New GMAX lightweight wheel will be releasing shortly. Weight is at 6.7kg per wheel and available as 17x8 +45. Color will be launching in Gunmetal. P.WRX Price $750/set of 4.

Hey Mao,

Sorry for the stupid question but.... generally speaking would dropping to a narrower 8 inch rim versus an 8.5 be detrimental to handling overall particularly if I am tracking the car regularly? The new rims will be wrapped in R-spec rubber for competition use only.

Are they available 17x8.5 - GMAX Matrix?

__________________
Bye bye betty blue. Hello F6.

Evolution R is now the official state dealer for GMAX wheels in WA.

New GMAX lightweight wheel will be releasing shortly. Weight is at 6.7kg per wheel and available as 17x8 +45. Color will be launching in Gunmetal. P.WRX Price $750/set of 4.

Remaining 3 sets of Drift 6 in Gunmetal:
1) Subaru Impreza 4x114.3 +45 17x8 -- $650
2) Mitsubishi Evolution 1-9 17x9 +35 --$750
3) Nissan S14/S15 and Skyline R32-34 GTS-T F: 17x8 R17x9 --$700

New Gmax Matrix will be launching soon. Pics for illustration:

What size rubber can you fit under there without scrubbing?

__________________
Fuck your signature

Fill the guards for track work you reckon? The reason I ask is I've been told that going much wider than OEM track induces torque steer/tram lining. Not sure if it will be an issue for track events though? Have to rely on the opinions/experiences of others here.

What works better the wider wheel with narrower track? Or the narrower wheel with wider track? I've checked a few wheel calculators and they are saying the 8 inch +45 offset will be slightly wider than OEM track ( 8.5 +55 offset ). Or should I be going for 17 x 9 and filling those guards right up?

Sorry - serial pest.

Cheers

__________________
Bye bye betty blue. Hello F6.

Nick 8.5 will fit 265 tyres. I think 8 is ideal.

Get as much rubber in there as you can. I think the tram lining is more due to the squareness of the rcomps but that won't bother you on the track. Never heard of torque steer on a awd being a drama.

Mao, I don't think 265s are going to fit on an 8 inch, I've got 245s on 8s and that is their limit, they already look a bit balloony at the side walls.

Nick, speak to John fowler at Wheels world as if your getting r comps you'll be getting them from him and he'll advise on rim / tyre size to fit your car.

__________________
Fuck your signature

Yeah I have dealt with John before great service and advice always given.

I have 245 AD08's from John on my 8.5's at the moment and they are running dead vertical sidewalls - Yokohama are a big chunky tyre no doubt. I think the tyre/rim combo will always vary depending what brand you use.

Thanks for your input guys.

__________________
Bye bye betty blue. Hello F6.

yeah 8.5s are perfect for the 245s although the 8s pose no dramas performance wise, they just look a bit tractor spec but are great at offering a bit of protection from kerb rash!

__________________
Fuck your signature

For a my10 sti I would be running 255's or so Rcomps. Why go skinny? Those cars can take heaps of tyre!

__________________
Huge range of extinguisher brackets for cars!

http://kap.industries/

Okay then,

John @ WW agrees you hellaflushboyz and go for 17x9 +45 as this has been used on several Betty's already, and gives ample clearance to the strut/coilover with a 255 tyre and no guard scrubbing issues.

Mao are these new Matrix available in 17x9 +45 please?
If not, do you have anything in that fitment for the budget conscious like myself available?

Cheers,

Sorry for partial thread highjack...

__________________
Bye bye betty blue. Hello F6.