need help on tyre size? - Drifting forum

HuDeani_R32 · 14-05-2008, 16:39

Right i am going to be putting my new wheels on my hcr32 but i dont know what size rubber to put on them. see here is my problem. The wheels are 18x8.5s and et25 so things are a bit tight under the arches. what size tyres would you lot say would be best to fit under standard arches?

GTSr32 · 14-05-2008, 17:50

eh i dont see why there tight? are u sure there ET +25 ?

HuDeani_R32 · 14-05-2008, 17:52

yup im sure they are that offset (wheels were from an evo lol) thats why they stick out loads i was thinking of trying either a 215 40 tyre or a 225 40 if there is room ???

GTSr32 · 14-05-2008, 18:02

well i run a et 30 n a 9in rim no prob with R235 and F225 / 45

HuDeani_R32 · 14-05-2008, 18:06

so should i go with 225 40s all round ? or go for 225 45 front and 235 40 rear?

HuDeani_R32 · 14-05-2008, 22:10

can anyone else help?

sideways.taff · 15-05-2008, 00:47

225/40 should be fine. I had 245/45's on an 8.5j et35 on a slammed GTS:

HuDeani_R32 · 15-05-2008, 15:08

that looked wicked lol mine hasnt been lowered yet so i should be ok was your arches rolled though taff?

HuDeani_R32 · 15-05-2008, 15:42

here is the wheels in question lol they are the very last set of gt culture limited edition wheels but they didnt have centercaps hence the nismo ones what do you think?

sideways.taff · 15-05-2008, 16:16

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Originally Posted by HuDeani_R32

that looked wicked lol mine hasnt been lowered yet so i should be ok was your arches rolled though taff?

Nah, completely standard, unmolested arches, they did rub on the sidewall though. The car never drove with those wheels on it.. just pushed in and out of the garage a couple of times.

HuDeani_R32 · 16-05-2008, 17:07

all went well

could do with being a little bit lower but the arches would need to be done so ill leave that for the moment but what do you think? will get some better pics when i get time and when the suspention has settled.

14-05-2008, 16:39	#1 (permalink)
HuDeani_R32 touge runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent/medway Posts: 181	need help on tyre size? Right i am going to be putting my new wheels on my hcr32 but i dont know what size rubber to put on them. see here is my problem. The wheels are 18x8.5s and et25 so things are a bit tight under the arches. what size tyres would you lot say would be best to fit under standard arches?

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14-05-2008, 17:50	#2 (permalink)
GTSr32 touge runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 244	eh i dont see why there tight? are u sure there ET +25 ?

14-05-2008, 17:52	#3 (permalink)
HuDeani_R32 touge runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent/medway Posts: 181	yup im sure they are that offset (wheels were from an evo lol) thats why they stick out loads i was thinking of trying either a 215 40 tyre or a 225 40 if there is room ???

14-05-2008, 18:02	#4 (permalink)
GTSr32 touge runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 244	well i run a et 30 n a 9in rim no prob with R235 and F225 / 45

14-05-2008, 18:06	#5 (permalink)
HuDeani_R32 touge runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent/medway Posts: 181	so should i go with 225 40s all round ? or go for 225 45 front and 235 40 rear?

14-05-2008, 22:10	#6 (permalink)
HuDeani_R32 touge runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent/medway Posts: 181	can anyone else help?

15-05-2008, 00:47	#7 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,048	225/40 should be fine. I had 245/45's on an 8.5j et35 on a slammed GTS:

15-05-2008, 15:08	#8 (permalink)
HuDeani_R32 touge runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent/medway Posts: 181	that looked wicked lol mine hasnt been lowered yet so i should be ok was your arches rolled though taff?

15-05-2008, 15:42	#9 (permalink)
HuDeani_R32 touge runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent/medway Posts: 181	here is the wheels in question lol they are the very last set of gt culture limited edition wheels but they didnt have centercaps hence the nismo ones what do you think?

16-05-2008, 17:07	#11 (permalink)
HuDeani_R32 touge runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent/medway Posts: 181	all went well could do with being a little bit lower but the arches would need to be done so ill leave that for the moment but what do you think? will get some better pics when i get time and when the suspention has settled.