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Mind you if OP was worried about what is sensible he wouldn't be trying to fit 10" wide wheels on the front of his car - haha!

But if he wants to keep the tyre size "safe" and "legal" in relation to his wheels then he would have to run a 255/35R18 tyre on the front however I fear this may lead to both the rubbing and the scrubbing.

I appreciate what Yokohama says however it seems the weight of evidence suggest they may be incorrect there is huge amounts of people running smaller tyres and having zero negative effects I never had a problem street or track

I never said it was 'legal' if you want to call it that merely pointing out its easy to achieve if that's what he wants to do

Edited by alr33x

Ive seen heaps of 10" wide wheels on the front of gts-t.

Here is a nice find I saw the other day on boostloosin

1995_Nissan_Skyline_Hr33_Gts_t_6768219.j

1995_Nissan_Skyline_Hr33_Gts_t_6768221.j

235 wide tyres, doesnt specify the sidewall but they are federals so shouldnt be too hard to go work out.

http://www.boostcruising.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=2261507&s=e7067997dba08b249c458112f7c0022e

Hi guys,

Thanks very much for all the input, I wasnt expecting this many responses so quickly.

So ill start from the top.

Frosty: the actual trye was interefring with the guard in the wheel arch, mostly on the sides. So I could angle it in at the top, get the wheel into the guard, but when I tryed straightening it to allign with the hub and studs, the tyre edges at about 10 and 2 oclock would hit the guard.

That was with the lowered coilover though. I could get it on with stock suspension, but when driving, it rubs the tyre.

GTSBoy: I agree, removing the bottom joining point on the suspension just to fit the tyre/wheel is a BULLSHIT outcome, and not one I would like in all honesty.

Duncan: Sorry I forgot to mention it is a GTST

Gho5t: Selling the wheels and starting afresh is what I would do if i were keeping the car, but my mate buying it has his heart set on these wheels, so pretty much, I just gotta get them to a point where they fit and dont rub, and it it isnt my problem anymore.

Hank Scorpio: Please refer above, if it were mine, then as I said, I would cut my losses, sell up what I got, and start again to achieve Form < function. But doing that is my absolute last resort, as old mate is dead keen on these oversized, deepdished nightmare wheels haha

So after reading the replies last night, and after swapping the rears with the stocks, I tryed again. The two front wheels are 225/45/18's stretched, but just I have just hust had them sitting there as I had the stockys on, so last night I did what feel likes the 50th tyre change this week, and put those on the back........no rubbing anymore! Stoked. But, that is with the stock suspension. Does anyone reckon I should even bother trying the coilovers again, or am I wasting my time?

Camber is not fully raked yet, so I reckon I still have another degree to degree and a half to play with, but if I put the coilovers on and it still doesnt fit, then pretty much, I think im likely gonna have a mental breakdwon, tell my mate him and his new car can go to hell, and turn it into a pile of black charred rubble haha (well maybe not, but thats about where my level of frustration is at)

I anticipate I will have many more questions if and when I get around to the front.

Thanks very much for all the input thus far, its always good to have someone to bounce ideas off, and talk to when times get tough. Lifelines mechanical prowess just wasnt cutting it. :)

Cheers guys!

Why you would want all that work and Weight of getting a 10inch rim under their and then go and whack a 225 tyre on it is beyond me, Is it for looks? I find I'm always chasing more grip and less weight especially unsprung this just seems the opposite. To the OP you may take a hit on selling the rims that don't fit but its your best outcome for moving this car on, and that size rim should sell pretty easily

sorry dude posted this at the same time as you. If he's got his heart set on them maybe sell them and buy same wheels in a different offset.

Edited by PRO_32

Im hearing your logic PRO_32, and it makes complete sense to me what your saying, but I dont have the time to go through the whole process of selling the old wheels/tyres and procuring new ones, as he is leaving town on Monday.

The only reason I got a 225 on there is try get a lower profile so stuff dont scrub.

Mates probably dont let mates run stretched 225s on a 10" rim, but hes adamant thats what he wants, he is Japanese after all.

All I want is this car out of my life.

As I said if he had the time, and didnt decide to tell me he was leaving 4 days ago, I would start afresh, and get something is a little more functional, but unless he agrees to that, then that isnt really a viable option at this particular point in time.

If they definietly dont fit, and I cant make this work, then that is the last resort, in this instance.

God help me haha

if your doing all this to sell to a mate could i perhaps suggest borrow stockies or buy em they are cheap as anyway throw em on get rwc make the sale let him have the headache why your going to all this effort is beyond me.

Already did that, I had the original stockies on there and got some fresh rubber to sort out a roady, told him that the tyres/wheels are no good and not legal, now he has to leave town all of a sudden, so hes in a big rush to get these humungo wheels on before he dices. Its complicated....hes a bit of a delicate genius....if you get my drift. All I have to have to do, is work out a way to make these wheels fit wiithout them rubbing, hes drives off into the sunset, and then this car is no longer my headache. It cant come soon enough at this rate :)

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Let me guess, mate wants dish!

Whatever.... Get right rims with right tyre size and have more grip than fitting major dished rims for just the look...

Or get wide body and fit the rims you cosmetically want with the grip that resembles what the rim width is capable of...

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