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ZUKIWORLD Model Specific Suzuki Forum => Suzuki Grand Vitara, Vitara, Chevy Tracker (Gen. 2 Platform) 1999-2005 => Topic started by: Urbex on July 30, 2020, 06:31:42 PM
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Recently picked up a '02 Grand Vitara Limited, and was planning on using the same 15" Tracker wheels that I ran on my last Vitara, along with 235/75R15 tires, preferably without lifting it. Just tried to bolt them up, and not even remotely close to clearing the brake calipers. I _thought_ I had ZR2 wheels, which I bought specifically to run 15s on that other Vitara, which was a '02 base model, but now I'm suspecting that I bought Tracker base alloy wheels. I did find that adding a 2" spacer behind it gets it close enough to fitting that I would just have to skim the high points of the caliper to fit. But I don't yet have tires to fully test this out.
Is there a difference in the way that 15" Tracker base wheels fit compared to a ZR2 base wheel, in that a ZR2 wheel might actually work here without spacers? This is the wheels that I have - (https://ic.carid.com/perfection-wheel/items/wao-60182-lc34-tma_1.jpg)
Wondering if someone else has gone down this road - tracker wheel plus 2" spacer, 235/75R15 tires, before I drop hundreds on new tires to find out it won't clear. Alternatively, does it work with actual ZR2 wheels vs the wheels that I have?
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As you have discovered, 15" rims don't clear Grand Vitara brakes, although they may clear on the base models, some of which use a smaller brake assembly.
As far as I know, all the Tracker models were supplied with a 15" rim, so regardless of whether you have the base model alloys or the ZR alloys, you'd be in the same position - the rim will still be a 15 and too small.