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inbits
Joined: Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:30 am Posts: 600 Location: qld
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i have been searching and its probably been covered i know the gv cant take a 15 inch rim but can a v6 vitara estate take them?
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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Thay can but not advised, you need to grind down part of the caliper to fit 15's, can't remember the off set but it's very neg..
Atari has done it with the 4cyl & I think you need the same offset..
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34843 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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yep, i took the raised cast part numbers off & a little off the outside edge.
i run offset rims, something like -24 i think... will have to double check & i do have some pics somewhere...
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inbits
Joined: Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:30 am Posts: 600 Location: qld
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 Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:08 am |
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pics would be great will taking a bit off the caliper cause problems
can you get a 16 inch rim in a 16x7 sunny?
finding some decent second hand 16 inch tyres is damn hard.
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34843 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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yeah you can 16" sunnies... will get some pics of the calipers, i've seen hot rods that have had a fair bit taken off the calipers & they've been engineered.
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RIKSTR

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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 1278 Location: Canberra
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16" are not that hard to get,
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inbits
Joined: Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:30 am Posts: 600 Location: qld
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 Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:56 pm |
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Second hand they are I'm on a budget at the moment with Christmas n birthdays coming up
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Westie

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Joined: Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 1417 Location: Caloundra Sunshine
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16" are hard to come by and if you look around for some F150 16's they have a offset on them but still very hard to find.
I am thinking of removing my 16" front brakes of the 94 Vit and going back to 15" as I have heaps of rims.
But I do like the way it stops with the larger brakes up front and the big tyres on.
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inbits
Joined: Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:30 am Posts: 600 Location: qld
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 Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:06 pm |
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I'm not to
Concerened about rims but tyres is what I'm finding hard to find
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Built4thrashing
Joined: Wed May 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 4972 Location: Dandenong .Vic
Vehicle: 1999 GV. Locked and Lifted
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what size are you having trouble finding??? I went and asked yesterday about tyres and was told they are everywhere. Stupid sizes are hard to find but the more common size should be simple.
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tombutt
Joined: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1917 Location: brisbane
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mate look into gv steel they are a pretty good off set mine just scrub on the chassis with 245/75/16
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inbits
Joined: Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:30 am Posts: 600 Location: qld
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 Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:27 am |
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Like i said before im not really after rims its tyres and i cant afford new tyres at the moment. But there are always second hand 15 inch tyres coming up.
I have only found one set of a/t's that will fit on my vitara with the current setup.
Anyway im not to keen on grinding the the calipers down to fit the 15's so ill just keep searching for some bigger rubber for the 16's
Thanks for the replys guys.
inbits
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