Too wide for RWC?!

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Too wide for RWC?!

Postby hks_kansei » Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:49 pm

pcmx5 wrote:But I am pretty sure that in Vic you can only exceed both the width and diameter of the standard or any manufacturers optional wheel by one inch which means that any NA running 17's in Vic is illegal!!! How some of those 4wd's get away with it amazes me.



you can change rolling ie: overall diameter by 15mm

you have have a wheel as big as you like, as long as it's overall diameter (inc tyre) is within 15mm of original.
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Too wide for RWC?!

Postby StanTheMan » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:56 pm

pcmx5 wrote:you have have a wheel as big as you like, as long as it's overall diameter (inc tyre) is within 25mm of original.


*cough*
15mm

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonl ... 0/VSI8.pdf
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Too wide for RWC?!

Postby daffyflyer » Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:27 pm

Uncle Arthur wrote:it's not like it asked to be modified.


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Too wide for RWC?!

Postby hks_kansei » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:06 pm

StanTheMan wrote:
pcmx5 wrote:you have have a wheel as big as you like, as long as it's overall diameter (inc tyre) is within 25mm of original.


*cough*
15mm

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonl ... 0/VSI8.pdf



oops, sorry, you are indeed correct.

15mm diameter

25mm width
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