mx83 brake upgrade rim selection woes

[rshuwy]

my chaser rims dont clear the calipers of the ba/33 brake upgrade,

im considering a few options,

get bolt on spacers from wheelworx
replace the studs and get spacers
or get another set of rims.

what stock rims that are available will fit the upgrade? im having trouble finding some 33 or jza80 rims, will 32 gtst or gtr rims fit? what offset should i be looking for to clear the calipers?

cheers

huw

[big_zop]

Posted this before in the Cressida thread:

Depends on the inside clearance of the rims but here are some factory rims that are known to fit (with spec if I know it):
IS200 16x7
R32 GTS 16x6.5 + 40
R33 GTS 16
JZS147 16x7.5 +50
JZA80 16x8 +50
IS200 17x7 +50
R34 GTS 17x7 +40
JZA80 17x8 +50

Most important is the inside shape rather than the exact offset.

The above rims fit will with stock suspension and with no body work. Coilovers will reduce the inside clearance and many rims with +50 offset wont fit. R32 GT-R rims (8" +30) will stick out a bit more than is acceptable with standard suspension settings/body, so will need a little work to fit.

[rshuwy]

ok thanks for the info, shame that the 32 gtst rims are are 6.5 inch , since there are heaps of them laying around.

[Bananaman]

i have a set of 33 wheels i want to get rid of, but can't be bothered posting. With 225 tyres, i lunched a tyre on an unrolled front guard, so if you intend on running that wide - roll your guards, my car isn't even that low. JZA80 wheels are expensive.

I bought some enkei's on ebay brand new. They aren't a spoke design that you would think would fit (flat..) - but they do - so you may get lucky. They are 17x7 +38, and cost me $400. Tyres are common and cheap in 17s.

Do you want something that looks stock, or anything that fits / is cheap?

[rshuwy]

id prefer to keep it stock looking as possible, goes with the theme of the car and plus i wont get more attention from the police. which kind of rules out 33 gtr rims which look amazing!

also the cheaper the better considering i didnt budget for this

[rshuwy]

ive found a set of 16x7 +50 soarer rims, anybody had any epxeirnce to how these will clear? with coils?

cheers

[bungs]

I once had r33 gtst wheels that were 6.5 front, 7.5 rear and cleared no worries. They look fairly stock on a Cressida I suppose

[rshuwy]

positive camber is the shit! lol

anyway here are the rims, any idea judgeing from these pics if they will clear my teins?

cheers

huw

[big_zop]

Depends how low you put them as although the spring used in the coilovers are a smaller diameter, the bottom seat can be lower than the stock spring seat which is also where the front tyre wants to be.

[hecate]

So +50 is out if you're putting in Coilovers? I'm looking at some 18x7.5 +50 Arthur Exchange rims, just 'cause they're so dirt cheap with new tyres, they'd be cheaper than putting tyres on the rims I already have, but if they don't fit, that's a bit of a moot point.

[rshuwy]

i got a set of 33 rims cheap, so problem solved for me! yay