22's On VY R8
Hey I was wondering if anyone is running 22's on there VY? I just Bought a Clubby on 20's and am wanting to go a little larger in size. Any thoughts, recommendations or advice on this matter??
Donati..Whoa Green
I can't help you with your answer, but 22" will reduce handling, braking and traction. There just isn't enough sidewall to allow the tyres to properly function. Also I'm not sure it would be legal, and I'm 99% sure the load ratings won't match. Basically no insurance if you have an accident.
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You'd have to run tyres like licorice straps with about 50mm between the rim and the road, and even then it would probably be greater in diameter than the original wheels, so your speedo would be way out, your clearance to the suspension and guards would be non-existent. And as acarmody says, the car would ride and handle like shit and be illegal anyway. Definitely not a good idea.
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i wouldn't do it,
imagine the "hsv" camber wear on 22 inch tyres you would want to own a tyre shop!
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Donati..Whoa Green
Also forgot to mention, you back and neck will hate you if you go 22s.
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James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
-Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
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-Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short Phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan (1986)
L337
well you cant physically fit anything bigger then 20"s on it anyway lol
I'm sure a bloke did it on street commodores forum, not saying it looked good but they can fit with some work.
20s are a perfect size for vy's imo, maybe go something with a deeper dish if the current wheels arn't satisfying enough?
No way to do it legally or comfortably, or without looking like a tool, wont be able to get it very low. Bad idea all round
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http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...ure-heavy.htmlOriginally Posted by xVisions
You won't have to jack your car up to work on it hehe
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Can you fit 245s with 20s? No. Therefore they aren't perfect.
18s with 245s are perfect imo.
Ok maybe Iam just a little excited about huge wheels and big brakes but for now I guess I will stick with a deeper dish 8.5" x 20" Rim. I know Diablo Wheels run a mad chrome plated range of wheels... Anyone else know any other brands of nicely dished 20's?
p.s. Iam running 245/30/20's on my stock spring height R8?? You say they scrub? Although the 245's are only on the back. I can see where you would run into trouble up under the front strut tower...
With little work i've seen a few people run a 9.5"x20" with a 265/30 tyre, try that. have a nice 5inches of dish.
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'little work' = flared guards?
Lets not forget that 225/35 barely clears the guard with FE2. I can't imagine how 265s fit with a 'little work' either that or they have 4wd suspension or they can only drive on perfectly flat roads or they have unusable amounts of camber :P
Just because it can be done doesn't make it a good idea.
saw a ve ute with 22's on the other day looked killer. dont know if youd get them under a vy but imo they'd look fantastic.
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As other people have indicated here, you cannot run a 22 inch wheel and tyre combination that is legal and will fit the car.
In QLD as in most other States you must retain the minimum load rating as for the standard tyres fitted by the manufacturer and, secondly, you must retain speedo accuracy in which ever tyre/wheel combination is fitted. In other words the unloaded diameter of the tyre will have to be the same size as the original equipment tyres fitted by HSV to the VY - not the 20s you have now which are not original.
You cannot go with a very wide and very low profile 22 inch tyre that will meet both of these requirements because the tyre that meets the requirements will need to be much too wide to fit the vehicle.
You may well be able to buy a 245 30 22 tyre that meets the minimum load requirements but that that profile tyre in 22 inch will be too large in diameter to retain speedo accuracy because the diameter of the tyre is much too large compared with the original equipment tyres fitted to the car. The car - the VY - pictured in the post above, if running those tyres, will more than likely have an illegal tyre /wheel combination.
Finally, if you have comprehensive insurance on your car you have to disclose wheel changes to the insurance company as it is a vehicle modification. If you do not the company does not have to pay any claim you make regardless of what it is. I very much doubt that most - if any - insurance companies will accept a 22 inch wheel modification on a VY commodore.
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I concur. They look WAY too big.
L337
way toooo big on that vy lol. i would hate to feel bumps or have a full car in that thing
Can 22's be run on a pre-VE? - YES
Can it be done legally? - NO (Load rating + rolling diameter)
22's aren't even legal on a VE...let alone a pre-VE.
as for running 245/30R20's, what a lot of people seem to forget is that a 225/35R20 is a bigger tyre in diameter and in most cases is too large to be legal (not all). The bead area of the tyre still has to seat on the rim and with such little sidewall, the difference in diameter means that a 245/30R20 actually allows more clearance than a 225/35R20 in most cases.
Dodges raindrops
Sorry I didn't clarify, but I'm saying 20's are a perfect size as for looks, not fitment. 22's would just look ridiculous and out of Proportion.
Makes those brakes look tiny on that black vy.
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