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nah coilovers first the wheels will naturally camber to a point as you lower the car so id aim for them followed by camber arms.. maybe otehrs will say differntly but that'd be my advice.

leave the tyres for now wont make a difference

did you get 18x9.5 all around?

nah coilovers first the wheels will naturally camber to a point as you lower the car so id aim for them followed by camber arms.. maybe otehrs will say differntly but that'd be my advice.

leave the tyres for now wont make a difference

did you get 18x9.5 all around?

Coilovers are minimum £600 - so may be a couple of months before I have that £ spare :P

yes 9.5 all round, they were on a special deal or I woulda got 8.5's on the front.

Andy

chuck a front shot up hamish if u got one..

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you'll fit easily with 235's

just have to lip the guards....

mine is stock metal, just pupmed to accomodate the camber as i want max traction for the kw's :P

you'll fit easily with 235's

just have to lip the guards....

mine is stock metal, just pupmed to accomodate the camber as i want max traction for the kw's :/

^ hey Hamish, Nice front end too :P , have you fitted camber adjusters?

also how much is that lowered by and using which kit?

thanks!

Andy

ya fitment is straight down the line... maybe i should go less camber.. meh

What do you mean Alex?

and yes I think I will save up for a coilover kit.... damn and I swore I was keepin the R33 standard :s

Andy

Pics attached so you can see what I mean... the last 2 pics show my concerns!

Thanks guys

Andy

The car is too high for one.

The camber is looking like it's set to 0 which is not really going to work unless you have smaller tyres.

You have a couple of options.

1) Roll your guards flat. Fit 235/40R18s and lower the car. Adjust the camber so the wheels clear the guards by millimetres and it will look perfect.

2) Roll your guards flat. Keep the 265/35R18s and lower the car. Dial in more camber until they clear.

^^ OMG that looks amazing. What tyres are you running on the rear?

I'm based in the UK currently, I may be able to get camber adjustment kits locally and fairly inexpensive - Around £140 for the set, but how much camber will take in the top of the wheel by 1 or 2 cm?

I am pricing up some 245/40/18's now, gutted as I have just forked out for the 265's.

Thanks for the help and pics guys, much appreciated!

Andy

Don't bother with 245/40R18s. They're too tall for your car.

Go for the 235/40R18 all round.

Camber will need to probably be around -2.5 to -3 all round.

Understand that the gay is going to look goofy sitting so high, so you'll need to save for springs or coilovers to lower the car.

Unfortunately a lot of people jump into things without fully understanding what's involved. But we'll help you out of your predicament :(

dont be a girly man, 18x9.5's are perfect.

I managed to fit 20x9.5 +20 and 20x10.5 +22 to my girlfriends 33 gtst.

yeh is that the marooon 33? mexican as fk unless im mistaken it for something else..

was reffering to hamish's car with straight down the line fitment.

btm he cant do any of those options at this point becuase he has no coilovers and not worth cambering in at stock hieght will look ridiculous..

these things take time..and money.

I think it looks a bit funny the wheels sticking that far out on a stock looking car.... but i think my wheels are offset around 20 on the rear and there flush with the top of the guard pretty much. (19 x 9.5 with 265's)

Im not at home, away for work so I cant double check what offset mine are, but are u sure u dont have spacers on the car or something and didnt notice? Perhaps your old mags were spaced?

I dont think it will be that but just thought I'd say something just in case you didnt think of that

Mine are definately ET20 offset, I'm actually thinking of selling them to pay for coilovers, then I will buy wheels again in a few months. (8.5's's front and 9.5's rear next time with a different offset)

The rims are further out than the widest point on the wings so I think this may still be a no go?

If I put the camber to -2.5 or 3 wont it rip through tyres ?? and tram line like hell (follow grooves in road etc)?

Thanks guys !

Andy

yeh is that the marooon 33? mexican as fk unless im mistaken it for something else..

was reffering to hamish's car with straight down the line fitment.

btm he cant do any of those options at this point becuase he has no coilovers and not worth cambering in at stock hieght will look ridiculous..

these things take time..and money.

Then he should pull the wheels off and drive around on stockies until he can afford the parts needed to actually fit his wheels.

Mine are definately ET20 offset, I'm actually thinking of selling them to pay for coilovers, then I will buy wheels again in a few months. (8.5's's front and 9.5's rear next time with a different offset)

The rims are further out than the widest point on the wings so I think this may still be a no go?

If I put the camber to -2.5 or 3 wont it rip through tyres ?? and tram line like hell (follow grooves in road etc)?

Thanks guys !

Andy

Don't go any narrower if you buy wheels again in the future. If you go narrower your car will look gay as f*ck.

Sell the wheels and get the supporting mods first. They're far more important.

ahhh i love these threads... mexican FTW!!

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man up... buy the wheels in your desired size... then make the car fit the wheels.. bash the guards... stretch the tyres... whatever you need to do... (except going crazy camber)

btw... get some coilovers asap... srsly. not expensive for a second hand set.

couldnt agree more....

my rolla's wheels sit out that much (actually probably a lil more) and i mananged to get the stock metal out far enough to "fit" them

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