Cheers Atari
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| Author: | james mayte [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
Hello fellow zookers I am the owner of a Lwb 96 model vitara with a 3 inch calmini lift kit and 2 inch body I am currently running 16 inch rims with mud claw tyres I am wanting to step it down too 15 inch sunrayser style rims could some one please tell me the best off set to run? As the tyre store is telling me I can only run 16s as 15s will hit the caliper. Cheers James |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
calmini have specific instructions on what offset to run, but list it as a backspacing measurement. from memory it works out to something like -15 in a 15x7 & you won't need 16's unless you're running the V6 vitara brakes. EDIT: here is a pdf of their backspacing babble. http://www.calmini.com/docs/bulletin-su ... laimer.pdf DOUBLE EDIT: here is a thread with heaps of different rims & their offsets + another one on how to convert backspacing to offset. http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... edy+offset http://www.speedywheels.com.au/wheel-tech.htm |
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| Author: | james mayte [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
Cheers Atari
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| Author: | james mayte [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:12 pm ] |
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Thanks Atari I already had 2 sets of steel rims the problem I am Gavin is that there running on the calipers and I am trying to find out what brand an offset people are using |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
and what offset are they?  i run & recommend the speedy desert rat 15x7's in a -15 |
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| Author: | james mayte [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
And do they clear calipers ok? And would they stick out a lot? Cheers |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
they should do, heap of people run smaller offsets with no problems. they only just hit on the big brakes of the V6 vitara before a lick with the grinder... what offset are the rims you're having problems with? yeah they'll stick out alot, they have to so the springs work properly as per calmini's specs. |
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| Author: | james mayte [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
Not sure of the offset I am workin with at the moment but they fit my short wheel base with not hitting but don't fit my wagon |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
LWB brakes are bigger than the SWB's & the 2.0l vitara's are bigger again, they must be a big + offset to be causing issues. they're not the rims fitted to your blue SWB in the forsale ad? |
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| Author: | james mayte [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
Nah there different rims to the ones in my add man |
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| Author: | ozhummer [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help please guys need help on rim sizes and off set |
I've jsut ordered sunnies in a 16 x 7 with a -13 offest ... putting 235 /75's BFG Muddies on them .... going -13 will give the same backspace as the std wheel |
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