Tyres And Brakes

[sydking]

ive have a stock R33 GTS4 and i need to get new tyres asap, i dont need super tyres but something thats good but cant decide even with all the reading ive been doing about the diffrent brands,

Also im wondering if anyoe has put GTR or GT brakes on a N/A, its something i want to do before anything else.

[scathing]

What kind of driving do you do, and where? What's your budget? Those factors should most influence your decision.

It'd also be nice to post up the required sizes, for those of us that don't know what the dimensions of your stock tyre are.

[MissR34]

ive got Nexan's on my 34 and ive found that they are really really good.....i used them when i had my 18's on, and now my 19's.

and GTT brakes will fit the GT (or gts in your case really), did it with my 34. was definelty a good thing to do,

[PR34CH]

hey Cara, just curiosity.. whats involved/needed to changing to GTT brakes? thanks!

[sydking]

What kind of driving do you do, and where? What's your budget? Those factors should most influence your decision.

It'd also be nice to post up the required sizes, for those of us that don't know what the dimensions of your stock tyre are.

Just normal daily driving, and i can spend about $220 per tyre.

cant remember teh dimensions yet so il have to check,

Also was wondering seeing as i wanted to cange the rims the car came whith and now that i have to get new tyres i shoud get the whole lot done, i seen a few packages for about $900, not sure if that was per wheel and tyre or the whole set.

[scathing]

Just normal daily driving, and i can spend about $220 per tyre.

With AWD traction and NA power you can probably afford to get a longer lasting tyre. Nothing shithouse (like Nankangs) since AWD doesn't help you under brakes or turning in but you don't need to worry as much about corner exit grip.

$220 a tyre in 15" (I found the stock wheel size here) will buy you some pretty good rubber.

are one of the best bang-for-buck tyres you can get for dry weather grip right now. They are quick wearing, but grip well. I bought 14" ones recently for under $130 each, and I'm pretty sure you can get them in 17" for about $220. For stock 15" R33 GTS4 wheels you'd be looking at like $150, as a guess.

Also was wondering seeing as i wanted to cange the rims the car came whith and now that i have to get new tyres i shoud get the whole lot done, i seen a few packages for about $900, not sure if that was per wheel and tyre or the whole set.

Yes, do it all at once. If you get new wheels I assume you'll want to go to a bigger rim size. That means the tyres from your stock wheels won't fit.

It'd be worth considering as the sportier tyres out there are getting harder and harder to find in 60 profile, and so you'll be lumped with econobox and family hack tyres.

If its in a package the shop will give you cheap-arse tyres. But they should be fine for getting you around day to day.

Edited August 17, 2009 by scathing

[MissR34]

hey Cara, just curiosity.. whats involved/needed to changing to GTT brakes? thanks!

um not much really......need to get the bigger rotor disc for the front (310mm), rear is the same size and the NA. um the metal bit that sits behind the caliper, like a guard thing, i had to have that taken off, other than that was pretty easy to do

[sydking]

awsome cheers, i was originally looking at fedrals RS but the brigstone seem more then fine, tho if i cant get a cheap set of rims il just get then to fit my wheel.

[Turk1]

I've been wondering...I own a R33 GTS4, would the R33 GTR shocks fit the GTS4?

[dori34]

i got the impression the 34 gtt brakes wont fit right on without some modding to the hub as it takes a bigger bolt size, 33 gtst will fit straight on tho. thats what ive been told. anyone kind enuff to clear this up?

[SKYL1N]

bridgstone potenza adrenalin re001

http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/treads/Adrenalin.aspx

got them for 180 a corner fitted and provided a very noticable difference in handeling and braking

[sydking]

bridgstone potenza adrenalin re001

http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/treads/Adrenalin.aspx

got them for 180 a corner fitted and provided a very noticable difference in handeling and braking

cheers, they sound good for what i need

[WYTSKY]

i got the impression the 34 gtt brakes wont fit right on without some modding to the hub as it takes a bigger bolt size, 33 gtst will fit straight on tho. thats what ive been told. anyone kind enuff to clear this up?

mmmm... i can't clear it up but i can say that 33 gtst brakes with abs and slotted rotors definitely pulls my car up fast. much more powerful then the standard gts brakes. so for an n/a, 33 gtst brakes would be heaps.

[MissR34]

i got the impression the 34 gtt brakes wont fit right on without some modding to the hub as it takes a bigger bolt size, 33 gtst will fit straight on tho. thats what ive been told. anyone kind enuff to clear this up?

ive got r34 gtt on the front and r33 gtst on the back

[AYW550]

anyone have any idea whats involved in getting those ugly rotor gaurds off of a r34?

[scathing]

My rotor shields were removed with tin snips.

[OoskylineoO]

i own a 33gts4 as well and from my experiences i found the NA brakes not working very well when they heat up (too small!!), when I'm braking hard before a corner doing about 140kmh I often have to depress the pedal till it pretty much touches the back to get some decent stopping power (mind the r33gts4s weights 1440kg) but after i wacked some rotors and calipers from a GTST on the car actually STOPS