Done the DEAL...

[ozducati]

Well, done the deal, my black HSE V8 will be here tomorrow... $38k

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/07/535.jpg


and i scored a set of 20" wheels for it ... any tyre recommendations??




https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/07/802.jpg

[Scouse]

and i scored a set of 20" wheels for it ... any tyre recommendations??

We had a Sport here this week with 20" Cooper A/Ts fitted. It looked the goods :).

[sniegy]

Hi all,
Got one in the workshop now with the same, 20's & the Coopers.
Just finished a trip across the Simpson with a bunch of mates.
Thought he would use the 20's & fit the offroad tyres, since the 20's came with the vehicle.

Well he did not say "nice" things about the tyres..Out of the 5 he has 1 left!:eek:
The TDV8 performed faultlessly across the Desert & had no problems whatsoever though.
I also know he did have a few "off the ground" incidents...Nice photo's
Great bloke & had a ball having a chat him.

Cheers;)

[sniegy]

[QUOTE=ozducati;1023843]and i scored a set of 20" wheels for it ... any tyre recommendations??[QUOTE]

Congrats on the deal.

Just make sure when u do get tyres they are the "right" size.
The sport has 275/45/20 from memory, the disco will need 275/50/20 to get the tyre rolling diameter the same as the original tyre.

The fun part is going to be getting a tyre as this size may not be popular..for a Disco anyway.

[rmp]

275/50/20 is O/D 783mm, 275/45/20 is O/D 756, 255/60/18 stds are 763. So 275/45/20 is closer and 275/20 is +20mm which is not legal in Victoria.

You can find 275/45/20 tyres from Bridgestone, Continential, Cooper, General Tire, Maaxis, Michelin and Pirelli, all load-rated 109 or 110 which is sufficient for Aussie D3s.

[ozducati]

thanks rmp.. will have a look around, off road is likely to be minimal, so shouldn't be hard to find something i wouldn't imagine

[ozducati]

Well, got the Disco saturday morning, headed straight to Wagga .. have to say, i love this car already... averaged 13.3 L / 100klm for the trip, cruise set to 125klm/h.. what a fantastic vehicle.. comfy, quiet, rides nicely, and has everything i need.,. awesome !

[ozducati]

see you have the Nazi Moderators here huh?

[rmp]

see you have the Nazi Moderators here huh?

no?

[dullbird]

see you have the Nazi Moderators here huh?


No mate just people that give up there time to organise and clear up the forum after people dont stick to the simple rules laid out;)

[p38arover]

see you have the Nazi Moderators here huh?

I assume you mean me because I have edited/moved three of your posts and because of your PM to me.

[CraigE]

Personally I would ditch the 20" wheels and go to 16 or 17 wheels and tyres. Much easier to get especially in remote areas, not to mention much cheaper.
Maybe keep the 20's for road use only.
I suppose it all depends on wether you intend actually using it as a 4x4 or just a road car.
And no the mods are not Nazis, there are just rules that you have to familiarize yourself with, same as all of us including other mods.

[ozducati]

I assume you mean me because I have edited/moved three of your posts and because of your PM to me.

gee, you guessed right.. must be your big thing in life huh? some power here??

[p38arover]

gee, you guessed right.. must be your big thing in life huh? some power here??

You've been a member for nearly a year. You have had ample time to read the Conditions of Access and to get a feel for how this forum operates.

You should have also sussed out by now that I am not a forum Nazi. The term is repugnant - it makes one wonder if you know what the Nazis were.

Ron

[Pedro_The_Swift]

gee, you guessed right.. must be your big thing in life huh? some power here??


quite a fitting LAST post,,

nothing positive to say,,

Dont let a jap bike hit you in the bum on your way out-----

[AnD3rew]

I have to say the one time I used some language which was immoderate I recieved a very polite note from a mod pointing me to the rules and asking me not to do it again. He also edited my post to remove language but left the post in place, on many forums the post would have been completely deleted.

Whilst I think there could be a bit more latitude here, I found the whole process respectful and polite and I can't really complain about that certainly far from "nazi"