AnswerID: 49137 Submitted: Thursday, Mar 04, 2004 at 14:22
Savvas
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Hi Terry,
How much extra travel do the shocks allow? If the circlips were stretched because the shocks allowed too much travel, then the place you bought them from iand the shock manufacturer is negligent. However, because the dealer changed them under warranty instead of arguing that the shocks caused the problem, I tend to think that they may have already been stuffed before the shocks went on.
Just be wary that with those
tyres, your Jack is now technically illegal and can be slapped with an unroadworthy sticker. The maximum increase in diameter allowed in most if not all states is only 15mm. 235/85
tyres are an increase of around 56mm in diameter over the 245/70
tyres. The maximum you can go without getting an engineers certificate is 255/70, which gives you a crappy lift of 7mm.
Can also have implications if you make an insurance claim.
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FollowupID: 311510 Submitted:
Tuesday, Mar 09, 2004 at 20:38
Terryfied posted:
Savvas,where did your information for the tyre sizes come from? I still cannot get a definative answer from the vehicle licensing centres, probably to hard to find the answer.Rick Blaine from this website said when the holden team were racing jackaroos they used a 7.50R/16 tyre,4mm different than the 235/85/16.
It is a pain when you cannot get simple answers to ordinary questions,thanks.
Terry
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FollowupID: 311516 Submitted:
Tuesday, Mar 09, 2004 at 21:33
Savvas posted:
PS ... I saw the 7.50R16's for myself on the Holden Rally Team Jackaroo's at the
Sydney 4WD Show at Darling Harbour. Not sure if it was 2002 or 2003.
They had non-standard alloy rims on them, so they may well have been 6" wide or less. I'm fairly certain they would have had engineer's certificates for a number of mods including the tyre size change.
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