I don't have more details right now waiting on it. But does any one know if the VX commodore 5 stud wheels fit the Z? I know ford won't
Holden commodore stud pattern 5x120 Nissan stud pattern 5x114.3 Ford pre AU 5x114.3 So no Holden will not fit but pre Ford Au will
Be weary of the front caliper width as well as the offset of the rim - I have some 15" fairlane rims, and they fit over the caliper, but the front caliper sticks out further than the face of the brake disk, and the spokes on the fairlane rim did not have enough clearance to even bolt the rim on, let alone turn!
not really.. if you are talking abotu stock commodore rims then yes rape.. but they are wheels... not a car.. they just fit both our cars... just coz it fits a commodore doesnt make them commodore rims.. otherwise anything we have can be classed as commodore rims
Lol soooo true! Thats what I mean tho, if he is chucking Holden rims on it then it is rape!!!! And I won't be happy
Are those spacers legal or not? I dont think its rape at all lol...lot of members here have holden engine mounts along with probably other parts like the ls1, etc...end of the day if its cheaper or what the owner wants...then its not really rape lol Rape is me eating the chicken from kfc poor chickens lol Abrahan
Nah Abe it's rape if they are putting like ssv rims in or something, I don't mean mags designed with Holden stud patterns in mind
I am trying to see the main reason for these being illegal here. Aside from idiots who put spacers on with lugs that are too short. The reason I ask is if you take the offset into account and look at the centre line of the rim and its position in relation to the wheel bearing, (and thus the loading on the wheel bearing) if we take an incorrectly offset rim and put the correct size spacer on does that not put the centre line in a position relatively comparable to one with the correct offset. Please note I say this in the same vein as we talk about correctly modified suspension, in that while illegal, it may not be as unsafe as everyone thinks if done correctly.
Yes. But increasing the track too much is illegal and I'm pretty sure the RTA is worried about them snapping. In the same way that a hood scoop will net you oil on your windsceen after your engine explodes and an aftermarket GT wing will maim somebody after they are struck by the front of your car, roll up the bonnet and windsceen, over the roof and into it. They're the RTA.
Fibreglass hood scoops are illegal cause they are unsafe if you hit a pedestrian, but 4x4's can throw on giant aftermarket steel bullbars... I just don't even.
raising the wheel track by using spacers to move a smaller width wheel out and thus increasing the centreline of the wheel and increasing purchase can IMO cause potential for broken lugs. but increasing the width of a tyre and keeping the centreline as close to stock is - again IMO - not going to cause any undue stress beyond that of increased grip. By this I mean if the rim is increased 2" in width then you get 1" more track on each side, I believe this is beyond the ADR stipulations (it could be the limit not sure if its 1" overall or per side) this should not increase the loading significantly as far as I can see but if you space that rim out so each side is 2" further out then your centreline of the wheel is moved out and the vector of loading on your bearings is increased. I believe the thought process of banning spacers is to stop this but by default if the offset is -48 like my spare set of B45's and I get the correct spacers and fittings installed to btring that down to -35 I am only bringing the centreline out to stock like position. Off topic I know but many rims from other cars will require spacers to fit.
