Do 15" rims fit over SA brakes?

[slobbo]

Long story but I bought a lovely RHD standard 14" Syncro after missing out on the blue galvanised beast then proceeded to swap vehicles with the owner of the blue beast. I now have said beast and have played in my local bing and have found the enormous wheels and tyres tend to bottom out and scrape if things get a bit bouncy. The Rims are Merc 8 x 16" running Bridgestone Dueler M/T LT225/75R16. Suspension is lifted but not sure by how much. Clearance between the wheel and arch is pretty poor when compared to a 16". I have read the wiki re the safest tyre size on 15" rims but what options if any on 16" rims? If I have to go 15" rims does anyone know if the 15" wheel fit over the SA brakes?

Also bottomed out whilst turning aggressively after a late brake so keen not to do any damage to the body work as fully galvanised panels are going to be non existent.

[Russel]

15's do fit but this will depend on whot 15's you use.
Or use 215 75 16's.

[slobbo]

Thanks Russell - you the man. Will bring it over in the next couple of days for you guys to have a nosey.

[slobbo]

Would the BFG All Terrain LT215/70R16 100 R do the job?

[Russel]

There seems to be a patern emerging here

[sonic23]

Good job Rob.....that's a nice toy you've got there.

[The BCE]

To continue the story ... I'm pretty sure that when I looked into it, that there weren't going to be any hassles. Hope all is well with the van.

[slobbo]

Don't worry Ben nothing wrong with the beast. Just the tyres are a bit big when you go over the rough stuff. Normal clearance issues when you put big wheels on a 14" chassis. Drives lovely on the road.

[The BCE]

Cool - we're stoked with the swap and really loving the white van. Did they make 16" South African syncros? If not, it would be - I presume - a fair bet that the SA kit is intended to work with 14" rims and therefore okay with 15". Good to hear that all is going well.

Cheers,

Ben

[slobbo]

Will be keeping the 16" wheels but going for smaller tyres. That should do the trick. Will be a while before it happens though.

[The BCE]

They look good together, don't they?!

[Mudlark]

Confirmation if any were needed of just how inferior a T4 really is ......

[The BCE]

It does seem to be lurking in the background, keeping a suitable distance!