pedrosixfour Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hi all. I'm thinking of changing my beloved 17" Volks to something in an 18" to make use of the seemingly plentiful supply of wide track rubber size available for the bigger diameter rims. Just spotted a set of Ultralite GT-II rims, supposedly in 9" & 10" widths, although looking at the manufacturer's website that's probably 8.5" & 9.5" instead. The seller as of yet has no idea of the offset but again looking at the website the 18" x 8.5" only seem to come in ET+30 & ET+35 anyway. So can anyone confirm whether either one or both of these offsets will clear UK brakes without the need for spacers? Anything special/silly required to fit, internal drive wheel nuts or other such bolloxology? Any general thoughts on the make of rims as well regarding strength & such, they'll be for the track car so overall appearance of the finish will never really bother me. http://www.ultralitewheels.com/ulgt2/gt_II_header.jpg http://www.ultralitewheels.com/gt-2.htm Thanks in advance, Damien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Shane_ Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Had these on my 34 before, lovely wheel i must say. Think you need tuner nuts iirc Think the widest available was 9.5J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradk Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 They clear UK brakes no problem look at my tread in this section, there is a picture of my old supra with the wheels on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike33 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I have a set of these I'm just changing my wheels check my garage!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Thanks lads, they do look well on both Supras, just to clarify, you were both running 18's with UK brakes & no spacers? I'm going to look at them tomorrow evening, I'll bring a spare front disk & a template of the caliper profile. If the wheels clear and they're as clean as they're supposed to be I'll probably bring them home. Unless I'm ignorant to some reason why these are totally unsuitable for track use? I'd dearly love the 18" equivalent of what I'm running now but I doubt they'd be easily sourced. Are the tuner nuts available in steel? Aluminium nuts are prohibited on track aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike33 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 This design of wheel I found out is made by xxr I cannot remember what model xxr called it utralite just put there name on the centre cap! They are nice wheels though! I just fancied a change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 So is it safe to assume these aren't the worst hoops of crap I could be bolting to the car? Exploding wheels I could live without! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 You can get the Tuner nuts in steel , if I remember correctly they are 60 euro for a set off Proparts Black , blue, red, titanium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 You can get the Tuner nuts in steel , if I remember correctly they are 60 euro for a set off Proparts Black , blue, red, titanium Nice one Carlo, cheers bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 The car has some new 18" shoes with plenty of room for 4 pot calipers. Black centres & very smart polished lips, virtually mark free. They're gonna look so out of place on my heap! They came with a reasonable, albeit cheap, set of tyres. Probably not worth flogging on so I'll burn them off at the next track day & give my Kumhos a break. Thanks for all the assistance guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike33 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 We all love pictures buddy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Patience grasshopper! But I will offer a pair up to one side today to see how they fit/look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuneR Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 You may have to clean the car dude, or at least dirty the wheels to make them look like they belong ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 You may have to clean the car dude, or at least dirty the wheels to make them look like they belong ha. Yeah, bling is not my strong suit, I might just do a bit of grinding with the wheels in the firing line, they wouldn't look too sharp after that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I have a (very) mental image of you doing the bump and grind beside your new wheels... thanks for that Damien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Don't worry mate, all my grinding is twerk related.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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