Stretched Tyres For An R33 Gtst

[33VOM]

Hey guys ive been searchin the forum for this but with no luck so i will just ask instead (excuse for the noobiness)

I currently have. Volk gtc's Front:235/40/r17 rear:255/40/r17 which are 8's front 9's rear , i have the rear gaurds rolled and i want to know what size tyres do i need (or to get) to have stretched tyres

I also have 25mm neotech spacers that i recently installed into my rear wheels which i found was rubbing, what camber adjustment would i need and ride height to be able to fit it in ( the car is sitting 145mm off the ground from the middle)

Any ideas?

Cheers

[89CAL]

List the offset so we can tell you?

I run 235's front and 265's rear with only rolled guards. My old 19's were the same and were fine without even touching the guards. You need to list the offset as well as the spacers to work out where the wheels will sit with the tyres. Sounds like you bought GTR offset and are spacing them to a gtst?

[Hank Scorpio]

You're not goint to get stretched tyres on a 17x8 wheel on an R33 Skyline.

Run 225/45R17 all round and you will be sweet with stretched rears

[boostn0199]

215/40 on 17x9 is nice stretch its what i run and 235 on 17x9.5

Edited January 5, 2012 by boostn0199

[33VOM]

List the offset so we can tell you?

I run 235's front and 265's rear with only rolled guards. My old 19's were the same and were fine without even touching the guards. You need to list the offset as well as the spacers to work out where the wheels will sit with the tyres. Sounds like you bought GTR offset and are spacing them to a gtst?

Im not sure about the offset because i bought the car with the wheels on it already so im not quite sure what he was trying to achieve but from the lools of it the fronts are +35 rears +39 but as i said im not quite sure ,

[33VOM]

215/40 on 17x9 is nice stretch its what i run and 235 on 17x9.5

Nice as Are you able to post up a pic ?

Cheers

[Hank Scorpio]

215/40R17 has a VERY small rolling circumference though, much smaller than a stock R33 GTS-T 16" tyre.

[89CAL]

Im not sure about the offset because i bought the car with the wheels on it already so im not quite sure what he was trying to achieve but from the lools of it the fronts are +35 rears +39 but as i said im not quite sure ,

offsets are usually stamped on the wheel somewhere, usually on the inside of the spokes

think my old wheels were 9.5" wide +38 offset with 265's (very small stretch) fronts were 8.5" wide + 35 with 235's (again think they are very slightly stretched.

I have 9" wide + 36 with 265's on the rear now and they scrubbed a fair bit and I had to roll the guards. Just to let you know what my experiences were

Might have to double check the offsets but I think thats about right

[ichi-go]

You dont need offset to determine 'stretch'

with 8 and 9, it's hard to have any sort of stretch unless you go like 205 for front and 215 for rear which is abit stupid

Sell the rims and get 9 and 10, or 9.5 and 10.5, then get into the stretch game

[89CAL]

You dont need offset to determine 'stretch'

with 8 and 9, it's hard to have any sort of stretch unless you go like 205 for front and 215 for rear which is abit stupid

Sell the rims and get 9 and 10, or 9.5 and 10.5, then get into the stretch game

yeah but he wants to know if its going to rub etc. so offsets matter for that. I know offset doesnt effect stretch

[33VOM]

offsets are usually stamped on the wheel somewhere, usually on the inside of the spokes

think my old wheels were 9.5" wide +38 offset with 265's (very small stretch) fronts were 8.5" wide + 35 with 235's (again think they are very slightly stretched.

I have 9" wide + 36 with 265's on the rear now and they scrubbed a fair bit and I had to roll the guards. Just to let you know what my experiences were

Might have to double check the offsets but I think thats about right

Thanks mate i will just double check the wheels when i get back home, i might just do that and get 265's when my 255's run out , just got these new neotech spacers which i wanna be able to use in either the fronts or rears, also i dont have any camber on the wheels so their straight as,

[boostn0199]

Nice as Are you able to post up a pic ?

Cheers

Yeah will put up a pic when Im on the comp next.

[Duncan]

Why do you want to stretch the tyre? Fitting a tyre that is narrower than the tyre manufacturer supports would not be legal and will have worse performance than a proper fit?

Or is this just about the ful sik look and handling doesn't matter?

[33VOM]

Why do you want to stretch the tyre? Fitting a tyre that is narrower than the tyre manufacturer supports would not be legal and will have worse performance than a proper fit?

Or is this just about the ful sik look and handling doesn't matter?

Hey duncan

Yeh it was just to get a "Sik" look but it sounds like the cons are more than the pros

[sweefu]

Hey duncan

Yeh it was just to get a "Sik" look but it sounds like the cons are more than the pros

What are the pro's? 90% of the time i'd prefer to see a wide tyre than a skinny tyre

[boostn0199]

Heres the pic 215/40/17 on a 17x9

[Duncan]

OK makes sense....just wanted to make sure you were aware it's only a cosmetic choice, not a performance one

Put the best tyres you can afford under it and enjoy, the right tyres really transform a car

[boostn0199]

OK makes sense....just wanted to make sure you were aware it's only a cosmetic choice, not a performance one

Put the best tyres you can afford under it and enjoy, the right tyres really transform a car

Or in my case its done for maximum clearance so can run more lock lol.

[33VOM]

Or in my case its done for maximum clearance so can run more lock lol.

lol

[33VOM]

Heres the pic 215/40/17 on a 17x9

lookin gangsta , exactly what i was lookin for , those rims do the job too