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Author:  will wortho [ Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:18 pm ]
Post subject:  jimny offset

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

Author:  31zook [ 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

Author:  will wortho [ Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:38 pm ]
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i want to go from alloys to steels for 4wd purposes

Author:  Mike57 [ 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.

Author:  Gwagensteve [ Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:56 am ]
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I can see no reason to run steel over alloy rims on a car as light as a jimny.

Author:  MrRocky [ Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:34 pm ]
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I prefer alloy easier to have repaired and still shiny when you scratch them on rocks

Author:  vet 180 [ Thu Jun 30, 2016 12:33 am ]
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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.

Author:  got_bar_work [ Thu Jun 30, 2016 5:42 am ]
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The steel rims u buy now days are crap. I bent the lip on 3 on my vit

Author:  Gwagensteve [ Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:32 am ]
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I reckon my walkers are heavier than a comparable steel rim.

Author:  vet 180 [ Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:06 am ]
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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?

Author:  got_bar_work [ 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

Author:  Gwagensteve [ 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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