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Hey guys,

I just picked up a shmick R33 which happens to have origin front guards and standard rears. So now I'm on the hunt for some nice wide rear guards to complete the look.

I know Viva garage make a set of 25mm GTR style guards but I'm after something in the 40-50mm region, I know some are running around but I can't find shit at the moment.

So anyone on here know where I could source a set of funky guards?

There's an abundance of front guards but stuff all rears, odd that.

Cheers.

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There's an abundance of front guards but stuff all rears, odd that.

Not really. once you go wider than GTR it seems to prove difficult to keep it looking like a 33 and not a big POS. 32 can have guards the size of horses and still look like a 32 but 33 doesn't really like widebody as Much as would be liked.

I think there was some sarcasm involved there :P

If you can find some bad ass wide rear guards let me know! I want to run 18x10 +22 with some 265 tyres and that's just not going to happen with stock guards.

You will need MUCH tougher sizing then 18x10 +22 if you are putting such large guards on there.

Your regular cheap chinese wheel (Drift-Tek, Speedy Cheetah, G.Max whatever etc.) come in 18x9.5 +~35 and fit in stock guards no wuckin' forries. 18x10 +22 is only ~19mm further out then those and you want 40-50mm wide fenders? You will want at LEAST 18x11 0P on the back to pull the look off properly.

Food for thought ;)

Edited by Hank Scorpio

f**k spacers!

Negative offset is where it's at!

Shame my drifteks will look like poo with wide guards .... Bummer.

Yeah still no luck other than the GT-R style and Cross factory. Might just settle for the GTR style so it's cheaper to replace when the car goes into a wall.

my original post still stands.

I don't know shit about fitment but im led to believe that you are pretty hard pressed to find any reasonable sized aftermarket rim that won't fit under GTR guards thus negating needing anything wider. of course there are some retarded dishies out there but you get what i mean.

This is pretty much the ONLY! Widebody R33 that I've ever seen that looked the goods and made me froth!

Thing thing struggles to have rims that look even close to normal.

Stupid questions for the day are ;

1. What are they made of?

2. Are they legal to put on your 33 in australia?

Thanks,

Fibreglass

I don't see why not, I know in NSW you must keep original guard if adding widebody (i.e can't just cut it to make wheel clearance, need to flare it out)

those are some wide f**king guards! not a fan of that, looks all wrong, out or proportion.

I think I'll settle for the topstage 30mm rear guards pending price. they don't look too bad, hopefully they are "cheapish".

Cheers Elvis for letting me know, completely forgot about Topstage.

Edited by Run-It-Hard
  • 1 month later...

I've got GTR style rear guards, running 18x10 +18's and there's still too much gap on them...so if you were looking cross factory I'd suggest 18x12 depending on offset cause mine could use 18x11's to fill it out better.

Needs the rear wing removed and some hardcore bolt on spacers and would look good.

I still stand (said the same thing over the years) that GTN1K was the best looking wide bodied R33.

Amen, also FYI, his is the WiseSport wide body kit, costs a small fortune but damn GTN1K looked amazing. I was fortunate enough back in the day to have my skyline next to it at many a show. Actually now i think about it, its unfortunate..... how the F&*K are you meant to do any good next to that car!! :-)

I've got GTR style rear guards, running 18x10 +18's and there's still too much gap on them...so if you were looking cross factory I'd suggest 18x12 depending on offset cause mine could use 18x11's to fill it out better.

Just cause your current wheels don't fit, doesn't mean a wider wheel will.

You can get a wheel in the same width, but a lower offset in order to fill the guard out.

Where did you get your guards from?

I've found some in the UK and NZ, just trying to sort out shipping at the moment.

Amen, also FYI, his is the WiseSport wide body kit, costs a small fortune but damn GTN1K looked amazing. I was fortunate enough back in the day to have my skyline next to it at many a show. Actually now i think about it, its unfortunate..... how the F&*K are you meant to do any good next to that car!! :-)

Yep absolutely gorgeous car. That Autosalon magazine with his car on the front was my favourite mag back in the day. Must have read his article 50 times.

That car still around or what happened to it?

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