tire width

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:55 pm

whats the rules on tires sticking out the sides? i know they arent ment to stick out much if at all. if they are, how much? can you jst get arround it by getting flares? do they have to be any special type of flares?
cheers Pete

cruiser_beast · Post by **cruiser_beast** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:16 pm

I dont know the exact rules about tyres and flares but......I failed my warrent once because i had tyres sticking out past the gaurds. All i had to do was put my strips of rubber back on as flares and all was fine.

Sam

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:33 pm

The legal requirement is that the RIM does not stick out past the guard, the tyre can stick out as much as you like, if you get queried on it get them to show you the ruling in their book.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:48 pm

The legal requirement is that the RIM does not stick out past the guard, the tyre can stick out as much as you like, if you get queried on it get them to show you the ruling in their book.

This one to new to me, I was always led to believe that if any tread sticks out then it is not warrantable.
If tread does stick out, and you need flares to cover it, you need a cert.

This was directly from the LTSA.

Dave

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:07 pm

We have had this argument many times with our local idiotic VTNZ branch, I'm in the business of selling wheels tyres etc. According to the ruling we found it is the rim that matters.

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:34 pm

and what if the rim does stick out? can you just put on flares of do you need a cert? what does a cert cost?

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:41 pm

If the rim is sticking out, if it because the rim is a different offset you then get into another set of rulings, gets messy, generally though, just get a set of Bushranger rubber flares, come in two widths, 25mm or 50mm I think. They are dead easy to fit and you should be sweet, no cert needed.

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:48 pm

where do i get them, what do they cost?

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:53 pm

The last set I got was from my local Repco store, cost was around $130 I think, enough to do all four wheel arches on my Safari.

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:26 pm

cheers m8 thanks for your help

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:48 pm

The bushranger ones will only do the front two or the rear two arches per box - go to Para Rubber and buy some thick rubber strap or conveyor belt rubber - waaay cheaper

I can get those bushranger flares cheaper that retail, but I think the cheaper option will probably suit you better.

Steve

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:50 am

Have used plastic garden edging also - Real cheap (looks it too), but it works.

Heath

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:40 pm

Dak,
how do you get on for larger tyres then?
I have been told that anything over 5% increase in diameter requires a cert. but run 33's on the GQ and havent been questioned......yet.

Dave