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trip24
06-01-2009, 06:57 AM
So I'm looking at getting new wheels, havent decided on whether to stay at 18's or go to 19's. But first, our stock 18's are 18x8 correct? Or are they 18x8.5? Second, i'm having trouble finding a good selection of wheels that sites claim will in fact fit my goat. Tirerack.com offers like 5 wheels, all of which are horrible in my opinion. Any tips on a good site to find new wheels? And im looking for a 8'' width correct? Thanks



06srGTO
06-01-2009, 08:50 AM
check out vqmotoring sponser to the left...and yes factory wheels are 18x8 you can also get a staggered setup and run a wider wheel and tire combo in the rear
GroupAwheels.com
06-01-2009, 09:05 AM
So I'm looking at getting new wheels, havent decided on whether to stay at 18's or go to 19's. But first, our stock 18's are 18x8 correct? Or are they 18x8.5? Second, i'm having trouble finding a good selection of wheels that sites claim will in fact fit my goat. Tirerack.com offers like 5 wheels, all of which are horrible in my opinion. Any tips on a good site to find new wheels? And im looking for a 8'' width correct? Thanks

The factory wheel is an 18x8. You can run up to a 9.5 in the DR2with no thoughts. A 10 is also available as a Tuner fitment in the Drift-R.
trip24
06-01-2009, 09:27 AM
Okay, thanks for the help. Also, it would be okay to run 8.5 width on front and back right? Is there anything special for installation on a width like that? I'm not a wheel expert so any advice would help. Thanks again.
stillgreedy
06-01-2009, 12:19 PM
Long as your offsets arent too wacky, you should be fine. Under +42 and over +55 is a rough fit
trip24
06-01-2009, 01:24 PM
What do you mean by offsets? Like i said, im not much of a wheel expert. Other than matching bolt numbers and rim sizes, im pretty lost beyond that.
stillgreedy
06-01-2009, 02:06 PM
This is very informative. Helped me a lot also read the other help pages on tire rack.com
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?t echid=101
ddawson
06-01-2009, 02:22 PM
Offset also known as Backspace, https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

I have 8.5" in the front and have no issues.
thekingntb
06-01-2009, 03:01 PM
check out vqmotoring sponser to the left...and yes factory wheels are 18x8 you can also get a staggered setup and run a wider wheel and tire combo in the rear

+1.... Go to vqmotoring.com.. Put in your year GTO.. Pick what size you want (18, 19, 18 staggered, 19 staggered).. They have a pretty nice selection of wheels to choose from..