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Hey Guys,

Im in the process of looking for rims and i think im going to go for Lenso D1R's, just curious as to whether im better off going for 18"s or 17"s?

I just dont know which ones will fit better and fill up the guards nicely.

Cheers

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i think im with you GTSBoy, i think ill run with the 17's but being only an inch bigger than the factory 16's I hope they dont look to small in the gaurds, would there be any problems with 18s scrubbing?

As for width im going 8"s on the front and 9.5"s on the back :)

IMO 18 x 9.5" are a good compromise for road feel.

but fitment is all dependant on an aggressive offset.

in terms of offset for a 17" wheel what would you recommend? another random question are the guards the same size between coupe and 4 door models?

Sorry im a bit of a noob when it comes to skylines this is my first one, used to working on kingswoods and commodores, thankgod i don't anymore :rofl2:

You should check out the wheel size thread (all 84 pages) at the top of the list - there should be plenty of 34s in there

Cheers mate saw that thread a while ago and completely forgot about it, i think ill be running with 17's :thumbsup:

Once again, the diameter of the wheel has no effect on anything that has been asked about (except the look). The gap between the tyre and the guard should not be affected. The offsets required are not affected. The chance of "scrubbing" (whatever was meant by that) is no different.

If you use 18s then you should use a lower profile tyre such that the total diameter of the tyre is the same as the 17" would have been and what the original 16" was. You don't want to go outside the limits set by the road laws, or you are inviting defects. You don't want to introduce big speedo errors either.

/Rocket surgery.

If you intend to do a brake upgrade later on, then take size of your possible future rotors into account, that's basically the only thing that affects rim size other than looks

Valid Point.

Seeing as 18's dont change the overall diameter of the wheel as GTSBoy said, if i were to run 18's what would be a reasonable offset that will allow me to get away with rolling?

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especially on a commodore looking 4 door 17 inch will look small

are you sir saying that an 4 door 34 looks like an commodore ?

I disagree with you I have an er34 gtt 4 door

Wheel specs Rears - 18x9.5 + 18 rears rolled and flared a tiny

Front 18x8.5 + 25 sit about 20mm in guards because of camber.

But before this I has 20x8.5 +38 all round

Not sure if this helps

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