Off road tyres for 19inch D4 rims

[willyb]

Hi, new to this site; have looked around but cant find any discussions on my dilemma. Am looking at buying a D4 SE 3.0 but cant get around that idea that I cant fit smaller than the r19 rims it comes with. Would/has anyone done serious off road work these 19inch rims?. If so what off road or A/t tyres are actually available??? for these rims. Have heard rumours re after market 18inch rims being produced for this vehicle but nothing more. Any guidance in this matter would be of great help.:confused:

[waz]

Search is your friend my friend. But check out mowogs D4 on this page (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/120913-show-us-your-disco-sport-must-read-first-post-first-4.html)...

Waz

[camel_landy]

We use the Goodyear MT/R on the D4s with 19" rims.

HTH

M

[Celtoid]

I've got 19" Scorpion ATRs on mine.......great all round balance. More rigid and as quiet and grippy on road as the OEM supplied Goodyears (wet or dry) and far, far better in sand and dirt.

I do have chips & scratches on my wheels, but a lot of those would have happened regardless of wheel size......I've also got branch and lantana scratches on the panels.......not sure the tyres made any difference there....LOL :)

Cheers,

Kev.

[gghaggis]

Hi, new to this site; have looked around but cant find any discussions on my dilemma. Am looking at buying a D4 SE 3.0 but cant get around that idea that I cant fit smaller than the r19 rims it comes with. Would/has anyone done serious off road work these 19inch rims?. If so what off road or A/t tyres are actually available??? for these rims. Have heard rumours re after market 18inch rims being produced for this vehicle but nothing more. Any guidance in this matter would be of great help.:confused:

I can provide you with 18" rims that will fit your D4 - email me for more info.

Cheers,

Gordon

[trif]

Hi Willyb,

In the 19's you have 2 AT choices, namely the Pirelli Scoprion ATR (as per Celtoid above) and the General Grabber AT (not the older AT2) which l run. I have done 13000 kms on mine and so far very happy. Very quiet on road, perform well in wet and dry, and have coped with everything l have asked of them off road. They appear to be wearing well and at approximately $300 per tyre they are significantly cheaper than the Pirelli option. Like any AT tyre they are not an MT, so it depends on what you intend to do.

I considered purchasing the 18 inch rims from Gordon, but for what l do the 19's are satisfactory.

Regards Trif.

[DiscoWeb]

Hi, new to this site; have looked around but cant find any discussions on my dilemma. Am looking at buying a D4 SE 3.0 but cant get around that idea that I cant fit smaller than the r19 rims it comes with. Would/has anyone done serious off road work these 19inch rims?. If so what off road or A/t tyres are actually available??? for these rims. Have heard rumours re after market 18inch rims being produced for this vehicle but nothing more. Any guidance in this matter would be of great help.:confused:

Willyb,

As mentioned have another search through this forum as there is plenty of discussion regarding the pros and cons of 19 in rims and tyres.

Additionally there are plenty of people on this forum who use their 3.0 D4 as intended and do "serious off road work" without any issues. Main concern with 19 in rubber is lack of availability in remote locations if that is what you mean by serious off road work.

Main A/T option already noted plus I think Continental do an AT Cross Contact (I run these in 18 in and they have been pretty good). There are some MTR options but they are limited.

MHO, depending on what you want to do in the D4 do not be put off by the tyre option as they are increasing and the new patterned General Grabber AT
is getting some very good wraps both on and off road.

George

[willyb]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm gettin' a disco 4!!!

[djnarch]

Any thoughts on Cooper Zeon LTZ 19"for Disco 4 for light off road work?


Thanks,


Daryl

[Owen]

I have friends with them who are very happy but I could not justify the price when compared to the RF10 hankook tyres. hankooks have so far been a positive experience. I got them for $280 F&B inc alignment

[LRD414]

There's a good amount of opinion on the Cooper Zeon 19's, mostly positive, in this thread (link below). I was going to go with the Goodyear Duratrac (also discussed in this thread) but in the end decided to get 18" rims.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/147230-d4-19inch-cooper-zeon-ltz-255-55-19-a.html

Note that both the Coopers and Duratracs are expensive and the Duratracs were hard to get when I was looking 6 months ago. I think it was over $500ea but may be different now.

Scott

[rodg]

Hi I have the Coopers on my D4 fantastic tyre, do a lot of snow driving and dirt excellent
Cheers[smilebigeye]

[Jorgen]

I can provide you with 18" rims that will fit your D4 - email me for more info.

Cheers,

Gordon

Hi

I am also looking for 18" rims for my Discovery4 2015. Please advise where I can get these rims and for how much?

Thank you

[Briar]

Hi

I am also looking for 18" rims for my Discovery4 2015. Please advise where I can get these rims and for how much?

Thank you

I doubt you'd be able to get any rims through Gordon. His business has closed. There are a few 18" wheels suitable for the D4. I got the Moab Rims last year. The current list price is $550/ rim, however, I got mine for $400 each as I bought 5. Ring them and see if any deals or specials. Others may suggest other brands such as Tuffants, etc.

Land Rover Discovery D4 18" MOAB Wheels (http://4wd1.com/moab-discovery-d4-wheels.html)

169795

[letherm]

I doubt you'd be able to get any rims through Gordon. His business has closed.
169795

Around the time I bought mine there was a member of this forum who emailed/talked to Compomotive UK direct. He said it was cheaper than going through GOE. Compomotive were the ones Gordon supplied. If you're after them it may be worth looking at although I think there is a distributor in Australia now.

Martin

[Ghost-Who-Walks]

There's a good amount of opinion on the Cooper Zeon 19's, mostly positive, in this thread (link below). I was going to go with the Goodyear Duratrac (also discussed in this thread) but in the end decided to get 18" rims.

D4 19inch COOPER Zeon LTZ 255 55 19 (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/147230-d4-19inch-cooper-zeon-ltz-255-55-19-a.html)

Note that both the Coopers and Duratracs are expensive and the Duratracs were hard to get when I was looking 6 months ago. I think it was over $500ea but may be different now.

Scott

As per above, there are HEAPS of posts discussing this exact topic. I think one very recently...

My personal experience over almost 10 years with my D4:

I have had a few sets of 19" Cooper Zeon LTZ's and loved them. No punctures, no issues. But quite expensive. Done Cape York, OTT, Pilbara/Karijini...
I now have a set of Maxxis AT980's, almost everyone on this forum had given positive feedback, and they were ~$100ea cheaper! Had them for 10-15k kms, and they are going really well. Again, no punctures, issues, ride really well.
I would use either tyre - but the Maxxis appear best value for money so far!


Rob