Wheel Fitment To Vz Clubsport Will 9.5 Rear Wheels Fit - what is the widest size wheel and tyre that will fit on vz clubby  

iamhappy46

9.5" is a REALLY tight squeeze, 10.5 have no chance in hell of surviving the first corner.

hoolden

so would you sugest to just forget about the 9.5s and chuck 8.5 on hate to be scrubbing arse everywere

hoolden

ttt

iamhappy46

Roll the guards and use 9.5's(or even a 9" if available)

tonneroffun

not 100% sure about a vz man,but have got 10s on the back of a vx clubsport and doesnt scrub at all,just had to trim the rear bar inner lip

hoolden

hmmmm thats interesting was the vx very low ? im pretty sure it would be same a s a vz

iamhappy46

Go over to the www.ls1.com.au forum. The VX has a slightly wider rear wheel arch due to the 'curves' in the rear of the car.

Also, since a lowered commodore actually shifts the rear wheels further forward and up(ie closer to the rear doors) due to the swing arm design, you will find lowered cars need the guards rolled around the rear door and at top of wheel arch to clear properly.

Keep in mind, that the major factor will also be the tyres. 9.5" with a 265/30R19 is the bare limit for squeezing rubber into the guard

hoolden

have been told by tyre shop and read some info that the 9.5s wont fit on a sedan but will fit a ute is this true,im keen to put 9.5s on but dont wanto buy wheels and be very disapointed if they dont fit does any1 have any personal expirence

DC KUSTOMS

On my VX Clubsport the front guards are rolled all the way around the lip as are the rears, including near the door section. i have also trimmed the inner plastics front and rear, the rears have had sections cut out to avoid the annoying scrub noise when loaded with passengers. I have never suffered any tyre damage because of it and my car is low too. My previous rims were 19x8.5" front and 19x10" rear with a 265/30/19 tyre, I have since changed them again for 20's and have 9.5" rims on the back with a 255/30/20 tyre and have plenty of clearance. I will take some pics and PM them to you..

iamhappy46

See at the top where I said that 9.5's are a really tight squeeze, I meant it. They are tight. Hence why the 10's being fitted to a Clubsport is a little dubious(without going back to VS swing arms)

If your worried, just get 9" rears but I can assure you that 9.5's fit BUT you need to get the offset perfect(and I dont remember the offset that is used)

hoolden

after doing a bit of searching i have found that offset is 45 allso a ute is different to a sedan - more room dont think im going to risk it dont want my car scrubbing over bumps and shit either,were are you from happy thanks for the advice,im from tweed area

astorey

Why the hell would you not roll the guards? Only costs $200 professionally done.

warney

dont forget you might more play if you have the right offset too........

DC KUSTOMS

I have seen from your posts you have a vast mechanical knowledge and are usually spot on, but we can't be right all of the time unfortunately. I know my car and whats on it and believe me I had to do some searching to get the right offset and it also limited my wheel choices greatly but in the end there under there. My guards apart from being rolled till the lip has gone, have been flared slightly in the rear which gives it an even fatter look. I bought wheels from a company in Houston Texas to obtain the offset I required and before anyone asks NO I will not tell you lol, do your own homework. I went through 4 sets of wheels and 2 lots of suspension before I was happy with it. In the end if you want something bad enough and are willing to spend the coin, you will do it..

hoolden

it is a hsv so i dont really wanto go flaring my gaurds,would rolling the cars gaurd make the car loose value because loosing originality,and as for not giving out offset details why not.

iamhappy46

My apologies, it was not aimed at you(I can also seem to be a bit arrogant, so again I apologise) but I remembered the OP's Members Ride thread: https://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index....=725684&hl= and his car was the Clubsport I was refering to. I know the VX actually has wider rear wheel arches(same as the VU/VY/VZ utes) BUT the VY/VZ Sedan has shallower rear wheel arches and I also know that fitting VS swing arms is the easy way around getting 10's to fit easily(with the advantage being you can get a shitload of dish)

9.5's on a VY/VZ sedan is the absolute limit, 10's on a VT/VX or above mentioned ute is fine(I had 19x10's on my VY ute without hassles using 245/35R19 rubber)




Rolling the guards will be fine, HSV Clubsports are not worth as much as they used to be and with the mods your car has, it is not exactly in showroom condition Rolling is not like flaring the guards, it is more like massaging the metal to give more clearance. Especially around the rear door where the door becomes part of the wheel arch, the inner section is pumped out for more clearance when the car squats as it comes on boost

Clayton_holden

This is my vy Ute with 20x10’s

david.manczak1974451

Hi, you have mentioned trimming the rear guard plastic ( is that located near the rear guard bolt)? Any more information would be great.. I have a VE with this issue.