rim size on fto's??(newbie)

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:07 pm

i have just put a deposit on my 97 gpx FTO (:

she is beautiful.

just wondering she has 16's on he rnow what the ideal rim size if i upgrade 17 or 18's
(18 wouldnt fit right?)

mmmmm

thanks for the help
new fto enthusiast (:

J · Post by J » Wed May 20, 2009 6:52 pm

hey rambo, theres actually another thread about this going on in another section but whatever.

18's will fit the FTO. there are countless people on here who run 18's. in fact members who run 19's and 20's

i would recomend 17's if you are going to lower it allot.

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:58 pm

woops my bad...

but ok yeah its been lowered a lot already with the veiliside body kit only bout 1nch from the ground
heres some pics to give u better view,
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J · Post by J » Wed May 20, 2009 7:02 pm

woah snap... thats a kaze front bar and vs sideskirts mate.... was this the one on ebay?

judging from the amount of space between you 16's and the guard i'd definately say 17's...

best way to judge is by going to a wheel shop and trial fitting what size will fit... and if they can, ask them if they can fit low profile tyres on while fitting aswel.

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:08 pm

yea was advertised on ebay,
seller is edward lees jap imports,
imported eary this year from japan with all alreayd done so yeah, all mine deposit done and will be all mine by next week,struggles to get over speed bumps haha so shaving 3 mm off front bumper and raising springs by half inch and 17s should give it a bit more hieght (:

bit yeah hopefully its a good buy,

heard the front bar is rare dunno if dealer was talking crap but yeah im in love all that matters haha. has potential (:

but yeah ill take in and test em with rims n low profiles (:

ill let u know how it goes (:

alekazam · Post by **alekazam** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:26 pm

I want that front bumper please don't cut it up its a rare artifact.. if you ever want to sell it?

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:33 pm

ok ill just raise the springs more and keep front bar just scraps on speed humps atm when we took it for test drive it really struggled.

+ new 17's will help (:

alekazam · Post by **alekazam** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:40 pm

I would go 18" at least

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:52 pm

if they fit with the body and wont scrap im all for 18's ill find out next week (:

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:57 pm

+ i could see a annoying cop going "defect is in order"

maxleng · Post by **maxleng** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:27 pm

J wrote:hey rambo, theres actually another thread about this going on in another section but whatever.

18's will fit the FTO. there are countless people on here who run 18's. in fact members who run 19's and 20's

i would recomend 17's if you are going to lower it allot.

can you link me to that thread? i also just put a deposit on an fto

and tossing up between 18's and 17's

in the mean time il browse through some old threads

arctan · Post by **arctan** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:45 pm

wow they finally sold it

I think it was advertised at like 15-16k

How much did you end up paying for it?

J · Post by J » Wed May 20, 2009 8:58 pm

its sort of similar. with talk about wheel offsets and what width rim will fit

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... ic&t=17808

Dan25 · Post by **Dan25** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:59 pm

PM sent regarding rims.

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 10:57 pm

after dicussing prices and negotiating ended up getting it for $14,500 with 2 years warranty on pretty much everything and theyre gonna help me out with anything i need for the next 2 years e.g changing whatever i want theyll help me out and with connections with other shops help me out.
main thing is the 2 years warranty which sold it to me aswell as cheap servicing for me they said aswell as upgrades theyll help me out with everything.

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:00 pm

thanks J for topic link

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:13 pm

and i dont think ill be letting my font bar go to anyone at this stage i am in love with it even if i have to raise my springs cause of it haha.

evoman · Post by **evoman** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:55 pm

Rambo wrote:i have just put a deposit on my 97 gpx FTO (:

she is beautiful.

just wondering she has 16's on he rnow what the ideal rim size if i upgrade 17 or 18's
(18 wouldnt fit right?)

mmmmm

thanks for the help
new fto enthusiast (:

I hope the GPX was a typo....its not a GPX, its a GR or GX I think.
And geez I don't know how you put up with those guys from Edward Lee...they talk so much crap lol.
Your car is famous lol...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C4X8kVfBPU
Good luck with your wheels though!

Rambo · Post by **Rambo** » Fri May 22, 2009 12:09 am

thanks evoman (:
yea typo its a GX that bad or good

anyway getting keys on MOnday yum yum (:

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:04 am

A GX is the model between the GR and the GPX

it has the same 6A12 non MIVEC as the GR, but it has the uprated parts (brakes and whatever else) as the GPX (tell me if I am wrong).

Trim levels and interior are the same in all three models. Also think (but probably wrong) that the GX only came about in the facelift series. Perhaps someone else can shed more light than I can

TBQH, there isn't much difference between them all really (obviously apart from the GPX engine)

The heirarchy of models goes GS, GR, GX, GPX, GPvR

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