205's Too Skinny?

[evil_weevil]

Hey guys,

Just a quick question - a mate has a set of s15 rims with bout 85% tread left - he has offered me a very cheap price however Im thinking 205's maybe bit too skinny for my type of usage, anyone else?

cheers,

Chris

[izataskyrine?]

yea 205's on a skyline will not only look gay but not give you the grip you want either. I would go atleast 235's.

[evil_weevil]

yeah thats what I was thinking too dam gayness! hahahah

Ive currently got 225's at the moment - and hold up well.

I guess I could buy his rims and tyres and sell them for more = profit

[mad082]

i have over 200rwk and am running 205's on stock r33 wheels. they aren't too skinny. they are fun! fair enough full noise in first gear is kind of a waste of time. but they are ok.

[GTshortie]

Depending on what your using them for:

For Example last week i managed a

2.082 60ft with around 200-210rwkw, and that was with my stock r33 rims with Toyo T1R's in 205/55/r16, i was SHOCKED!.. but then again maybe the burnout helped i was doing consistent 2.1-2.2 60ft with those tyres.

[salad]

You are talking about stock S15 rims, which are 16x6.5". For handling I wouldn't go over 205, if you want them for straight line grip, then go 225/50

[evil_weevil]

salad - yep - the stock S15 rims - off a spec R

ok - I do the occasional motorkharna and track day - also got a supersprint coming up at bathurst, so you think they would go well?

these rims are in great nic - its tempting hehe

[salad]

Well they are the same size as stock R33 wheels but have a +45 offset instead of +40, so you have 10mm less track, so theoretically worse handling. I dont think 10mm less track is noticable though... So only gains would be aesthetic. They do look a lot better than stock R33 wheels though.

I got them for my R32 just for the look of them.

So it's up to you really

[siksII]

i had s15 rims on the front of my r33 for a while and they looked horrible!!!! r33 rims looks bad enough offset wise by the s15 rims took it too far. dont do it

handling wise cant really comment as they were used temporarily and when i was using the car for 'fun' if you know what i mean.

and depending on the quality of tyre you can have good and bad handling/grip with 205s its too general a question...

Edited November 20, 2006 by siksII

[WazR32GTSt]

stock r32 setup is 205's on 16*6.5 wheel

so you should have absolutely no problem

but its in no way an "upgrade" of any kind