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Old 12-02-2013, 04:10 PM   #1
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Hey guys. Might be going some new wheels. Looking at maybe jap style. What the widest I could run on the rear safely? Currently have 8" all round. Cheers

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Old 12-02-2013, 04:19 PM   #2
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10" choose a good offset
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Old 12-02-2013, 08:59 PM   #3
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Will I need to roll guards?
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Old 12-02-2013, 11:47 PM   #4
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I imagine so
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Old 14-02-2013, 11:21 AM   #5
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What's the widesi you can run 'safely'?
Dunno, but 'legally' they can't project past the body of the vehicle.
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Old 14-02-2013, 01:12 PM   #6
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In Canberra, they can protrude from the guards by up to 15mm. Last time I checked. Not sure about the other states.
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Old 14-02-2013, 07:48 PM   #7
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Tyre place down my way said ill be safe with 9" wide, but were going to look into it more for me.
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Old 15-02-2013, 01:28 PM   #8
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i had 9.5's on mine, the rear of the arch chewed the edge of the tyres out, that spot couldnt be rolled either. The shop i went to suggested cutting the guard instead. So that was the end of that set of wheels haha. That was 20' with +36 offset. +40, +42 might get away with it. Not 100% sure though...
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I only have 18x8’s with 265’s, i tried a friends 20x10’s with 275’s and very tight, looked good. My old 245’s would scrape on bumps with a car load and full fuel, i dome some guard mods, about 10 minutes work.
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