Lowering Your Ute

[Guest Rota_Motor]

XRPhantom: yes, I cannot put 18's on my car legally, because my tyre placard says rear tyres must be rated to a total of 1700kg, or 850kg each, and no tyres in 18" fitment are rated that high.

so on any 'sports' suspensioned ute, 18"s are fine, but not on a ute with the one tonne rating.

which brings me to Phantom T utes reply, upon clicking his clicky, I got taken to the Scorpion Zero ASIM fitment page. only 18"s they have are 285/30 which means I would need fairly wide rims... altho it does show they make 255/50 and 265/45 in 19" fitment

pity they are probably very expensive, and I think I will go through more tyres on the back than the front.

[Guest Phantom T Ute]

Although not listed on the pirelli site, the tyres used on the Corsa Tonner were 235/55 and 255/50 18's. Now this maybe a typo, but if you ring Corsa they may be able to tell you where they got them.

[XRPhantom]

Rota Motor,

What specs are the tyres you have on the ute now? and what rating...eg 225/55 R16 94V

Be interesting to see what they are.

[Guest Rota_Motor]

current tyres are 215/60R16C 103/101T

brand is GoodYear Cargo G26

I believe these are the standard tyres fitted to BA utes with the 1 tonne rating. which is why the issues come up with load ratings.

[Dr Concrete]

Hey guys, does anyone know the the v8 brute utes use for their suspension on all four corners. I'm going to upgrade my T to full racing suspension, but I can't find anything setup for circuit racing or tarmac rally application. I think I might need to have a single leaf spring made to my own specs. Can anyone help me?

[wild4d]

I went about 3 1/2" at the back and 3" at the front, it is a bit bouncy at the rear but it looks hot haha, sorry fellas I'll have some photos soon.