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Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:48 pm
by CharlesElliott
Does anyone know if 19" is the minimum wheel size for the GTS? Good To Know suggests that it is, but I'd like to know if that's the case or if anyone has fitted 18".

Re: Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:57 pm
by wallaby
Yes - 18's are listed in Tequipment.

Re: Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:59 pm
by Guy
Yes.. The only 19 inch requirement that I can see if for ceramic brakes (requires 19inch spare). Sermeka has put 18 inch (winters) on her Turbo.

Re: Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:08 pm
by CharlesElliott
Thanks. I’ll check but when I selected a GTS in Tequipment it seemed to only offer me 19” and above.

Re: Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:13 pm
by Rab J
The spare wheel for a standard braked GTS is 18"
Only cars with ceramic brakes and a turbo PP with 360mm front discs need 19"s

Re: Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:19 pm
by Guy
Rab J wrote: Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:13 pm The spare wheel for a standard braked GTS is 18"
Only cars with ceramic brakes and a turbo PP with 360mm front discs need 19"s
We need to differentiate between spares and 'real' wheels. Internal diameters may be different, hence clearance from ceramics or whatever.

Re: Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:35 pm
by Rab J
Nope !
18"s are 18"s and as has been said in many threads before, only ceramics and PP need 19"s Even a normal Turbo will be fine on !8"s

Re: Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:14 am
by Guy
Thanks for clarification - not everyone has read every thread! ;)

Re: Winter wheels on GTS - 18" or 19"?

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:36 pm
by Nosmo
If you are looking for a set of winter rims for winter tyres you need to select 19". The brake calipers on the GTS are the same as the Turbo which increases the minimum wheel size to 19. I had to sell my 18" winter rims with the SD as they woudln't fit the GTS