Lowering and Towing - Page 2

janek · 30-06-2006, 03:26 PM

yeah, but any adept modder knows this, and if they have a 215/60/16 profile, they go for a 235/xx/17 to minimise the impact!

600 for the shockies doesnt sound too bad, especially rebuildable, and if they last longer, why not!

JC · 30-06-2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeperau

225/45/16 tyres will make the car sit lower than 225/60/16 tyres!

Yes, but you are missing the point. 225/50/16 are legal and standard fitment for an AU. Why would you go to the expense of getting an odd size like 225/60 (45mm different diameter) or 225/45 (23mm different), when the tyre will be twice the price of the more popular size (225/50)? We could all bring these stupid hypotheticals into any thread, but what's the point? If you use standard size rims and tyres, or their legal equivalent in different sized rims, it doesn't matter what you run, it makes no difference to ride height.

Try being constructive in what you post, instead of leading people up the garden path.

**Mechan1k** · 30-06-2006, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by janek

yeah, but any adept modder knows this, and if they have a 215/60/16 profile, they go for a 235/xx/17 to minimise the impact!

600 for the shockies doesnt sound too bad, especially rebuildable, and if they last longer, why not!

Defnitely go the adjustables for towing ... as you can stiffen up the rear end when having to really put weight on. It is worth the extra if you do a LOT of towing as well.

JC · 30-06-2006, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Defnitely go the adjustables for towing ... as you can stiffen up the rear end when having to really put weight on. It is worth the extra if you do a LOT of towing as well.

For sure - the extra expense will definitely be worth it.

Sleeperau · 02-07-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JC

Yes, but you are missing the point. 225/50/16 are legal and standard fitment for an AU. Why would you go to the expense of getting an odd size like 225/60 (45mm different diameter) or 225/45 (23mm different), when the tyre will be twice the price of the more popular size (225/50)? We could all bring these stupid hypotheticals into any thread, but what's the point? If you use standard size rims and tyres, or their legal equivalent in different sized rims, it doesn't matter what you run, it makes no difference to ride height.

Try being constructive in what you post, instead of leading people up the garden path.

No my friend you are missing the point. The tyre size I used was an example.

If am 18 inch tyre & 16 inch tyre have the same profile, the 16 inch tyre will make your car sit lower (FACT & end of story).

Why go into legalities about wheel & tyre combinations when each state has their own laws? You are assuming & you what happens whe you make assumptions. A broad ranged, naive statement as such, IS leading people up the garden path.

You stated "225/60/16 are legal & STANDARD fitment for the AU?" (???)

A standard Au series I Forte has 15 inch wheels & series II & III have 215/60/16.(lol)

Not everyone who posts in aufalcon.com owns an XR so don't assume we do.

Get your facts straight prior to posting &/or criticizing other people's post.

JC · 02-07-2006, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeperau

No my friend you are missing the point. The tyre size I used was an example.

If am 18 inch tyre & 16 inch tyre have the same profile, the 16 inch tyre will make your car sit lower (FACT & end of story).

Why go into legalities about wheel & tyre combinations when each state has their own laws? You are assuming & you what happens whe you make assumptions. A broad ranged, naive statement as such, IS leading people up the garden path.

You stated "225/60/16 are legal & STANDARD fitment for the AU?" (???)

A standard Au series I Forte has 15 inch wheels & series II & III have 215/60/16.(lol)

Not everyone who posts in aufalcon.com owns an XR so don't assume we do.

Get your facts straight prior to posting &/or criticizing other people's post.

You are wrong, and I am certainly NOT your friend. You cannot fit 18" tyres on an AU and keep the same profile as those from the 15" or 16" it came with. For a start, you will foul the suspension uprights on the front, and probably rub the inner plastic guard on the rear.

Your point about 15s on the AU1 is correct, but given that there were 3 series of AUs, and series 2 & 3 all came out with 16s, and the sales of series 2 & 3 outsold series 1, I think it's fair to say that 16s with 225/50/16 which is the same rolling diameter, within 2%, as 215/55/16 (not 215/60/16) anyway, were standard fitment.

You argument is flawed and wrong - as long as janek fits legal wheels (and the standards are now Australian wide, by the way - since 2001) in any size, the rim/tyre combo he fits will NOT affect the ride height of his car.