disco 2 wheels and tyre

[disco dan]

hi guys

i bought a disco 2 bought a year ago as i love my landies and this is my baby and beast. she is a shopping trolley at the moment as its the wifes car its a disco 2 v8 chipped stainlees big bore exhaust se model so 7 seats leather and all the electronic stuff and 18 inch rims. she is a beast and drives great had the usual probs such as 3 amigos.

newset prob is i need new tyres so i thought i would just run down and grab so no biggie WRONG!! i dont know if its normal but my tyres are 255/55/r18 and every store i go into they just look at with dollar signs in there eyes cheapest i could find was nankangs for 210 or good years for 400. so what i thought was i would source some 16 inch rims and get some tyres that are easier to get might cost more now but would be better for next time and for when i want more aggressive tyres. so i asked around and one place said if it came out with 18s you cant go to a smaller size rim. as i thought a nice set of disco 2 td5 rims would be nice.

so what i would like to know is is this true and is there a way to help me. also does any one know or have some rims from a td5 the 5 spoke ones that someone has got. or where to get good tyres from.

cheers in advance for the help

dan

[McDisco]

Total rubbish! Tyre guys spin this crap so often. The disco came with 16 inch wheels on most of the models. If you search around the wreckers, the dealers, and on eBay you can get 16 inch alloys for around $100-150 each. You can get the steelies but they are heavy and most often just as expensive as the alloys. You will find the tyre range bigger and cheaper.

245/75/r16 is a good size in ATs as they don't throw out the gearing too much. You can up to 265/75 also but it would better if you had a lift.

Angus

[disco dan]

Total rubbish! Tyre guys spin this crap so often. The disco came with 16 inch wheels on most of the models. If you search around the wreckers, the dealers, and on eBay you can get 16 inch alloys for around $100-150 each. You can get the steelies but they are heavy and most often just as expensive as the alloys. You will find the tyre range bigger and cheaper.

245/75/r16 is a good size in ATs as they don't throw out the gearing too much. You can up to 265/75 also but it would better if you had a lift.

Angus

thanks angus

i thought it was now just have to find the right rims if you see any let me know. also sounds like your disco is what i would like mine to be.

thanks dan

[McDisco]

Dont worry mate...you'll get there! :D My disco was was stock once too...And dont be in too much of a rush to get everything on it cause you work out after a while that its the build up that is fun.

Angus

[disco dan]

angus

i would love it to look tough but not go nuts (but then again once you start its hard not too) i had a look on ebay and found a set not the td5 but hey still 16 and they come with tyres so thats a plus all for what i would have paid for 2 tyres now. i will take some pics and post in intros and rides.

just found out about the nanocom aswell and was wondering what to do with the laptop i have should go nice in the middle.

if you see any rims let me know

cheers again mate

dan

[McDisco]

Dan

If they are P38 rims they will fit the disco. The offsets are the same. In fact mine are off a P38. Its good cause they are 16x8 instead of the 16x7 disco ones. Fits the 265/75's better.

Will keep an eye out...

Angus

[disco dan]

Dan

If they are P38 rims they will fit the disco. The offsets are the same. In fact mine are off a P38. Its good cause they are 16x8 instead of the 16x7 disco ones. Fits the 265/75's better.

Will keep an eye out...

Angus

thanks mate

[Sven_040]

Hey danny, hopefully you see the bar before Easter!
HEY! I tried to sell something! Silly me!

Im changing to steelies on the 20th.

[DiscoDan]

Hi Disco Dan,

No selling!




Danny

PS nice name

[disco dan]

Anyhow give him a pm and go from there

Danny

PS nice name

thanks mate

just sent him a message. can see how it can be confusing :p

but it is a great name

dan

[Basil135]

245/75/r16 is a good size in ATs as they don't throw out the gearing too much. You can up to 265/75 also but it would better if you had a lift.

Angus

Just found a set of these 245's on 16" rims to replace the 18" ones that came on the Disco, but am wondering if there are likely to be any major side effects the the gearing.

I used the tire calculator, and it tells me there is a 4.67% diameter difference. So the speedo will be out, but at least I know that before hand.

The real question is, am I going to do any damage to the diff, or auto trans?

[McDisco]

Yeah mate it will affect your gearing, but only slightly. You will notice it more with a manual (which mine is), but if you have an auto you will hardly notice at all. It will put you speedo out slighty but you learn to adjust your speed and I ran my gps for a while to check my speed. I have a Truspeed unit fitted now so it corrects my speed with the 32's on.

Running 245/65/r16s will not damage your you gearing or diffs. What will damage them is much bigger tyres, using the load pedal too much and rough terrain. I wouldn't worry about it.

Angus

[rovers1952]

I found this calculator most useful at my recent tyre change. Seen it also somewhere else on this forum.
Tyre Size Calculator @ ExplorOz (http://www.exploroz.com/Vehicle/Tyres/SizeCalc.aspx)

[Ports]

Mc Disco, Your Disco has a 2inch lift according to the link, is that just a suspension lift only? BTW nice unit.
I have the same model and looking at putting on 31x9.5 r16 Simex Jungle TrekkerII for my high country trips. 2 sets wheels, with the other purely road tyres. Anyway I just wanted to check that the clearance should be ok just with a suspension lift and hopefully get away without a body lift as well. After all if I have to lift the body I may as well go the whole hog and go for 35" for off road. the Jungle Trekker's are effectively a 32" when new.

[McDisco]

Mc Disco, Your Disco has a 2inch lift according to the link, is that just a suspension lift only? BTW nice unit.
I have the same model and looking at putting on 31x9.5 r16 Simex Jungle TrekkerII for my high country trips. 2 sets wheels, with the other purely road tyres. Anyway I just wanted to check that the clearance should be ok just with a suspension lift and hopefully get away without a body lift as well. After all if I have to lift the body I may as well go the whole hog and go for 35" for off road. the Jungle Trekker's are effectively a 32" when new.

Thanks mate:D:D, yeah it only has a 2 inch suspension lift. A body lift is technically illegal cause of the airbags.

The simex's are usually larger than they say, so the 31's are likely to be closer to 32 inch or even slightly larger. I have run 32 inch Simex extreme trekkers on the disco before and I didnt have any rubbing, but they were fairly worn tyres (and were actually smaller than my muddies).

The side lugs on the ET's stick out more than the JT's and can rub on the front control arm and steering on full lock/articulation. Dont know if you would have the same issue with the JTs but given your going for the 31's it might not be a major issue. You should be fine.

Angus