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Ok I'm about to order a set of these in 18x8 +25 fronts and 18x9 +30 rears according to the offset calc it will sit nicely (unless someone can advise me better) on my r33 gtst

My only problem is I'm not sure why it means when it says 5x114.3 +35mm 73 hub (what is 73 hub?)

Other than that these look damn sexy and will set me back only $1260 delivered and weigh only 10kg each which is decent

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Yup just checked the details of my set it's 18x8 +25mm 73 hub and 18x9 +30 73hub all in 5x114.3 , if someone can tell me what that 73 means it will be awesome! Btw not buying from that site which is more expensive.

Are these available in aus?

you should still request if they can provide hub rings just in case.

bit off topic, have you already got a quote to bring in to aus? I;m in the process of buying a set of swaybars for my car and delivery is going to cost almost as much as the swaybars themselves lol

you should still request if they can provide hub rings just in case.

bit off topic, have you already got a quote to bring in to aus? I;m in the process of buying a set of swaybars for my car and delivery is going to cost almost as much as the swaybars themselves lol

$400AUD bloody expensive but these look nice and still cheaper than buying decent rims here, unless I bought drifteks which are a decent price, so I'm tossing up between those 2, still waiting on a reply from wheelworx!!

If you are planning on lowering your car to the hieght where the tyres sits under the guard, you will have to throw in a bit of negative cambre to make them fit.

I got 18 x 9 +32 on mine, and I have to have around -1.2 negative camber to ensure the wheels dont rub on the rear guards.

Cheers.

If you are planning on lowering your car to the hieght where the tyres sits under the guard, you will have to throw in a bit of negative cambre to make them fit.

I got 18 x 9 +32 on mine, and I have to have around -1.2 negative camber to ensure the wheels dont rub on the rear guards.

Cheers.

wrong... you do not HAVE to run negative camber at all, just roll your guards a lil.

adding negative camber to make rear wheels fit is just stupid from a performance perspective.... especially when you are looking at 375rwkw. skylines give themselves enough neg camber when you slam them as it is!

i run 18 x 9.5 +30 on the rears with positive camber, and they sit almost flat.

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18 x 9 +30 will fit easy... although i'd go a bit wider imho... yours will sit 6mm in from mine.

for reference i run:

235/40/18's and

5/7kg coilovers

positive camber a few deg, but cant remmeber exactly

car is 10mm lower than in that pic now (320mm centre to guard)

i can just 1 finger up to the second knuckle between the guard and tyre

car also has swaybars and strutbraces front and rear

guards are rolled but not flared - paint did not crack

i do not get any scrubbing to worry about, a tiny bit of black on my finger if i run it around the guards, and only if its been driven hard

the 73 hub should be aight.... from memory mine are 76mm and i had custom hub locators made up, but most people that run professors dont bother...

wrong... you do not HAVE to run negative camber at all, just roll your guards a lil.

adding negative camber to make rear wheels fit is just stupid from a performance perspective.... especially when you are looking at 375rwkw. skylines give themselves enough neg camber when you slam them as it is!

i run 18 x 9.5 +30 on the rears with positive camber, and they sit almost flat.

DSC00011.jpg

18 x 9 +30 will fit easy... although i'd go a bit wider imho... yours will sit 6mm in from mine.

for reference i run:

235/40/18's and

5/7kg coilovers

positive camber a few deg, but cant remmeber exactly

car is 10mm lower than in that pic now (320mm centre to guard)

i can just 1 finger up to the second knuckle between the guard and tyre

car also has swaybars and strutbraces front and rear

guards are rolled but not flared - paint did not crack

i do not get any scrubbing to worry about, a tiny bit of black on my finger if i run it around the guards, and only if its been driven hard

the 73 hub should be aight.... from memory mine are 76mm and i had custom hub locators made up, but most people that run professors dont bother...

Why would you run 245s on a 9.5 wheel?

Yes, with 245 tyres, it will fit under the guard. Why you would put 245 tyres on a 9.5 inch wheel puzzles me, but ey, whatever tickles your fancy.

I have 265/35/18 tyres on my wheels, hence, the reason why I had to place a bit of neg camber to make them fit under the guard.

i run 235's cause i'm one of those fitment types that you hate >_<

car makes 300rwkw, so with decent 235's and flat camber i get pretty good traction and tyres are cheap as 235 is a very common size and they dont last me long

i run 235's cause i'm one of those fitment types that you hate :P

car makes 300rwkw, so with decent 235's and flat camber i get pretty good traction and tyres are cheap as 235 is a very common size and they dont last me long

I had Toyo R1s 235 with -0.5 camber on the rear with my R34 GTT rims, running 256 rwkw. My car was all over the place in 1st and second gear.

I now have 312 rwkw with Khumo 265s KU31s and still decent camber, and it spins even when I engage in 3rd gear.

This may be due to the Jim Berry full monty (carbonic) clutch I have. Nonetheless, even when building boost in second gear, the car spins all over the place.

probably your camber dude... as i said we are running the same power at the moment and i'm not doing tooooo badly...

what diff you running? its a locker yeah? i'm on a 1.5 way nismo (i think left that out of that pm)

on 250rwkw with the same setup i had full traction in everywhere...

shouldn't you be running positive camber in the rear to aid traction as I said before when the car squats you get 0 camber therefore more contact between tyre and road, but I guess it also depends how much positive camber you can run

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