Jay18's Grand Vitara 2.0 16v LWB

[twiss]

oooh 5 wheels?

4x4tyres struggled with my 4 so maybe they'll send you 3x 8-spokes, a modular and and 15

[Jay18]

I had a feeling it was the same place you got yours

They had them on the website as being 5x114, so I had to ring them to make sure I was going to get the right ones, after about 8 times ringing them trying to get them to answer the phone...

They said they should be here today or Monday the latest, will see...

[Jay18]

5 matching wheels have come today...

My dad will be taking the GV to ATS Euromaster while I'm at work so they can fit the new tyres on them and get then on the car

[Jay18]

all 5 matching 8 spokes came last friday

i was off to work so my dad put the wheels in the GV and drove round to the garage, they fitted the tyres to all the wheels and fitted valves, balenced them up and started putting them on the car, the two back ones went on no problem, the spare went on without any problems, then the fronts wouldnt go on cause they hit the calipers and wouldnt go onto the studs...

so i was about to start work and got a text to tell me this had happened, so i asked my dad if he thought that 32mm spacers would be enough to allow the wheels to fit, he said yes, so the garage fitted the front tyres back onto the old wheels so my dad could drive it back home

i ordered a set of spacers and waited for them to come...

they finally came yesterday, so i waited for the guy to come and get my SJ :( said my goodbyes to her and then started fitting the spacers, the wheels now fit with the spacers on so now i just have to wait till saturday so my dad can take it up to the garage and get the wheels on the front!

cannot wait to get them on now cause the backs look really nice, and they sit really nicely in the arches now, the GV arches just cover the tyre tread so it is spot on, waiting for some CD player keys so i can remove it and check that there is enough room for a double din CD player

im thinking of some wind deflectors as well as when one of the windows are open the wind makes a sort of knocking noise, its nothing on the car cause as soon as i open another window it stops it, only happens when there is one window open...

roll on the 12th april so i can insure it and drive it myself!

here are a few pics ...

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[kiwizook]

yeah, it's the wind making the one window vibrate, as it can't flow trough the car out another window, I've been in a lot of cars that do that, it's quite common, I'm not even sure if a wind deflector willl even help it, just open another window a crack

[Jay18]

It might make a bit of difference but the main thing is I like having the window oped without getting my face battered with wind haha

[gv2000]

i had a similar problem with a set of steel 15inch modulars i had they wouldnt fit upfront because of the calipers ,i tryed 32mm spacers they made the wheels fit but they binded on the innersill/floorpan realy badly with 265,65 15,s ,i had to go back to 16inch wheels

[Jay18]

I looked at putting fatboy wheels on but thought they would catch, my wheels only just ckear with the soacers so I might need to lift it an inch or so..

[Anton]

...so I might need to lift it an inch or so..

And so it begins... :-D

[Jay18]

Haha that's right, just before I got it I said to my mrs "I won't be modding this it'll probably stay standard"

Set of 5 8spokes and a set of wheel spacers later...

Think I'll drive it around for a bit and if it scuffs then I'll know it needs a little lift, not as if I'll be rock crawling in it haha