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will wortho

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Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:12 pm Posts: 3
Vehicle: suzuki jimny/swift sport
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 Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:18 pm |
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i am wondering if i can fit 15x6 rim with a offset of 0 with bf good rich m/t kmz 215/75R15 onto a stock jimny is there any scrubbing issues that any one knows of thanks
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31zook
Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 9242 Location: maito
Vehicle: <3 Edna <3
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 Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:58 pm |
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You might get away with it. I know a 15x7 neg12 is the minimum for clearance so you might just scrape through.
Why buy new wheels when their only 0.5" wider then stock? 215s will fit nicely
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will wortho

newbie
Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:12 pm Posts: 3
Vehicle: suzuki jimny/swift sport
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 Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:38 pm |
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i want to go from alloys to steels for 4wd purposes
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Mike57

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Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:09 am Posts: 1009 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Suzuki Jimny 2009
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 Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:59 pm |
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You should be fine. You might get some minor touching on the rear edge of the front wheels when compressing but nothing to worry about.
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13001 Location: Melbourne
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I can see no reason to run steel over alloy rims on a car as light as a jimny.
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MrRocky
Joined: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 4731 Location: perth
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I prefer alloy easier to have repaired and still shiny when you scratch them on rocks
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vet 180
Joined: Mon May 05, 2014 11:50 am Posts: 1246
Vehicle: Vitara 1994
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Gwagensteve wrote: I can see no reason to run steel over alloy rims on a car as light as a jimny. This x10. Fatter tyres to protect the rim > steel wheels, the weight just isn't worth it. If your tapping them hard enough to chip/damage them then you steel wheel will end up bent an unbalanced anyway.
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got_bar_work
Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 8:30 pm Posts: 2214 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: SQ625
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The steel rims u buy now days are crap. I bent the lip on 3 on my vit
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13001 Location: Melbourne
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 Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:32 am |
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I reckon my walkers are heavier than a comparable steel rim.
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vet 180
Joined: Mon May 05, 2014 11:50 am Posts: 1246
Vehicle: Vitara 1994
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got_bar_work wrote: The steel rims u buy now days are crap. I bent the lip on 3 on my vit And that's the issue right there. Sure steel rims won't crack like an alloy, but they are still bent and shagged at the same point an alloy will crack. Either way you up for a new rim. I also think a 215/75R15 works nicely with a stock rim as the little extra with helps protect the rim. I honestly think you will damange a 6 inch aftermarket steel rim faster with a 215/75 than a stock alloy with the same tyre. A 215 also adds extra weight, you really don't need the extra weight of .5 extra width and steel material of the rim also. @ gwagon and that weight also had the added stress of leverage, as you would know a tyre with 2kgs extra is much more stress on the drivetrain than a wheel with 2kgs extra, but it's all a compromise so to the OP why add weight when you don't have to?
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got_bar_work
Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 8:30 pm Posts: 2214 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: SQ625
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 Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:14 pm |
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Gwagensteve wrote: I reckon my walkers are heavier than a comparable steel rim. They are probably rated to 10x the weight of the car
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13001 Location: Melbourne
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 Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:17 pm |
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Definitely. I can't remember the load rating but it's plenty.
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