Thread: Legality of aftermarket 17" rims for D3

Originally Posted by Graeme

Gghaggis,
If you had an 18" D3 rim at your disposal, I would be interested to know if it fits on the rear and that it actually does not fit on the front, as the 18" could have a different inside shape to the 19".

I'll see if I can find one.

Cheers,

Gordon

Hi folks.

Slightly off topic - I have some 17" steel wheels for my D3 which I bought last year for use on Fraser etc.

I'm slightly worried that they are no longer legal (due to their offset) and was wondering where I can buy the Performance BB6's from in QLD? I take it that they are now OK with the modification to the "nut holes".

Also, how much are we paying for them.

Cheers

Fris

Why wouldn't the wheels be legal, I would think you would need more than the same turns to tighten.
Also you are in Queensland not Vic?

I thought I had read that steels are illegal due to their offset (under some new laws).

I'm in QLD...

G'day Frisbee,

To be legal in QLD the offset must be between 40 and 53mm positive offset, you are allowed 26mm overall increase and as 53 is standard and half of 26 is 13 which is where the 40mm offset comes from.

My BB6's are 45mm offset.

In NSW its 25mm overall so thats 40.5mm to 53mm.

see QLD and NSW Gov documentation listed below.

Ryall


Page 18 in QLD doco,

http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/reso..._vehicles2.pdf

Page 2 in the NSW Doco,

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...vsi09_rev4.pdf

Thanks for that TDV6 - I'll have to check my steel rims and see what they are...

Fris

EDIT:

Just measured them and the the offset is only 30mm.

I bought these last September. Would they have been legal then? If not perhaps I can have a discussion with the Bob Jane store concerned.

ANOTHER EDIT:

Actually, a closer measure with a straight edge would seem to indicate that the offset is 38mm. Does that seem right?

Also, I've just spoken with a tyre dealer who says that 38mm should be legal. Doh! I've read the Qld Transport documentation and from what I can gleam TDV6's comments (above) in respect to the minimum of 40mm seems right.

Originally Posted by Frisbee

Also, I've just spoken with a tyre dealer who says that 38mm should be legal. Doh! I've read the Qld Transport documentation and from what I can gleam TDV6's comments (above) in respect to the minimum of 40mm seems right.

I doubt that a tape measure could accurately enough detect the 4mm excessive track width for it to be a problem.

G'day Frisbee,

My understanding is that the wheel properties should be stamped somewhere on the rim, so there should be something that tells you the offset for that rim.

I have phoned Qld transport (technical section) in the past to be told the 13mm per side was what Qld was going with.

Regarding the proposed new "National Code" bits may or maynot be implemented.

I'll be interested to see what BJ comes up with if the rims you have are not QLD legal.

Regards,

Ryall