In regards to your actual question (oops, missed that bit :P ), it's a bit hard to tell how much the change to an 8" rim is going to affect your steering. In theory having the wider rims should improve the car's handling and grip, but there are no guarantees. The steering is also likely to get heavier, but on some small cars with power steering, this isn't really a big deal as they can often have too light steering.

there's plenty of clearance from the guards and as well as the inner guard walls. they were the first things i checked, which it great. the rim does stick a little out from the front guards, maybe 10mm at the most, barely legal :dance: and is perfect at the rears.

 

i have upgraded from 195 to 225 tyres so handling is great, but the steering is a little heavy now, which is expected and i think it's working the p/s hard. i don't plan on using the GTR rims for long, it'll be wearing down the steering bushing too much because of the different offset.

Fair enough. Could you take a picture of the car with them on, as I'm keen to see what it looks like. Must be pretty fat. :dance:

Fair enough. Could you take a picture of the car with them on, as I'm keen to see what it looks like. Must be pretty fat. :dance:

 

just took some pics before the rain came down again, i'll post them up when i find the cable for the camera. i might just put some integra typeR wheels on, Fwd offset and same size.

Edited June 28, 200719 yr by hotboxcivic

Yeah, Integra Type-R wheels could work well. They're 16x6.5 or something aren't they?

that's right max tyre width is 205, which is sufficent

Should be.

here's a pic i took with my phone, i'll get some better angles that show the offset.

 

Edited July 1, 200719 yr by hotboxcivic

They look HAWT!!!! The colour of the rims seems to match the body colour. What size rim are they though? 15's??? They look about an inch too small is the only problem, but that gives you fatter tyres, which looks cool. It's kinda rally spec. :lolcry:

the body and the rim colour are really similar, the body is a bit more purply though..

 

here are some more pics.

 

you can really see that the offset is wrong..

 

the rims are 16's, just needs to be lowered a bit, yea it does look like a rally car.. :lolcry:

That offset looks fine. It looks even more rally spec in that last picture. Forget the Type-R rims, stick with the GT-R's. They are AWESOME!

 

And yes, could definitely use some lower springs. Not SuperLows, just Lows. And some adjustable strut tops would be good so you can get some negative camber happening, bringing the top of the tyres inside the arches a bit more.

I'd LOVE to get the drivetrain & brake bits from the 'new' Corolla sedan, just so I can put a set of those rims on my ZZE122R.

my car "tram-lines" on shitty roads so i think i should change the rims to a proper offset. i doubt there are any suspension mods for gen yet.. probably have to wait atleast another 6mths..

 

the gen10 is the 1st rolla to have a 5x114.3 stud pattern, it's about bloody time!

It's a pain in the arse for us owners of older FWD models. Now we can't do a simple wheel or brake upgrade. :lolcry:

It's a pain in the arse for us owners of older FWD models. Now we can't do a simple wheel or brake upgrade. :no2:

 

i'm sure you could get an upgrade, but it'll have to be aftermarket and there's no such thing as a cheap aftermarket brake upgrade.. and the upgrade kits out there are always overkill :lolcry: