Rim touching strut

[dylan720]

There 19s on the but only one rim is touching i swaoped the 2 fronts around originally the rim was touching the left front strut so i put the wheel from front right on the left and its not touching it but the rim from the left side is touching on the right side now so i cah only put it down to the rim is the issue but i dont know what it. Could be as it has a brand new tyre on it it was blanced with no issues and no buckles that i was told about when it was balanced they just said your good to take it the car was unregistered at the time so i just took the wheel down and got the tyre changed

 

[dylan720]

Th tyre size on all 4 rims are 245/40/R19 sorry i missed your post too so rewrote it

 

[07GTS]

put a straight edge across the tyre at the back and measure down inside to the mounting block and then do a wheel that is ok and see if it has a different offset

 

[Fu Manchu]

Tyre could be out of round.

 

[vc commodore]

If you have swapped the rim from one side to the other and it is that rim touching, it's obvious the rim is the cause.

Why the shop said nothing I can't say other than they didn't watch the rim spinning when balancing it.

 

[DavesSV6Tonner]

Did HSV fit different width/offset wheels front and rear?
OP has inadvertently ended up in a situation trying to fit a rear wheel on the front?

 

[dylan720]

That was another idea that ran threw my head is maybe 2 rims are made for the rear and 2 made for the front i havent heard of that before but that dont mean it isnt right i have a mechanic mate who is completely baffled himself to he has said that and is gonna come around today with a straight edge see what happens will keep you guys updayed thanks for the help

 

[DavesSV6Tonner]

That was another idea that ran threw my head is maybe 2 rims are made for the rear and 2 made for the front i havent heard of that before but that dont mean it isnt right i have a mechanic mate who is completely baffled himself to he has said that and is gonna come around today with a straight edge see what happens will keep you guys updayed thanks for the help

I know your HSV wheels were not original fitment to your VE Omega but did the wheel in question come off your car to have a new tyre fitted to it, or was it a process of bought the HSV wheels and had new tyres fitted as and when you could afford them?

Just found the following in this thread: https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/ve-hsv-wheel-fitment.236707/
So indeed it appears that the HSV wheels are different widths and offset front to rear.

 

[VS 5.0]

The width and offset should be embossed on the inside of the wheel.

Compare what is on this rogue wheel to one the fits properly.

 

[Immortality]

Same size tire but different brand? Or same brand but newer tread/sidewall design?

Can you post a picture of the wheel fitted on the car and where it fouls on the strut?

Does it foul on the strut for the entire rotation of the wheel?