vz sv6 adventra off road tyres
is there any one out there with some real tyres to help the adventra get grip. i know its not a full 4x4 but its lacking on traction with road tyres. i have fitted 16 inch rims and trying to get more tread less mag, with decent tread while staying around the same size ( ok for a littl bigger)
so far i think 235/60/16 will fit(havnt fitted yet, but sized them up and look ok. cheers
Go for the Coopers version. I have an 06 Adventra and retained the original rims, yet am about to go down the same road as you (pardon the pun). I have been to my tyre people and they assure me that a set of coopers A/T s will fit the car after a lift has been done. I am going for the maximum King Spring 35-40mm lift that is available for these models and then fit a new set of boots after.
I had a 4x4 before I got my sv6. I bought B.F.G AT and got over 80000km out of them 50000 on road 30000 off road in all sorts of terrain and never got a flat tyre. You pay for what you get.
cheers mate the tyres look bloody good for traction. what size rim and tyre did you have and did you put raised springs under it. cheers
what size rim and coopers did you have,
Make sure that if you replace tyres that new ones equal all aspects of rating - speed, weight etc otherwise you will be illegal.
Any (ANY) modification(s), unless approved to ADR standards, that change/alter/modify any aspect of your vehicle from the ADR standards/requirements that existed at the time of manufacture of your vehicle are ILLEGAL.
thats the same with every car, what holden did was advertised that heavy duty tyre rim package was a option(havnt been able to find out what they were)Originally Posted by Benboy
i assume a 16inch rim with tyres to make up the difference in diamiter that have more grip like a/t tyres. cheers
All Adventra models have a 200mm ground clearance, and for those who spend lots of time outside of the major Australian capitals with their fancy 'bitumen' roads, extras such as more rugged 16-inch all terrain tyre/wheel combinations and full underbody protection plates can be optioned.
more info i found from Holden VZ Adventra : News & Reports : Motoring : Web Wombat
just dont know what i can fit
I am going to retain the original Adventra rims and Coopers make a CS4 to fit this i believe. I am going to muck around and try and get something with a little more off road capability to fit these rims. I was considering putting Steel 16" rims on and then cooper ST's with a larger tyre wall on after the lifting, but to be honest I am still researching at this stage. I had Perelli's scorpions on a previous vehicle, great tyres for road use, yet alittle too soft for off road use..
I am converted to Coopers now, and will do what ever it takes to fit them. There is no way I will be going down the Bridgestone Turanza road ever again.
im interested in doing the same thing to my adventra. have you had any luck?
I'm also interested in looking at a lift kit and a more aggressive tyre for light off roading. I heard that the king springs available raise it another 25-30mm but the brake lines will be too short? is that true? ideally a lift and a couple of coopers on some steel rims would be great.
You fight like a dairy farmer.
How appropriate. You fight like a cow.
brake lines are long enough the travell doesnt increase, just sitting height, unless you put raised struts aswell. stuff cooper,( all name and only pecentage warrenty, good tyres but not needed)get some snow tyres with 16inch steelies or tuff mags that are at least 7.5 inch wide
Yes this is true Brake lines remain the same in length. But due to the numberof live axles in the drive line things change when the lift is achieved thats why king springs only get 25mm extra in height, so thats quite abit of dollars to spend to get the extra height of 1 match stick........ I was hoping to get a 2" lift , but got laughed out the workshop as every bugger was too scared to do it. So now I am awaiting for the existing tyres to wear down before i go out and get the 25mm lift and 4 new coopers and a bash plate and then go form there......
25mm(1 inch) from lovell springs(there made in australia and not china as most king springs are now)leagly go 15mm higher with tyre, makes 40mm can get ruber spacer blocks and get another 15mm but then cv,s are gunna be at limit with a littl to much strain on them. with recearch i see it to be fine as this car is not a bush basher. take it slow and use traction controll. it works pretty good in mud and sand. dependent on tyres.
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can get away with these without atracting attention from unwanted flashing lights.
i got some cheap tyres that out proform the turanza standard from st george tyres in sydney not to long ago while on holidays
lexan sx7 225/55/17 tires-easy.com - Details: Lexani LX-SEVEN 225/55 ZR17 101W
got them on ebay for 85 au ea.(piked them up because i was drivint to south nsw) they will post reasonbly cheep too. i used them alot on way home dodging roos, going bush and keeping traction in the rain. (really good in wet weather)
101 weight better wear rate, cheaper too. have done 5500 klm hyway non stop with no probs. kept alot of air in them and they all look brand new still.
i have driver on some verry steep hills with lots of ruts to cross over and altho it did bottm out. by holding the revs still it slowed then crawled and scraped throuh. there would have been trouble if it stopped as it was verry steep and windey. also went thru some sandy motorbike tracks and not even thinking about getting stuk. squeezing throught the trees, going over some jumps slowley, and riding the burn on others. and on road tyres it does good. so cant wait for the maxxis tyres on it.
so unless you need to get up and flog it to get through the 4x4 tracks, a bit of height and some good tyres is all nedded. not a big job. i got the addy with sloppy suspention so its not extra expence its the same price for standard springs(close enough)
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If you want good offroad traction in sand then normal road tyres are the best.
