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Oh sweet sounds promising. Ive ordered some 245/40/18 and ive also booked it in to get the rear guards rolled and ive got some rear adjustable

camber arms to go in just incase :).

Thanks for your advice.

Blake

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I read 245/40 on another forum and ordered tyres before the reply. But even if they rub i have adjstable camber rods for the rear anyway.

Is it a track car?

If not, adding camber (depending how much) is just going to destroy your tyres in a matter of months, not the best way to deal with scrubbing.

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So, if your tyres rub you can run more negative camber than is needed so they dont rub but wear out the insides in 5000k, wrong.

Still it depends on your set up, what the car is used for, what compound tyres you have and if its lowered to a good height for handling or a good height for looks.

Dude, roll them guards and get biggest tyres that fit without having to sacrifice handling, correct camber not only effects your handling but also your braking.

More side wall will give you a more comfortable ride but will effect the handling if the side walls are not stiff enough, less sidewall on the street will smash rims if you hit pot holes but will give you more clearance and less side wall shift .

Bigger rubber = more grip

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/84208-wheel-sizes-offsets-for-skylines/

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Wont be running too much lower than it is at the momen which isnt very low. Getting the guards rolled so should fit, even if i do need more camber to stop the scrubbing it

wont be very much at all. Have ordered some nitto invo's and im pretty sure they have a pretty decent sidewall and i dont drive it often so wear wont be a massive issue.

But if i dont have to run more camber to fit them i wont, if they dont rub at all i wont even put the adjustable arms in.

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F ark how it looks, its a skyline not a lambo, how does it handle, and is it street friendly, getting the ride height correct for handling will not only make your car more fun to drive your exhaust won't be left on a speed hump and you can enter a driveway without ripping your front bar off.

Measure from center of your rim to the guard, should be around this.

Front 355

Rear 345

I'm not claiming to be a expert, far from it, its just I've spent a lot of time researching this for my car, with a geometricaly correct ride height my car is a lot better now that I've lifted it up a bit so the suspension can work correctly.

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Thanks mate i will have a look and probably adjust accordingly to those specs because i do want the handling of it to be as good as possible.

I was speaking to a track guy yesterday and he reckons i should probably get adjustable camber and caster stuff for the front too to get it all right,

which i think i might do because i wouldnt mind doing some track days in the near future.

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