[Phat-Customs]

I am purchasing a Vitara on friday, and need to trailer it home, but I need to know how WIDE a vitara is from the outer tyre wall to outer tyre wall.

any help much appreciated, the tyres appear to be slightly larger than standard, but not terribly big. if anyone can give me a reasonably acurate measurement to work with that'd be sweet!!!

Im working with tight tolerances here as my car trailer is only 1685mm wide.

thanks

[matty_wall]

my 92 vit is about 1695mm
but thats with 15x7 -12 offest with 30's

i think they stick out about 40mm from the guards

hope this helps

[Zook_Fan]

just get a run up

[twitchy]

Zook_Fan wrote:

just get a run up

Gold!!!!

[Phat-Customs]

lol, run up...

I dont want to damage it on the trip home having just bought it!

That helps a bit matty thanks, would it be safe to assume that if it had say a 225 tyre that it would be significantly narrower???

[matty_wall]

if there on a standard rim then yeh it will be a fair bit narrower. it would likely sit inside the guards

[Phat-Customs]

there not the standard steel wheel thats factory fitted, they look like an allow wheel with slightly bigger tyre on it, as though its been fitted at a dealer as an upgrade pack.

how wide are the guards just out of curiosity???

[Built4thrashing]

just search Redbook for you model and check the vehicle width. The tyres shouldnt be wider than the car as then it will be unroadworthy.


best to let us know what model

[matty_wall]

i couldnt tell ya. google might be able to tell you that.. if there alloys chances are they will be well inside the guards.
do you have a picture of the car?

[Phat-Customs]

Sorry Guys, its an 88 mod, its a JLX variant too if that makes an diff.

I did try redbook, and I have googled also, but all I can find is a track Width, not an overall body width, even so, im not worried about the body width, just the outside tyre width as the trailer has low sides.

here is a pic of her.

[matty_wall]

front track (mm): 1,394, rear track (mm): 1,400
those rims look like they have a positive offset so they wont add much to the track.

[Built4thrashing]

id work of body width as at least then you know it will fit.

[Phat-Customs]

Sooooo, didn't end up gettin her, SOOO MUCH RUST!!! OMG, it was E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E!!!

Im back where I stared, keeping an eye out for a nice cheep zook.

[Scrawny]

Don't go for white ones then, they are more susceptible to rust

[Damo]

ScrawnC wrote:

Don't go for white ones then, they are more susceptible to rust

Huh? Have you been drinking gear oil again?