what size tyres are the legal limit for an LX 4 door torana with flares. i am currently running 245/50/14 on the front and 265/50/14 on the back. i was wandering if they are legal these tyres.
also what is the legal limit of how wide of rims can be put on. i am running eights are they legal
What size tyres are the legal limit
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, Sep 20 2006 08:55 PM
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 09:24 PM
hey mate im not sure about the laws or anything but how does ur car stear and drive with the wide tyres on the front
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 09:35 PM
the batteries in my crystal ball are a bit flat...where are you?
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:10 PM
do you have a tyre placard in the vehicle, if you do those are the legal sizes.
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:53 PM
my (NSW) engineer at the time had me under the impression that 225 or 8 inch was the max without engineers cert. keeping the origional tyre diemeter ie 225/50/15 is about the same as the standard 13 inch diameter. (approx 4mm over but whos counting).
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 11:20 AM
Grab hold of the vehicle standards sheets for wheels and tyres..from RTA..maybe on website.
My memory of it is you can go upto 26 mm wider than the largest factory fitted rim for your model, it also says you can increase your diameter as much as you want provided you reduce the tyre profile so the wheel and tyre combination comes within 15 mm of stock.
So if your torry came with 13x6 inch rims you can go to 15x7 so long as the tyres you use are low enough.
My memory of it is you can go upto 26 mm wider than the largest factory fitted rim for your model, it also says you can increase your diameter as much as you want provided you reduce the tyre profile so the wheel and tyre combination comes within 15 mm of stock.
So if your torry came with 13x6 inch rims you can go to 15x7 so long as the tyres you use are low enough.
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 07:59 PM
In most states, a 7" wide rim is legal without an engineers cert. Widest tyre that can be legally fitted to a 7" wide rim is a 275. If you can get away with an 8" wide rim, a 295 is a legal fitment to that rim. Largest diameter tyre in most states would be around 635 - 640 MM. So the 265/50R14 is within those parameters.
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 08:11 PM
you can run any width you want , if you get it engineered.
Edited by torana, 21 September 2006 - 08:20 PM.
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