSt 4 door? I have found a car I am interested and will probably need to buy it before I have a chance to sell the skyline so I need to know what I am likely to get for it I’m not game to base my decision on what others are advertised for. So far I have seen some go for $22,000 and have been told by a dealer $15,000 max. It is a 1995 White R33 GTS25t manual was auction grade 4 when I got it 3 years ago. It has 95,000 km on it now and had 70,000 when I got it. I have done minor service every 5,000 my self with using Motual oil and workshop service every 10,000. A few people who didn’t know what it was have mistaken it for a new car. It has barely even been driven in the rain since I have had it. Mechanically it is dead stock but has a full Whiteline suspension kit and strut brace. It also has a custom towbar rated to 850 kg that has only ever been used to tow a motorbike trailer and one bike 350 kg total and I just spent $600 getting windows tinted with 3M carbon film. So what do you think I might get for it?

Get a girl with little hands to help you or pull the whole headlight out. I pulled both of my lights out to change globes it only takes a few min each.

I think I have settled on 17 X 8 and 17 X 9 Buddy Club P1's for my R33 4 door but I can’t decide if I should go for white or silver. They both look good What dose every one think?

I am planing to get some Buddy Club P1 Racing wheels for my R33 GTS-t but are unsure if I should get 17 X 8 all round or if I should go for 17 X 9 on the rear. What are the advantages / disadvantages of going for the 17 X 9 on the rear? Will it unbalance car and make it more likely to understeer? Also what offset should I get the 17 X 8 are available in 12,22,32,42 offset and the 17 X 9 in 17, 27, 37, 47. Thanks

I love the piping it looks like a very neat and efficient design. But what about the core what are the dimensions specs ect. Also can you still use the stock Blow off valve?

I am thinking about getting a Blitz Realize TT Exhaust for my R33 GTSt. It looks like it is well built and shouldn’t be too noisy. It is also one of very few that will fit on a 4 door with out modification. Dose any one know what the piping diameter is? How free flowing are they and will it be suitable for my target of 250rwkw? Thanks