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- Platypus47
- Member Since: 14 Apr 2017
- Location: SW Victoria
- Posts: 13
Smaller wheels
Even 20 s look small for such a huge body
21 minimum or 22s
Will put up photos tonight of a D5 with 23s
ps odd size rims like 17,19,21 etc are more expensive than 18,20,22s, when coming too replace the tyres, as they are an odd size apparently.
Mind you i may get a set of 18s for mud plugging (like Grabber ATS with a chunky tread pattern ) as wont be as easily damaged like the 22s.
My only concern is if they will clear the calipers ???
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Hi, new boy around here.
It's funny how tastes change as my 1990 Nissan Patrol came with 15" wheels and still has them (yes it's still going strong, my daughter has it now, she was 6 when we got it. As I had mentioned in a reply to 18" wheels in Off Road, there is a fellow in Australia who has designed and engineered an 18" wheel specifically for the D4/RRS with the larger brakes. Will allow a much broader choice of tyres for on or off road.
The problem with 22" is their replacement cost ($200 Aus per tyre extra). Lack of choice, my local tyre centre only had 1 tyre choice in their catalogue in that size, a Pirelli, and they couldn't change a 22" tyre anyway as their machine couldn't handle more than a 21".
So I may well be looking at a set of GOE 18" rims if they fit the newer vehicle.
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- AndrewS
- Member Since: 28 Apr 2016
- Location: Pembridge
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- Road Runner 2017
- Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
- Location: Scotland
- Posts: 2010
Re: Smaller wheels
Platypus47 wrote:
Even 20 s look small for such a huge body
21 minimum or 22s
Will put up photos tonight of a D5 with 23s
ps odd size rims like 17,19,21 etc are more expensive than 18,20,22s, when coming too replacing the tyres, as they are an odd size apparently.
Mind you i may get a set of 18s for mud plugging (like Grabber ATS with a chunky tread pattern ) as wont be as easily damaged like the 22s.
My only concern is if they will clear the calipers ???
Hi, new boy around here.
It's funny how tastes change as my 1990 Nissan Patrol came with 15" wheels and still has them (yes it's still going strong, my daughter has it now, she was 6 when we got it. As I had mentioned in a reply to 18" wheels in Off Road, there is a fellow in Australia who has designed and engineered an 18" wheel specifically for the D4/RRS with the larger brakes. Will allow a much broader choice of tyres for on or off road.
The problem with 22" is their replacement cost ($200 Aus per tyre extra). Lack of choice, my local tyre centre only had 1 tyre choice in their catalogue in that size, a Pirelli, and they couldn't change a 22" tyre anyway as their machine couldn't handle more than a 21".
So I may well be looking at a set of GOE 18" rims if they fit the newer vehicle.
http://www.greenovalexperience.com/aboutus[/quote]
Thanks for that mate. I still have a set of 19s for my D4 which were used for offroading, but again am not sure if the PCD/Offset is the same as the D5.?? -
- slickmick168
- Member Since: 08 Apr 2017
- Location: Glasgow
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- Road Runner 2017
- Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
- Location: Scotland
- Posts: 2010
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Thats pocket money Slickmick, especially if you can afford a car like that in the first place mate
Mind you there are lots of cheaper brands on the go, but as i have experienced myself they are bad enough in the dry not too mention in the wet. My old tyres which were just on the limit performed better than the brand new ones i put on it, both in the dry and in the wet. I wont make that mistake ever again!!!.
Mind you its alot of beer money also
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- slickmick168
- Member Since: 08 Apr 2017
- Location: Glasgow
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- pdes
- Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
- Location: Cambridge
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Road Runner 2017 wrote:
Thats pocket money Slickmick, especially if you can afford a car like that in the first place mate
Now that depends on who holds the purse strings
D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
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- Road Runner 2017
- Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
- Location: Scotland
- Posts: 2010
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slickmick168 wrote:
I had a set of Nankangs on a Mercedes E Class and only 3000 miles later I was aquaplaning like mad. After that experience, I decided to stick with premium brands.
Would be interesting to see how many miles a set of Pirelli Verde tyres last on the Disco.
I had cheapo China ones on my Subaru Sti, £200 for 4 tyres compared too £125- £150 for 1 normally. Had Dunlop Super Sports on originally. Lasted 30k. Also had Bridgestone Potenzas on my last 2 Sti's, which were an excellent semi-slick tyre. Quite a hard compound, and a very sticky tyre once heated up. Excellent handling in the dry, and around Knockhill racetrack, and quite good in the wet, but an absolute nightmare in the snow as hardly any tread pattern. Like I said that's the first time I scrimped on tyres as was only keeping the car for 1 more year hence thought get budget tyres. Not a wise choice I can tell you.
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- Road Runner 2017
- Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
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[quote="slickmick168"]I had a set of Nankangs on a Mercedes E Class and only 3000 miles later I was aquaplaning like mad. After that experience, I decided to stick with premium brands.
Yes that will be interesting too see how well they fare. As your probably aware its all dependant on driving style. Offroading, heavy towing, correct tyre pressures, harsh braking, kerbing, will all affect the tyres longevity. Sorry for pointing out the obvious. -
- Platypus47
- Member Since: 14 Apr 2017
- Location: SW Victoria
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- Road Runner 2017
- Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
- Location: Scotland
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I have had Pirelli Scorpions before. Excellent all round tyre. I have had General AT Grabbers as well, and due to the chunky knobbly tread pattern, they were quite a noisy tyre compared to the Pirellis, especially on the road and I found myself constantly battling with the steering wheel too keep it in a straight line. However offroad, it did miles better than the Pirellis would do especially in the mud.
I always dismissed tyre choices before I seriously got into rallying, and offroading assuming they were all the same. How wrong was I . It's a science too say the least. Hard compound, soft compound, intermediate compound, summer tyres, winter tyres, all season tyres, offroading tyres, not to mention run flats, self sealing etc. It's mind-boggling. At the end of the day you pay for quality. Buy cheap you buy twice. Cheap tyres will definitely wear out alot quicker not too mention inferior braking in the wet and general road handling and noise is inferior to a branded tyre. If you value your life and your families it's a no brainer spending an extra few hundred quid -
- S2bear
- Member Since: 27 Mar 2017
- Location: London
- Posts: 48
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