{"id":22493,"date":"2014-06-05T16:23:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T23:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?p=22493"},"modified":"2014-06-05T16:25:54","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T23:25:54","slug":"the-many-faces-of-18-gtv02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/2014\/06\/05\/the-many-faces-of-18-gtv02\/","title":{"rendered":"The many faces of 18&#8243; GTV02"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple months ago, we took a closer look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/2014\/03\/27\/the-many-faces-of-gtv01\/\">differing face structures of the GTV01 wheels<\/a>. Today will we doing the same with the GTV02 wheels &#8211; concentrating on the 18&#8243; sizes. <\/p>\n<p>First up is the <strong>18&#215;8 +35<\/strong>, an OEM replacement size wheel for many late model cars, this is a very versatile size. The spokes do have a slight contour to them, however the spokes are fairly flat for maximum brake clearance. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-2.jpg\" alt=\"T518800+3505GMB (2)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-2.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-2-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-3.jpg\" alt=\"T518800+3505GMB (3)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-3.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-3-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-3-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-5.jpg\" alt=\"T518800+3505GMB (5)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-5.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-5-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518800+3505GMB-5-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, let&#8217;s check out the <strong>18&#215;9 +35<\/strong> size, a popular &#8220;upgrade size&#8221; for many cars. Here, you can see the spokes start to curve inwards toward the hub area, in the interest of lighter weight and a stylish look while still fitting over most big brake kits. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS.jpg\" alt=\"T518900+3505GPS\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-3.jpg\" alt=\"T518900+3505GPS (3)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-3.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-3-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-3-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-4.jpg\" alt=\"T518900+3505GPS (4)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-4.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-4-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518900+3505GPS-4-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here we can see the <strong>18&#215;9.5 +45<\/strong> size, despite the higher offset &#8211; the spokes have a more defined curvature to them than the 18&#215;9 +35 size. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-2.jpg\" alt=\"T518950+4505GMB (2)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-2.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-2-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-3.jpg\" alt=\"T518950+4505GMB (3)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-3.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-3-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-3-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-5.jpg\" alt=\"T518950+4505GMB (5)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-5.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-5-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518950+4505GMB-5-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, the monstrous size of <strong>18&#215;10.5 +25<\/strong>, a distinctly concave spoke structure again minimizes weight, as brake caliper clearance is virtually a non-issue at this point. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-2.jpg\" alt=\"T518105+2505GMB (2)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-2.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-2-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-4.jpg\" alt=\"T518105+2505GMB (4)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-4.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-4-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-4-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-5.jpg\" alt=\"T518105+2505GMB (5)\" width=\"1126\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-5.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-5-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-5-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-6.jpg\" alt=\"T518105+2505GMB (6)\" width=\"1125\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-6.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-6-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-6-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/T518105+2505GMB-6-1024x679.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the GTV02 series, please check out the official site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssr-wheels.com\/wheels\/gtv02.asp\">here<\/a> or shoot an email to info@ssr-wheels.com with any questions, or to request photos of a specific size GTV wheel. <\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple months ago, we took a closer look at the differing face structures of the GTV01 wheels. Today will we doing the same with the GTV02 wheels &#8211; concentrating on the 18&#8243; sizes. First up is the 18&#215;8 +35, an OEM replacement size wheel for many late model cars, this is a very versatile &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/2014\/06\/05\/the-many-faces-of-18-gtv02\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2178,2551],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22493"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22514,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22493\/revisions\/22514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}