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  1. 11th August 2012, 02:46 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by twr7cx View Post
    I run Terrafirma hub adapters. Have been using them for ages, no problems. My previous vehicle was a Ford Falcon XR6 with a supercharger, that had hub adapters front and rear due to the 4 piston 342mm brake setup and I had no problems there either.

    Porsche fit them from the factory to some of their vehicles.

    Just made sure they are good quality units with a centre locating spigot.
    If I went on to fit them based on this (your) advice and then had a legal issue... Guess who just became liable

    So Porsche fit them to vehicles, irrelevant, they are engineered to use them... And dont have a 3500kg towing rating or as high a GVM

    The CORRECT way to do this, in Australia, is to get the maximum legal offset rims to suit the vehicle...

    Even the XR6 should have! Wheels are cheap as chips now.


    Back on the issues...

    The current D2 you have you wheels on came with 16" rims I believe, and you've fitted your 18" rim/tyre combo, correct....

    You still would then have the 16" steering stops! Just undo them, fit a washer or 2 and re-fit, this will space them enough to prevent rubbing.

    Even with offset rims the turning circle wont improve enough to justify the cost!


    Your call - $0.20 worth of washers or a few hundred in adapters (and associated legal issues)..


    Note: The 4" lifted Disco2 weighing 2700kg running 33" Muddies on factory 18" rims is a very stable machine, even on maximum side slopes... No extra track gains required...
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  2. 11th August 2012, 02:59 PM #12
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  3. 11th August 2012, 08:22 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by twr7cx View Post
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    Still there
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  4. 11th August 2012, 09:42 PM #14
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    Cheers fellas . I think i will leave as is . it only rubs slightly . The vehicle in question is a es and came with the 18" rims , it only started rubbing when i put the 255/70/18 tyers on .

    On another note i thought fitting rubber more than 50mm bigger than stock was a legal issue . Am i totally wrong about this ? I hope i am.
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  5. 11th August 2012, 10:08 PM #15
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    Calm yourself

    I have seen a similar situation to what was discussed become a protracted battle in a Claims Court...

    Just suggesting that phrasing be 'well chosen'. Nothing more...

    So it would become:

    I just made sure they were good quality units with a centre locating spigot.
    No malice intended mate
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  6. 11th August 2012, 10:09 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by freedriver View Post
    Cheers fellas . I think i will leave as is . it only rubs slightly . The vehicle in question is a es and came with the 18" rims , it only started rubbing when i put the 255/70/18 tyers on .

    On another note i thought fitting rubber more than 50mm bigger than stock was a legal issue . Am i totally wrong about this ? I hope i am.
    I think you already know the answer

    A quick 2 second google search brings up the required info
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  7. 12th August 2012, 12:36 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by freedriver View Post
    As these tyres are much bigger than s liketandard I thought this must be illegal but out sounds like m many others run similar. So is it legal to increase the tire size?
    Don't use my tire size as an example. Where I live, we don't have laws about fitting larger tires.... yet. There are people that run MUCH larger tires on the public roadways.
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