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20-11-2006, 07:33 PM | #1 | ||
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i went to a place last week enquiring about 19"s and they said the largest they could fit on an EL is 18's, they said they tried 19"s and they wouldnt fit unless u made sum type of mod, is this true?? or do u think that 19"s would just have fatter tyres like 245/255 or sumthing. i was thinkin that u could get 19"s with 235 wide maybe?
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20-11-2006, 07:40 PM | #2 | ||
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i've seen 20" rims fitted to an EB with some mods and 19" without mods
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20-11-2006, 07:40 PM | #3 | ||
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On my ED i am running 245/35 R 19..
No scrubbing or anything.. Wat was the mod they said u had to do? Cheers, Nik
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20-11-2006, 07:41 PM | #4 | ||
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I work at bob jane and 19" wheels will fit, depending how low your car is you might need to roll the guards, we fitted 20s on a el as well.
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20-11-2006, 07:44 PM | #5 | |||
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19's will fit but they won't be legal.
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20-11-2006, 07:48 PM | #6 | ||
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Im running my 19's soon with just a camber kit!!
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20-11-2006, 07:48 PM | #7 | |||
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20-11-2006, 07:54 PM | #9 | |||
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we put a 15" tyre next to a 20 and the 20 was a little smaller
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20-11-2006, 07:56 PM | #11 | ||
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im in NSW and they said that without custom fittin them they wont fit they will scrub, my car rides low but if u guys are runnin 19's then thats enough said, maybe just get the guards rolled but that cracks the paint as well
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20-11-2006, 07:57 PM | #12 | ||
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who didnt care?
vic roads or insurance company? i couldn't actually find any regulations reguarding rim size, only overall diametre. insurance is a different story, but obviously differs by insurance company
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20-11-2006, 07:57 PM | #13 | ||
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According to vic road, Vic RWC and insurance i am all legal.. And my car had 14"s on it..
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20-11-2006, 08:05 PM | #15 | |||
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20-11-2006, 08:08 PM | #16 | ||
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You are allowed 1" wider than the largest rim available on that model.
I don't know whether or not there's a rule for larger diameter, but with larger diameter, usually comes larger width. EL GT had 17 x 8.5, so the largest wheel you could go would be X x 9.5".
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20-11-2006, 08:14 PM | #18 | ||
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EL XR8 and XR6 had 17 inch rims, so that model car had 17's as an option therefore 19's should be legal.
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20-11-2006, 08:30 PM | #22 | ||
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from what i understand the rule is + or - 15mm of the rolling diameter of the tyre.
so if you go 19's than your profile will have too be fairly small, like 35 or so. |
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20-11-2006, 08:33 PM | #24 | |||
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20-11-2006, 08:49 PM | #25 | ||
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or buy a gt and you can go 19" and no one will complain! :P 17's from factory wern't they?
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20-11-2006, 08:53 PM | #26 | |||
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Wider is better :-)
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20-11-2006, 09:59 PM | #29 | |||
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defecting a non-turbo car while looking for a turbo seems like something he should learn, otherwise don't make the comment about them all being turbo
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20-11-2006, 10:06 PM | #30 | ||
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The load rating on 19" tyres will be what kills you and what they will defect you on. The actual rim size in diameter is a grey area but the load and sped ratings are in black and white which they will get you on.
They do make tyres in a 19" that do have the correct ratings but they is not cheap! |
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