Need tips for fitting 19s to a VH

[Hanky420]

im planning in putting 19s on my VH i was wondering has anybody else done this?, and what advice they could give me.

[Sabbath']

You'll need to lip the guards at a minimum, it's going to be a pain in the arse, and look like arse aswell. Big rims dont suit these old cars.

So my advice would be to stick to something of a more sensible size that suits the car and era.

[Hanky420]

i have seen many VHs on sites like street commodores with 19s and they dont look bad at all.

[delcowizzid]

im with sabbith even a 17 can look poo on an early girl unl;ess they are nice roh 5 spokes LOL

[VHRickster]

I have 17's on my VH and I tell ya I wouldn't go any bigger....I get a bit of scrub on bumpy bits as it is.....i reckon it would ride like crap and look like crap

[VK SL 3800]

MMMM i agree, its not much fun having it look sweet but then being horrible to ride in or drive. Ive got a 17icnh rule on my commodore as well.

[Hanky420]

did i name this thread "Tell me about your opinions on having 19s?"... no. If you cant give me tips on how to put them on, please dont comment.

[VHRickster]

did i name this thread "Tell me about your opinions on having 19s?"... no. If you cant give me tips on how to put them on, please dont comment.

Want a tissue?
Trying to help....blow it out your ass then

[Jonno]

step 1: pick up first wheel
step 2: walk over to bin
step 3: throw in bin
step 4: repeat steps 1-3 for other 3 wheels
step 5: go to wheel shop and buy 4 15s-16s or 17s
step 6: bolt them on
step 7: your done

[Hanky420]

step 1: pick up first wheel
step 2: walk over to bin
step 3: throw in bin
step 4: repeat steps 1-3 for other 3 wheels
step 5: go to wheel shop and buy 4 15s-16s or 17s
step 6: bolt them on
step 7: your done

id say that is 6 steps... step 7 is pointless...

[Hanky420]

Want a tissue?
Trying to help....blow it out your ass then

"blow it out your ass then". sounds like your the one who needs a tissue.

[Jonno]

id say that is 6 steps... step 7 is pointless...

ok ill fix it for u princess.

step 7: go onto jc and make a thread on how we were right

[VHRickster]

let us know how you go....post up some pics too.....so we can laugh at it

[VK SL 3800]

did i name this thread "Tell me about your opinions on having 19s?"... no. If you cant give me tips on how to put them on, please dont comment.

Woahhhhh, im sensing some negative vibes here lol. just chill, someone will tell you exactly what you want to know, dont get upset if we tell you its a bad idea, most people are speaking out of experience. And IMO you will find that larger rims look silly as they make the brakes look tiny especially with drums, the tyres cost a fortune and they ride rough as guts as the suspension is designed for use with dirty big 14" or 15" radials.

[DANNY8]

Well I'm the opposite. For me it's either stock wheels, tuff 15's (like convo's or similar), or go big. Most 14"-17" mags I rekon look crap on any Commodore unless they are stock mags for that era of car. Ya see a Commodore with 17's on it, and it looks just like the majority of every other Commodore on the road, doesn't really stand out at all. I see a clean VB-VK with stock 14's and it gets my attention more then the same car with 17's lol.

We had 20's on my VK wagz, and that's without rolling the gaurds, no adjustable panhard rod and with lows all round. Rear end scrubbed a little bit over big bumps, but overall not bad. Also had 225's, anything wider and we'd prolly run into more problems. Did have to cut, lift and reweld the spring seats in the front to clear the tyres tho, only needed to be lifted a few mm. The 19's I had on b4 the 20's scrubbed a tiny bit with crap tyres, so will prolly have to lift the spring seat still, or cut a recess into the spring seat.

[L67 Calais]

[delcowizzid]

[Jonno]

their way too big for the brakes etc

[Hanky420]

let us know how you go....post up some pics too.....so we can laugh at it

These 3 will hopefully give u a laugh before you see mine... after all 19s look soooo bad.

[machone]

personally i wouldnt go any more than 18s i agree with most the old commodores dont look good with wagon wheels remember the vb vc vh vk vl are all smaller than the rest of the later models....but its a personal choice but you want the stance of the vehicle to look right lowering the car then throwing 19 or 20s on raises it back up again and the brakes look so small the ride is crap even if you put lowered shocks on example my SLE has 15" standard and its lowered it handled really the ride was still comfortable then i had 16" clubsports on it handled still well not much difference in ride comfort now its got 17s its ride is hard still handles well but it takes a toll on the suspension when it was a daily drive but now im thinking of putting 18s on because its only seeing daylight now and then not everyday but if you go ahead with 19s it depends mainly on the offset of the wheels but you might have to roll the guards.

[180sc]

These 3 will hopefully give u a laugh before you see mine... after all 19s look soooo bad.

i like the last 2 but the first one looks like ass!!
the problem is with the larger diameter comes wider tyres then they track like a mother ####er and ride like shit other than that roll your lips and enjoy!!

[L67 Calais]

i like the last 2 but the first one looks like ass!!
!

Do you think it has something to do with the missing side strips compared to the other 2 though?
I think they look plainwithout them

Back to the wheels - Hanky420, Put on whatever wheels YOU like mate, after all it's you that sees the car and drives it everyday, Not anyone commenting on here.
Don't get me wrong, I think my car sits a little funny on 17 x 235's and i wouldn't go any bigger but my car is a daily and the only wheels bigger than 15's i would put on are ROH 5 spokes, Which i did.
At the end of the day its up to you.

[ari666]

These 3 will hopefully give u a laugh before you see mine... after all 19s look soooo bad.

omfg, how could they do that to a shadow tone? somesome needs to be shot. the pooh brown one looked like arse to begin with anyway, so couldnt get much worse.

but thanks for posting pics on "what not to do to a clean shadow tone SLE"

[L67 Calais]

Was the 2 tone painjob on SLEs an option or standard?

[VBRED]

I am not a big fan of big wheels but at the end of the day it is your choice if you want to compromise the handling and braking of your commodore and the cops when they defect you and probably your insurance company when they decide not to pay out.

If you go 19's I would not go cut spring seats. See if you can source some coilovers and definitley upgrade you're brakes to VT or VE. To run 19's legally it would need to be engineered. Mine is engineered to run 16's with VN V8 brakes all round.