Thread: Lift Kit Requirements to fit 255/85's

Originally Posted by Red90

255s fit stock okay. Rims with less offset are best. Wolf wheels are a good choice. The tires will just barely touch in the rear at full stuff and extending the rear bump stops a bit is a good idea.

Spring lifts do not change wheel travel and do not affect tyre clearance. Bump stops are what limit compression travel and tyre clearance.

I will have to disagree with the wolf rim as a good choice for these. I have wolf rims on my 110 running 235/85R16 (smaller than the 255s) Steering is not great and its not for lack of adjusting steering stops. (my radius arms are my stops )

You will also find the tyre will fowl on the 110 rear spring pearch (110 having larger dia springs than your 90)

They are a good simple strong rim. They are just wide enough for a 255, maybe even too narrow legally at 6.5? They just do not have enough negative offset.

Rick130 has come from running 255s on wolf rims to Mach5s with only .5inch more negative offset and 7 inch wide, its made noticable difference.

thats my 2 cents anyway.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

No they are not. Sawtooths are +20mm NOT +33.

Well, there's something new - I was sure they were the same as Boosts - have you measured a set? I recall that they were claimed to be a different offset initially but then others asserted that they weren't?

Edit: LR literature confirms Sawtooths are the same offset as the HD steel wheel option.

As a slight aside - anyone know of any GOOD looking wider flares for the Defender to suit wider wheels - eg 8" rims with -33mm offset.

So is there any specific alloys that anyone recommends that has the right offset?? I might go ahead and change my shocks to longer ones to achieve more travel .. Bilstein ok ?? Or terrafirma big bore the go??
The shop here in WA are speaking highly of these but I couldn't imagine being better than a good old set of German made quality,

Why would anyone want alloy wheels on an offroad vehicle ?

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Why would anyone want alloy wheels on an offroad vehicle ?

less unsprung mass for one, looks for two. Im sure there are other reasons.

Originally Posted by defrover

So is there any specific alloys that anyone recommends that has the right offset?? I might go ahead and change my shocks to longer ones to achieve more travel .. Bilstein ok ?? Or terrafirma big bore the go??
The shop here in WA are speaking highly of these but I couldn't imagine being better than a good old set of German made quality,

Koni and Bilstein about the best of the standard type shocks. After that you have the semi racing/off road shocks by King, Fox, Bilstein.

There are also others like radflo, and now being sold by Superior Engineering Amanda and Profender.

Seach here, there are 100s of threads with shock info.

Back to the topic at hand, I have no experience with alloys so can not help sorry.

If you go the 2" longer shocks you will also need to drop the sway bars and add spring relocators and retaining bars. I have sway bar blocks that drop them about 30mm, but I am still getting the rear sway bar inverting, which I still need to resolve.