Azzvan

[jesus_is_alright]

Way too much money for wheels for a beddie My16x7s cost $300.00 complete with tyres with plenty off tread When the disc front is done the track will be the same as standard that is from center of tyre to centre of tyre

Currently, my rear is 2000mm from outside of wheel to o/s of wheel, whilst my fronts are 2060mm from o/s to o/s
So if i can pull them back in 30mm a side, it'll look a tonne better, foul the guards less, and although my track will still be 50mm (25mm per side) wider at the front, this will only be because of the difference in wheel widths.
As i mentioned in earlier posts, i still don't believe this to be 100% legal, but my plan is:
1) don't drive like a dickhead to attract cops attention
2) make sure i have the obvious covered ie. no bald tyres, flares covering wheels etc
3) know the NCOP well enough to be able to recite all the guidelines that you have abided by and hope they don't know the rules as well as you do
4) keep a spare set of wheels that aren't 10" wide so you can swap them over if need be

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey Aaron, the only problem i have with your thinking is this, and i dont know the SA rules but here in Qld, they are really getting tough, you may not get the chance to change out the wheels, they could just throw your van on a tow truck and fail it till it is inspected by SA transport, to me it would not be worth the risk, the inconveniece, cost to get it to their liking. Me, i would do it all legal from the get go, that way if the cops pull me over, it's only for a perve, and if she is a constable, i'll perve while she's perving. lol  I am changing the look of my van without changing the mechanicals like you want to do, it's the percieved look, or the change you get when you don' t actually change. As for knowing the act, here is some advice from someone that has been around, the young cops today wont know squat, you will probably know more, but if they dont know, they will tow it and get someone in the know to judge it, just more inconvenience for you. Someone on here said to play around with the body and guards to get the look, good advice. good luck.

george.

[hotrod]

pretty sure but don't quote me but to get it 100% legal you can't even have mags on it, as being a commercial both the wheels and tyres need to be load rated thus making pretty much every beddy with mags non legal
 

[ben]

i think your right hotrod. worzel had a roadworthy fail because he had jelly beans on his van.

jelly beans being an alloy rim are only load rated to 500kg each rim i think? swb are a 1 ton van arnt they? that makes 2400kg making basically anything alloy illegal. im not sure about steel chromies? like 12 slotters might be ok?

sorry george that makes your hurricanes illegal too.

ben

[Bedfordcrazy]

Thanks benny, lol  smartarse  Good thing i found a new set of rims, not hurricanes.

Correct me here, but i think the correct law is, all mags and aftermarket wheels are illegal, heres what i think the rule is. At least for roadworthy's all and any vehicle MUST be fitted with the factory wheel / tyre or an equivalent approved by the vehicle manufacturer, so technically a commodore can only have the steel 15inch that came from the factory. But as we know, there is a gray area that the transports dont enforce. But if you have to go over the pits they will nail you, thats why hot rodders have a spare set of stocks to throw on when they need to.
The wheel / tyre rules are as stupid as the air horns rules, you are NOT allowed to have those red plastic horns fitted to a car, BUT you are allowed to buy them, for the purpose of fitting them to a car, exactly the same rule for both, so you can get them, fit them, just dont get caught with them fitted.

BS redtape, makes the world go around.

george.

[Merlin]

I dont know where all these rules are comming from but I have DOT approval for 18 x 12 all alloy rims for my swb and this is from the vehicle safety dept

[grandad]

but in the end if you van is not legal and is involed in a accedent you will have no insureance

[obsession]

i have taken several vans over the pits in my years and have never been questioned about alloy rims jellybeans or hurricanes.

[Bedfordcrazy]

No insurance, and a massive bill. Hey merlin, i can tell you as fact where the rule comes from, the dept that approved your rims, are a different department to the inspectors, and one dept does not talk to another, i found that out a while back, one dept said yes to my side pipes, i rang back a day or 2 later to check something and ended up with an inspector, and was told if i did my side pipes my van could and would be infringed and taken off the road till they are rectified, as for the other depart, here is the quote: other depts are trying to fit in with what the public want, and ignore the rules by permitting things, we follow the safety rules, and we WILL sticker you. 
So here in qld, we have 2 deptments fighting and we are in the middle, i dont know about other states, but that was what i was told, and went through. Needless to say i have abandoned my side pipes, UNTILL i get to them, and i will see what happens, and try again,  if i get the go ahead, i will be getting it all in writing. 

George.

[hotrod]

dummy sidepipes George thats the answer
Thats my long term plan  that way the dummies at DOT can go get stuffed