Camber Arms , Wheel Fitment R32 Gtst

[pdot]

Hi Everyone,

Thought I would see what the masses thought before we came up with a plan of attack / started spending money.

Recently we put some new wheels onto an R32 GTST 18X9 on the front, 18X10 (with 255’s) on the rear based on a couple of recommendations and it turns out that it was slightly too aggressive and didn’t quite fit on the rears.

We managed to get the guards rolled out an extra 10mm, wound the suspension stiffness up and managed to get home but I would still not be confident with any big knocks.

What I was wondering if installing rear camber arms would be a good solution to our problem? We can probably raise the rear end slightly as well which should help a little bit so if camber will sort this out are there any reccomendations on camber arms? Currently been looking at Cartel and GKTech. Other option is to flare the guards which I’m not too keen to consider at this stage.

Cheers!

[260tech]

Sounds like a pain in the butt.

First thing I'd be looking at .................. if I was going down the camber path to address the problem is, how much space do you have on the rears between inner wall & damper strut? Will it be enough to give required comfort clearance between outer rear tyre wall & rolled guard, while retaining happy strut clearance? Also, while camber may solve clearance issues it often causes premature tyre wear. If camber is a viable option (acceptable negative camber vs wear rate) then you could look at adjustable bushes from Whiteline (+/- 0.5 deg) as maybe cheapest option. Alternatively Cusco or Ikeya-Formula for more camber if Whiteline not enough.

Second thing is (shudder) think about going to narrower tyre profile/wheel package. This could in reality be cheapest option in the long run.

My 2c.

Cheers GW

[pdot]

Hi 260tech, thanks for the input.

The car is primarily only for the track and does get some road use (about 50/50). The only reason new rims were needed was due to a crack in one of them and I think the rims recommended by the store were wider so that’s what we ordered and have hit this problem.

As the car was primarily for track use I thought a degree or so of camber wouldn’t be a bad thing so was open to this idea. I’ll have to check how much clearance is under there and get back to you about that one. I am hoping there is enough clearance and that raising the rear slightly along with a little bit of camber might be the ticket but as you said I need to check the clearance and I’ll get back to you on that one. Any recommendations on acceptable camber levels?

I wish I could just fork out for new rear wheels and have already used the opportunity to get some rims which suited the car so selling and rebuying a smaller width might be tough and will definitely be a last resort.

Thanks again

[GTSBoy]

10" too wide on GTSt body. Try to make them clear with camber and watch the inside edges fry.

[niZmO_Man]

^ As above, either get wider guards, sell the wheels and get 8's and 9's, or run hellastance and smash through your tyres. Since it's a track car, I recommend getting wheels that fit.

[KiwiRS4T]

For the store the bigger the wheels the more of your money they get. Don't listen to them.

[GH05T]

why two threads?

[Frosty]

coz 1 isnt good enough?

also what are the offsets of the rims?

[pdot]

Sorry about the threads. Somehow created two when i was starting it and couldn't seem to delete one of them so that's my fault.

Definitely don't want to go down the hellastance route so it's sounding like there are two options:

1) 9" rims - definitely will be a lot more cautious about recommendations from the shop going forward - will cost approx about a grand to get in some matching rims and look at selling the current 10" wheels.

2) Widen the guards - what are the options here? Bolt on flares? pulling the guards?

Cheers

[pdot]

coz 1 isnt good enough?

also what are the offsets of the rims?

+20

[niZmO_Man]

Don't listen to the shop to begin with.

In addition to #2, you can also buy wider guards and have them fitted.

I would personally get 8" wheels for the front and sell the 10" wheels. You can then run 235 and 255 wide tyres (cheaper!).

[pdot]

Cheers #niZmO_Man. What does buying new guards involve? Would that be something along the lines of finding GTR rear guards, installing them and then going through paint issues etc? Seems like a lot of effort for incorrectly sized wheels?

Apologies that this has turned from a camber arms discussion into a Wheels and Body discussion for those thinking that this might now be in the wrong section....

[Frosty]

10 +20 will fit a gtst depending on what size wheel you do want to run. Will also need a bit of a massage to the factory guards. 235/40 will go on without too much hassle

[GTSBoy]

Yuh, but given that a 235 fits correctly on an 8" wheel......why the hell would you stretch it onto a 10?

[niZmO_Man]

10 +20 will fit a gtst depending on what size wheel you do want to run. Will also need a bit of a massage to the factory guards. 235/40 will go on without too much hassle

Definitely don't want to go down the hellastance route

Get your hellaflushstance crap out of here

OP, not sure on the guards as I've never done it, but I think you can buy wider fibreglass guards and get them fitted (so I assume they will cut the standard guards to make more room). Ask yourself, do you really want to run 10" wide wheels and 265-285 wide tyres? You can easily fit 9" wide on the back and run 245-255 wide tyres.

[Frosty]

Get your hellaflushstance crap out of here

give you hellaflush punk hehe

[pdot]

Yuh, but given that a 235 fits correctly on an 8" wheel......why the hell would you stretch it onto a 10?

Currently it is a 255 on the 10" which is currently sitting on the rears. It has 225's on the 9 at the front but was hoping to be running 235's (F) and 255's ®

[KiwiRS4T]

There you go - put the 255s on the 9in on the back and buy some 8in for the front.