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Offline munkynpunky

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« on: February 10, 2006, 10:25:53 »
Hi Guys,

Just a quick thought, after i've sorted my seat, I’m looking to put a new set of wheels on my vitara. Now, I've seen some with 18, and 20's on but the people who own them have bought them like it, so my questions are:

If i have a standard vitara can i fit 18's on without them rubbing and without me needing to lift it?

What else will it affect if i fit the bigger wheels, do i need bigger brakes etc?

any help is appreciated, as I’ve never modded any car before :)

Thanks

Drew
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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2006, 10:45:02 »
Why do you want to put 18" rims on for.

cant get mud tyres in that size.
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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2006, 10:49:36 »
Quote from: "suzota"
Why do you want to put 18" rims on for.

cant get mud tyres in that size.


oh, see lol, I don’t know anything about it, some guy i know, (like Burberry) drives a cavalier with 18's and he said they went on his easily and now the whole car handles better, goes faster ??( i  don’t see how but who knows lol)

I've been laning a couple of times, there are some nice muddy back roads leading to fields near me but apart from driving round those fields, I’ve never actually been "Off Road" in it yet, just wondered what would be better for me. I'm looking to fit Wide Boy Arches too... :)
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2006, 12:26:45 »
15's are probably fine for the Vit, that way, you can have a nice decent sidewall which will take some of the knock when off road....

I know a guy who is seeling some fat-boy ones too for a good price ;)
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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2006, 15:04:01 »
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15's are probably fine for the Vit, that way, you can have a nice decent sidewall which will take some of the knock when off road....

I know a guy who is seeling some fat-boy ones too for a good price ;)


hehe, my ones at the moment are 195 x 15 x 6in.... are mine already fat boy ones?

i hate cars lol...
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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2006, 00:07:24 »
i have 15" rims on my zuk and have just orderd some 31" tyrs to fit the 15" rim so will post some pics when they come :D

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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2006, 00:08:49 »
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i have 15" rims on my zuk and have just orderd some 31" tyrs to fit the 15" rim so will post some pics when they come :D

dan


Sorry to be stupid, how do 31" tyres fit on 15" rims? How can i tell what mine are?
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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2006, 00:17:29 »
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Quote from: "FLATPACK!"
i have 15" rims on my zuk and have just orderd some 31" tyrs to fit the 15" rim so will post some pics when they come :D

dan


Sorry to be stupid, how do 31" tyres fit on 15" rims? How can i tell what mine are?


look on the side wall of the tyre the tyre size is 31x12.50 R15
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« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2006, 18:42:20 »
fatboy wheels = 265/50R-15, on mine anyway. 8)
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« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2006, 15:48:57 »
31 x 10.5 x 15 is the American version of tyre sizing.
31 denotes 31" diameter of the tyre.  10.5 denotes 10.5" being the width of the tread and 15 denotes a 15" rim/wheel.

Metric version

195/80/15

195mm tread width
80 refers to the sidewall height 80% of the tread width 195mm = 156mm of total sidewall.
15 refers to the rim/wheel e 15"

I hope this helps :)
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