17's or 18's on caldina

snwtoy · Post by **snwtoy** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:40 pm

18s and slammed...

harden up the rest of ya.

Boosted_162 · Post by **Boosted_162** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:55 pm

It depends on the driving you do as well. I was going to put 18's on my SW20, but im sure on the shitty country roads i drive on, id bend them in no time. 50 profile 15" ftw :lol:

If i lived in town id go for the 18's, otherwise id take the bigger sidewall of the 17's.

ShOC4UGTT · Post by **ShOC4UGTT** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:26 am

Check out the Caldina I have for sale on Trade Me it has 17's chromes but is not lowered but still looks pretty good!(It's the one in Ch Ch with the yellow stripe!)
I have upgraded to a newer Caldina Gtt and I put 19's on it! Yeah thats what I'm talkin about will post photo when I figure out how?

rollaholic · Post by **rollaholic** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:45 pm

i just swapped from 185/55's on my trueno to 185/60s (original tyre size) and the difference in ride quality was amazing.

low pros ftl.

flygt4 · Post by **flygt4** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:50 pm

thats the point people are trying to make :lol:

especially as station wagons are designed to be comfortable. too many people value aesthetics over functionality.

i still can't understand why people think a "slammed" car looks cool.
I really can't see any benefits from it on a street car and the vehicle suffers practically in a lot of ways.

fivebob · Post by **fivebob** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:57 pm

For ride quality, handling, and cost of tyres 17's have it hands down.

For looks, it's a matter of individual preference, but I like 17's better in that respect as well :twisted:

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:32 pm

rollaholic wrote:i just swapped from 185/55's on my trueno to 185/60s (original tyre size) and the difference in ride quality was amazing.

low pros ftl.

same brand and model of tyres?

if not, i'm sure 2 different brands/models of tyres will handle differently, even if the sidewall is the same.

Emperor · Post by **Emperor** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:57 am

flygt4 wrote:I really can't see any benefits from it on a street car and the vehicle suffers practically in a lot of ways.

Bumpers get wasted on curbs and driveways
Exhausts smash on speed bumbs
Tires get chewed from the camber you get when lowering
Tire rubbing if your unlucky enough, also wears tires
Worn out bushes
If you have coilovers, bump steer on our shit roads

Thats why im not gona sack the Forester, I may put lowering springs to drop it a tiny bit, but not sit it on the ground like my Skyline was. Horrible :oops:

sleepy · Post by **sleepy** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:20 pm

Here's my GTT

manual tooo in blue!!!

15's FTW :lol:

As it is, the front bumper and the exhaust scrape on bumps and driveways

. It was imported from japan with those springs, not sure what they are though. I will not put any rims on my car for sure, too much hassle, always have to make sure that you dont go over curbs, attract theifs, price rise in insurance etc etc.

Snoozin · Post by **Snoozin** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:50 pm

Emperor wrote:
flygt4 wrote:I really can't see any benefits from it on a street car and the vehicle suffers practically in a lot of ways.

Bumpers get wasted on curbs and driveways
Exhausts smash on speed bumbs
Tires get chewed from the camber you get when lowering
Tire rubbing if your unlucky enough, also wears tires
Worn out bushes
If you have coilovers, bump steer on our sh*t roads

You can fix ALL of that. For the 2 first ones, take more care when you drive. For the rest, all of that can be sorted by making various adjustments and doing it all properly.

The benefit = looks $&#$% sweet. Am amping for the day I finally pull finger and get the KP sitting at a far more sensible height... where sensible = no air between tyres and guard.

If it were me though, I'd be hitting a sexy set of 16's with some sticky rubber on em!

ShOC4UGTT · Post by **ShOC4UGTT** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:15 pm

This was both my GTT's but I've since sold the one with the yellow stripe!
The one on the right is slammed on 19's and has only done 56,000k's and has full kit and I'm currently working on intake setup for GTT
[img][img]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj178/shoc4ugtt/GTT%20Wagon/DSC00302.jpg[/img][/img]

tsoob · Post by **tsoob** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:10 pm

run 18"s they look way better i have sold a few 17's for caldinas now and not that cool, they just dont fill the guards up enough.

BTW 225/40/18 would be a better size than 215/35/18 and cheap 2 $220.00 for dunlop direzza's

Website · Mon May 26, 2008 5:04 pm

my tyre supplier reckons 225/40/18's wont fit (on mine anyway) i guess it depends on offsets

tsoob · Post by **tsoob** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:07 am

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:my tyre supplier reckons 225/40/18's wont fit (on mine anyway) i guess it depends on offsets

what width is the rim?

Snoozin · Post by **Snoozin** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:11 pm

rollaholic wrote:low pros ftl.

Wash your mouth out :lol:

What is this, http://forums.dadspeed.org.nz?

Smaller sidewalls rule, everytime I've gone to a tyre with a smaller sidewall the improvement in directness of steering etc has always been welcome... remember we're talking street tyres here so no comments about race tyres and their high sidewalls as they're generally of stiffer construction.

I'm investigating 165/55's for the Starlet at the mo, I reckon they'll look superb.

Although the Trumpy is gonna get more balloony profile tyres, but that's for a good cause too :wink:

Rollin007 · Post by **Rollin007** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:07 pm

I have 205/60/15 on mine currently. Was thinking of going to 215/40/18 and free springs from mag and turbo but dont wanna have to deal with tyre rubbing etc... Anyone know what offset ill need to avoid it?? And if they only give you one sort of spring etc... or which is better if they have a couple of options?

The Last Streetfighter · Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:08 am

Has anybody put Golf MkIV or Audi A3 etc rims on their GT-T?
I was looking at these:

Used for 2 months and then changed....
18x7.5
35 Offset
225 40 18 Diamond Back Tyres, 99% New.
Great condition, barely any marks, tyres are like 99% new...

I gather the VW centrebore is 57 but the toyota one is 54.

hldqn · Post by **hldqn** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:15 pm

ive got 18s on my wagon. with i think 40 series profile, can still go up curbes if u want, im running btwn 34 38 pound just getting used to the car. And it sticks like sh*t on a blanket on cheap tyres. Even the 18s look a little small. But it's lowered and dont have any problems with rubbing etc. Feed back isnt always a bad thing either. Lets you know whats going on around you.

Toyspeed

17's or 18's on caldina

17's or 18s on a gtt`

How about 19's?

I'm biased as I'm running 19's on my GTT!