whats with 16"s and 17"s

LOERYDA · tinkerer Joined: 03 Jul 2002 Posts: 53

Im looking 4 some new mags but its sending me up the wall with all the head fucks involved. the main problem is i want these 16x7 rims 4 my car but they r a fraction to wide. its ok when the car is down but when it goes up on a jack the rims hit my shocks. can i get away with this? I dont really want to get spacers( the cheaper ones sound shonky and im not paying $500 4 the good ones). How does everyone else get away with 16" and 17" mags.I dont really want to 15"s but if i cant get the above to work I might have to.
cheers 4 any help

Jas

habibs_gemini · rice boy Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 33

u said ur putin 16x7's say bye bye to insurance ur only alowed 1 inch width larger then the standard tyre its cause the 16x7s are a larger width u could fit 17x6 and it wont pan out wen u jack it up altho depends how low ur car is too if its lower then 3 inches all around ur 16's mite fit well i have a set of bbs 17x6's on my tg and its lowered 5 inches all round cant turn the steering wheel to full lock i need my guards rolled but cant be fuked at the moment cause im considering selling it for a vl turbo

OneTuffTG · rice boy Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Posts: 33

i dont know much about mags and shit
but i have 14" camira rims on my TG and they hit the shockers when i jack the car up to so. i dont think its the size of the wheel

chris · tinkerer Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 275

habbis, why didnt u get 17x7?? u already illegal with the 17" so u maidas got 7" aswell.
u can only got one inch wider and one inch bigger than stock, meaning without an engineers certificit the bigget wheels u can put on ya gem is 15"x6"
read the code of practic if u dont belvie me

Birko · tinkerer Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 180

True, but i think in WA you caqn go 7` legally. If u get 17x7 you wont hit the shockies..(i think)

g161stroker · backyard mechanic Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Posts: 533

regarding mags people would any1 know if like the rims off a MG fit? the 4 stud i duno what pattern they are thats the prob the spoke ones im talken about, why i ask is i dont have a gem yet but these rims r siten in my yard and yeah wana know if they fit and to keep em or ditch them also they r missin the spinner caps and a couple spokes so ill have to get them repaired so i dont want to spend money on somthing not worth it
cheers and any thoughts on the matter appreciated

Benjamin · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 525

The reason your 14" Camira wheels hit the shocks is that your offset is incorrect. I have 14" Camira steelies which have had the centres shifted. I don't have any trouble with rubbing except on really hard lock, even then it is only the outside on the guard lip.

RedTG · tinkerer Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Posts: 136

I have 17 x 7.5 inch rims on my TG, and the tyre size is 215/45/17

other than that its all good, stuff the insurance, it is a Gemini after all, it is lowered, not dropped, there is a pic on the gemini gold coast cruise with them on it, say the may cruise,

my car is red, not maroon by the way

regards