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Launching is an art - their is more to it then how wide your tyres are or what brand of rubber they are.

Track prep, track temperature, clutch type, tyre compound, tyre pressure, horsepower, rpm etc all influence your launch.

On a side note I have a pair of unused 300ZX rims with very very warn Nitto NT555R rubber (255's) sitting in my garage if someone wants to throw some mulla my way >_<

Hey benm. Are the 300ZX rims slightly different in appreance to the

standard R33 rims or the same. Also what are the sizes of both?

Im only able to squeeze 225/50/16 on mine which i believe is the

max for the standard rims. What is the max size you can run on the

300ZX rims. What price are you after for the two you have.

Thunderbolt Rising Star

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R33 is 16x6.5" + 40

Z32 is 16x7.5" + 45

In other words, you are going to want to make sure that you have plenty of room on the inside of the wheels, so it dosen't foul suspension bits. However you could use spacers.

7.5" should be able to fit up to 245.

mickr33 Community Regular

mickr33

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R33 is 16x6.5" + 40

Z32 is 16x7.5" + 45

In other words, you are going to want to make sure that you have plenty of room on the inside of the wheels, so it dosen't foul suspension bits. However you could use spacers.

7.5" should be able to fit up to 245.

Thanks for that. Does anyone know if these look the same or not.

Also anyone running these on an R33 with wide arse rubber, do you

need spacers or not. :)

mickr33 Community Regular

mickr33

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They are different:

Z32: image

R33: image

The Z32 + Nitto's fit just fine (these particular wheels+tyres have been on 3 different r33 gtst's)

Thanks for that benm. Dam i thought i could have a cheap way of getting traction.

Im just so frustrated not being able to launch without wheelspin. Currently using

Hankook Ventus V8 RS 225/50/16 with 192RWKW. First gear is now useless.

Is it possible to get a tyre this size not to wheel spin at all with this power?

If so what sort? Happy to spend $$ as i know the Hankook's are on the cheaper side. :)

benm Grand Master

benm

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Street Legal - but I wouldnt drive them on the street, the police would be all over your ass, you'd cut them up on potholes, they'd offer zero grip in the wet and you'd wear them out in a month.

mickr33 Community Regular

mickr33

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Ok. So which street usable tyre should i go for. Maybe Yokohama advan?

This is the question i asked the tyre dealer. Can i get grip. I want straight

line grip. Oh yeah try these new design Hankook Ventus. Yeah! no worries.

Sick of ringing around tyre places just to have them try and sell you what they

stock. And everyone says buy something different. I just want grip and buy

the right tyres the first time! :)

mad082 Grand Master

mad082

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one thing you also have to take into account is that once you get moving and have full traction, a wider tyre is slower than a skinnier tyre. that is why drag cars have skinny front tyres (as well as saving wieght). the rolling resistance of a wider tyre is greater.

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Nitto's are perfectly okay for the street and handle lateral movement (turning) very very well.

They don't wear out super quick either. I had my 275x40x17" NT555R's on for months and months of street driving and racing.

MT Drag Radials are a different story though. They wear out pretty bloody quick but who cares... That's what tyres do.

Adrian

mickr33 Community Regular

mickr33

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Nitto's are perfectly okay for the street and handle lateral movement (turning) very very well.

They don't wear out super quick either. I had my 275x40x17" NT555R's on for months and months of street driving and racing.

MT Drag Radials are a different story though. They wear out pretty bloody quick but who cares... That's what tyres do.

Adrian

Hi Adrian. I was looking at the Toyo RA1's which Robo suggested. Would the Nitto's

compared to these in wearing out be roughly the same? Also i was quoted $305 for the RA1's

in a 225/50/16. Sounds pricey but if it's going to do the job why not. This was from

a Tyrepower store. Any other suggestions on where to get the RA1's as a few places

said they could not get them due to the fact that they are a comp tyre more than

for road use.

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