It's all about pressures and increasing the footprint.
From memory around 12psi is a good pressure for sand, just avoid aggressive turning as it can peel the tyre off the rim.
This is what my tyre bloke said , so pirelli scorpions it is.
No worries Tim, I have rung Holden and they say that it will be good to fit that size and they also said that if you want they are able to reset the computer and speedo to allow for them larger rolling diameter.
I would like to have a quick look at it before i order the tyres though so if you could get your other half to drop it in for two minutes then that would be good.
Haha nah no showy writing.
Nitrogen is defiantly worth it. The whole point of it is that it keeps the tyre pressures even and does not leak out like normal air, so when you come in for your rotates we will check the pressures then... you don’t need to touch them.
Pirrelli Scorpion STR in 235/55R17 overnight for $425 each fitted ( NZ$)
Cheers
Dont do it Tim!!
Ive been through a set of perelli's and they drove great and were good off-road.. unfortunatley they've worn very quick even with rotating, and there a directional tyre so not as easy to swap around.. i blew a tyre off road and just put it down to my actions but yesterday i blew another front(always on the front tyre on sidewall) on a carpark kerb straight thru the sidewall on just a kerb.. at nearly $400 each im not impressed.. put my bridgestone crap stockies on till i decide what to do as every time you blow a tyre you really have to buy 2 or even 4 to keep them even.. so any other ideas.. just a note my stockies are nearly bald and i treated them the same for there whole life without a puncture??
This is what my tyre bloke said , so pirelli scorpions it is.
No worries Tim, I have rung Holden and they say that it will be good to fit that size and they also said that if you want they are able to reset the computer and speedo to allow for them larger rolling diameter.
I would like to have a quick look at it before i order the tyres though so if you could get your other half to drop it in for two minutes then that would be good.
Haha nah no showy writing.
Nitrogen is defiantly worth it. The whole point of it is that it keeps the tyre pressures even and does not leak out like normal air, so when you come in for your rotates we will check the pressures then... you don’t need to touch them.
Pirrelli Scorpion STR in 235/55R17 overnight for $425 each fitted ( NZ$)
Cheers
Ans this is why we have forums people, so like minded individuals can talk about such topics with out having to go thru the pain of making shit decisions.
Cheers for the advice, Back to the drawing board.......
Yeah forums are handy Tim.. I'm also running the lovells springs which end up same height as stock after settling in.. There slightly harder and a few mm higher but hardly any difference.. Also got rid of self leveling suspension and run good shocks with polyair bags in rear, 100% improvement over air shocks and new kyb struts up front.. I'm running LPG injection in mine(5.7).. Also have been running 18" vy monaro rims with 235/50 pirellis and they chewed out toodidn't rub tho and that size fitted easy with no rubbing.. looked great but i want more sidewall again, ive got some offroading this year.. I'll definitely be running that rotational size, maybe 225/60/17??
Last edited by quigebo; 11-02-2011 at 11:39 AM.
Cheers Quigebo,Yeah forums are handy Tim.. I'm also running the lovells springs which end up same height as stock after settling in.. There slightly harder and a few mm higher but hardly any difference.. Also got rid of self leveling suspension and run good shocks with polyair bags in rear, 100% improvement over air shocks and new kyb struts up front.. I'm running LPG injection in mine(5.7).. Also have been running 18" vy monaro rims with 235/50 pirellis and they chewed out too
I am now the owner of a complete set of KYB struts and shocks for the rear and a new set of Lifted King Springs to suit ($1197 NZ) Installed for $200(NZ). Total Height gained 40mm.
I have seen 235/60R17 (road tyres) fitted to the standard rims on an AWD crewman, with seemingly no other mods. There was still some extra room between the tyre and bottom of the front coil mount.
I have also driven an adventra with the Kings raised coils. Unladen it was hard, and droop travel may be limited. Suspension flex would also be compromised, reducing offroad traction. Unless heavy loading is done i would lift the car other ways.
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