GQ and QU patrol wheels
Submitted: Friday, Jul 19, 2002 at 00:00
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John Rooke
Can i fit the 15" wheels with 31-10r15 tyres from my GQ onto a GU series 11 Patrol which has 16" wheels
Reply By: Derek - Sunday, Jul 21, 2002 at 00:00
Sunday, Jul 21, 2002 at 00:00
John. I can't say that GQ rims will fit a GU, but a guy in my club has fitted after-market 15" rims and 33" tyres to his GU. He did this because he wanted a taller tyre than was able to be fitted to the 16" rim. The car now looks mean but his acceleration and braking have suffered. You will have to
check the stud pattern and quantity, the offset and whether the rim will strike the brake caliper. At the end of the project, it's the overall diameter of the tyre/rim combination that matters. Hope this helps.
Derek
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Reply By: troy - Monday, Jul 22, 2002 at 00:00
Monday, Jul 22, 2002 at 00:00
John,
Maybe I have an unsual GU, but me and a mate swap wheels all the time, he has a GQ, I have a GU. No problems.
I run 16's as standard, he runs 15's. Same stud pattern. You only need to ensure you get the right offset on the rims to ensure the tyres are inboard of the flares.
31's ??? mate go 35's.
Some clarification on a previous post also - 33's on a 15 are exactly the same as a 285/75/16. Simple metric imperial conversion will tell you that. No need to go down to 15's to get bigger tyres on. 315/75/16 - now your talking !
Good luck with the GU
John ! - you will love it !
Troy..
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