Roll guards

[ned]

I want to get some ether 19 or 20 inch wheels for my ss, its been lowerd, not by me. Will the gards need to b rolled so they dont scrape

[Kernal]

Your screen name says VT but your ride says VE, so which car do you own?

For VE no you dont need to get the guards rolled.

For VT, Ive got 20s on mine and had to roll the guards.

[ned]

had a vt when 1st started talking on this site, had a vz to, now ss ve, and thats good to no

[WallyBasher]

Don't have to roll the guards on a VE unless you go bigger then 245 tyre. I'm running 275 on the back of mine and had to get the guards rolled.

[sv6 power]

Don't have to roll the guards on a VE unless you go bigger then 245 tyre. I'm running 275 on the back of mine and had to get the guards rolled.

Same, and in return I also got a long scratch above the right rear guard which they denied doing such a thing...

[davey g-force]

Don't have to roll the guards on a VE unless you go bigger then 245 tyre. I'm running 275 on the back of mine and had to get the guards rolled.

It depends on your offset.

I've got 275's x 20 inch on the back of mine, lowered on SSSL's. Not rolled and no scrapes.

[bladerunner]

same here,not rolled, 20x10,275 tyres,ssl springs on my ute. might get a slight kiss on the inside of the tyre/guard occasionly when i go over a bump but thats it. like davey said it depends on offset, in my case 51 offset on the rear (speedy cheetahs)

[WallyBasher]

20x10.5's here. 48 offset. Told them to roll the guards, they didn't. Back the next day for a new rim and tyre as it was scratched to hell. Running ssl all round. But the choice is yours, never had the guard hit when hitting a bump. Used to have that issue all the time in my old vn running 235's and non rolled guards lol.

[davey g-force]

^^ That's a massive back rim! What size tyres are you running?

*EDIT*

Oh ok, just noticed you said you had 275's. Seems too narrow for a 10.5 in rim. I've got 275's on my 9.5 in rims!

[Calais57]

I have Speedy Cheetahs 20x10 (offset is 51) with 275's. They were fine on smooth city roads but used to rub a fair bit with a load in boot and on undulating country roads so I had the guards rolled.

The rubbing actually originally got worse as the km's on the car got up around 60,000. These cars have a lot of play and movement in the rear suspension and I think it increases as bushes etc age. Not sure but could be the explanation.. Anyway its all ok since the guards were rolled.

Also different brands of tyre are actually wider at the wall. Not all 275's are the same.

[ducker85]

HSV come on 20's and dont have roll gaurds so no. I asume you'll buy 20x8.5 wheels so it wont affect you at all

[RiCeY]

HSV come on 20's and dont have roll gaurds so no. I asume you'll buy 20x8.5 wheels so it wont affect you at all

And the correct offset

[ducker85]

what is the offset for VE's? my HSV wheels are 20x8.5 48p front and 20x9.5 56p rear but I swear when I looked at Dad's SSV rim it was 19x8 36p?

[Troy711]

Keen as to fit 285s next time I'm up for rubber. Anyone done this yet and did you roll the gaurds?

[RiCeY]

what is the offset for VE's? my HSV wheels are 20x8.5 48p front and 20x9.5 56p rear but I swear when I looked at Dad's SSV rim it was 19x8 36p?

Holden
16x7 and 17x7 are 43+
18x8 and 19x8 are 48+

HSV
19x8 and 20x8 are 48+
19x9.5 and 20x9.5 are 57+

According to Holden's online specs.

[ASAUTE]

Keen as to fit 285s next time I'm up for rubber. Anyone done this yet and did you roll the gaurds?

Yes mine are 285s, I did get the guards rolled but don't really think it was necessary

[ducker85]

Holden
16x7 and 17x7 are 43+
18x8 and 19x8 are 48+

HSV
19x8 and 20x8 are 48+
19x9.5 and 20x9.5 are 57+

According to Holden's online specs.

yeah I thought that made more sense as most Holden wheels are either 43 or 48p with the exceptiong of VP/Q's and now the 9.5 inch wide rear's

[Goody]

I'm running 22 x 10 with 295s and guards have had a fair bit of rolling and will still kiss the inner guard on the rear every now and then , pretty sure it's 48 offset there is only a very small gap between wheel and the caliper . It's worth the trouble for the look.

[Troy711]

Yes mine are 285s, I did get the guards rolled but don't really think it was necessary

Got pics? Pretty keen to see how the tyre sits in relation to the rim. Mine look very slightly stretched at the moment and I'd like a fatter look.

[ASAUTE]

No pics will try make an effort to show you, maybe pm me your mobile and I will send one. The wall of the tyre is basically dead in line with the outer edge of the rim. Doesn't look stretched

Yes mine are 285s, I did get the guards rolled but don't really think it was necessary

Got pics? Pretty keen to see how the tyre sits in relation to the rim. Mine look very slightly stretched at the moment and I'd like a fatter look.