RKD in OKC

Too lazy to search, find, and use the wheel calculator thingy...

Will 993 wide body wheels...

18x9 et 50 front
18x10.5 et 44 rear

fit on a GTS?

JWise

AO's calculator says no on the front. It's based on a GT, so can't apply it to the rears. That said, I'm pretty sure those will fit. I'm sure someone else will chime in with more definitive word.

BTW - I'm running 17x9 on the front with no rubbing, but mine have an ET70. That puts mine 20MM further in, about .78"

hacker-pschorr

They will stick out up front a bit. Far from ideal when stock is et65 - et70

Here is what my 18x8 et56 wheels look like up front.
A 9" et50 wheel will stick out 18.7mm further out. Almost a 3/4".....

RKD in OKC

Well dern.

spooledx2

Heat, roll, stretch and presto. Or do the Kibort mod... That's what I will be doing on mine.

hacker-pschorr

Fenders are aluminum, not quite as easy. Possible yes, but not as easy as if they were steel. I've watched people heat and stretch 928 front fenders only to have them go back to "stock" as they cool off.
Aluminum has an annoying memory that way....... Again, not saying it's impossible, but is it worth it??

On top of that, even if you do stretch the fender enough to cover a 3/4" - 1" overhang, the overall contour could still be an issue. Hitting a bump while turning will still have a darn good chance of hitting the underside and doing damage.

On a track rat, I could see doing this. On the OP GTS???? Praise the Lord......

Not to mention why take all the effort to fit wheels that will have a negative effect on the handing of the car?
Just buy wheels with the proper offset or at least something relatively close.

As for Kibort's idea (on a street car) might as well just order generic plastic fender flair add-ons from JC Whitney while you are at it.

spooledx2

I did it on my 86.. Granted I just roller the lip and fender a little bit. The biggest issue I found was for some reason on the aluminum fenders the paint doesn't stitch as well as it does on the steel. I stretched the fenders on my Skyline quite a bit and never had an issue. But it always seems to want to lift more on the aluminum a lot more.

kevingen2

Does anybody no how to lower the car properly?new to this forum,and just bought 88 s4

FredR

The rears will fit but not with GTS spacers assuming you intend to fit rubber proportionate to the wheel size. Then you have the problem with studs that are too long for closed nuts etc.

On the front, the fit would be marginal with a 225 section but why fit a 9 inch wheel to mount a 225 which may not even be wide enough for a 225 section and that before you consider the NSR or more to the point, the total lack of it at ET50.

Fred

Hilton

Use the ride height adjusters - one on each shock on your car. Uses a large C-spanner to turn the crenelated nuts.