Thread: Steel Rims for D3 - Dynamic 17"

Last I knew, track was the distance between the centres of the rims, not the outside edges!

Originally Posted by Duck's Guts

Ahh, you are forgetting that the factory rim is 8" & the Dynamic Steel rim is 7".
Offset is calculated from the centre of the rim. And offset is the distance to where the rim is mounted to the hub. The two dimensions influence changes in wheel track.

The calc is as follows:
Factory +53mm offset on 8" rim width.
Alternate rim (say Dynamic Steelie) is +30mm on 7" rim.

The position of the outside edge of the alternate rim in relation to the factory position is calculated as:
(+53mm - +30mm)-((8" * 25.4mm - 7" * 25.4mm)/2) = +10.3mm
This +10.3mm change occurs on each side of the vehicle, therefore the wheel track change is 10.3mm x 2 = 20.6mm.
And that is less that the maximum 25mm change in wheel track permited in NSW.

Track in automotive engineering is the distance between the centrelines of the wheels, not the outside edges. Therefore, rim width makes no difference to the track, only the distance from outside edge to outside edge which is as you describe.

Therefore, a 30p offset is not in fact legal.

Graeme & rpm,

You are both bang on! I ****ed up .
Dynamic 7" steelies illegal alright.

Originally Posted by Duck's Guts

Graeme & rpm,

You are both bang on! I ****ed up .
Dynamic 7" steelies illegal alright.

Well I should clarify...the track increase is more than 25mm so they are not roadworthy in NSW or Vic. Other locales may have different laws <insert standard rant about over-regulated Australia>

Question? this is one I never seem to get right, but if LR is 53mm + and Dynamic is 30mm + (which is standard Holden I think) does this mean the track is 46mm less than standard LR?. If so this would make the vehicle more unstable.

26mm increase in QLD, no decrease allowed, see page 20 of http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/reso..._vehicles2.pdf

The wheel track must not be reduced to less than the
standard track specified by the vehicle manufacturer
for the particular model of vehicle.
The track of a car or car derivative may be increased
by up to 26mm beyond the maximum specified by
the vehicle manufacturer for the particular model of
vehicle.

Ryall

Confusingly, if the +ve value is reduced, that means the track is increased!

Hope that helps,

Gordon

Originally Posted by TDV6

Question? this is one I never seem to get right, but if LR is 53mm + and Dynamic is 30mm + (which is standard Holden I think) does this mean the track is 46mm less than standard LR?. If so this would make the vehicle more unstable.

26mm increase in QLD, no decrease allowed, see page 20 of http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/reso..._vehicles2.pdf

The wheel track must not be reduced to less than the
standard track specified by the vehicle manufacturer
for the particular model of vehicle.
The track of a car or car derivative may be increased
by up to 26mm beyond the maximum specified by
the vehicle manufacturer for the particular model of
vehicle.

Ryall

Originally Posted by 4WDing

Thanks Guys, yes I haved checked other threads which verified they are legal in Vic (and need special D3 wheel nuts) so has anyone feedback on the steel Dynamic rims?

cheers
John

Just purchased 6 from Dynamic and had them include appropriate nuts with them - havn't fitted them as yet - fitting 265 70 17 maxiss bighorns
dj

I have just returned from 5,500 km trip from Adelaide to Darwin via Oodnadatta track, Finke, Red Centre, Mereenie Loop & then Stuart Highway on new Dynamic 17x7 steel rims with Cooper STT's 245/70/17's fitted. I bought 6 rims but did not need either spare. The tyres performed very well however I had constant vibration at 80-110km/hr (front & rear) despite having all wheels balanced now a total of 4 times! It was not doing this on stock 19'' alloys immediately prior (at just 4000kms) in May. I am about to put factory 19'' alloys back on whilst my Cooper agent investigates the 17" tyres/rims. However I am wondering if it's a rim issue. I have heard from a local 4x4 agent that the Dynamic 17x8's have been withdrawn due to vibration issues. Does anyone else have any clues or knowledge of 17 x7 Dynamic steel rim vibration problems on D3's?