Thread: fitting 35's

i was wondering about something similar.
how wide a tyre can you fit on a disco?
i was looking at 33x12.5x15 but im worried about them rubbing

Auto trans makes STD ratio livable but you do need to change them if you want low range back. After christmas I should be getting air lockers and gears. 12.5's will require adjusting the lock on your steering or your going to rub on the radius arms. I love the look and feel of 35's, would I settle for smaller to get better fuel economy HE'LL NO. But as Jeremy said don't even think about it until you upgrade ur axles and cv's at minimum i also upgraded my steering arms and radius arms, there is a hell of a lot to do to make it 1) Legal 2) Drive right 3) Give the suspension room to travel. But its worth it when you hit the tracks. I blew my rear diff at Easter but the axles didn't feel a thing. I expect to blow another at least before I get the lockers but just can't afford them at the moment. The bigger you go the more you need to modify and the more $$$$ you have to shell out, makes it cheaper if you can do most of the work yourself and gives you satisfaction that "You did it". One last point to make note of is the higher you go the more unbalanced it can feel so think about offset wheels to widen your track. I have -4.25 offset wheels and it feels more stable than it did std unless your sideways on Mt Terrible track hey Loanrangie

I'm sure if you pm any of us that have done it we can answer any questions you have in depth so you don't make the same mistakes we have and save some $$$ for more mods

i saw how close the standard tyre is to the radius arms on the passenger side.
i might go -25 offset rims and just go for 285x75x16's so i dont have to modify or adjust anything

Those that have fitted 35inch tyres,how have you found the braking.In my experience with vehicles I have fitted large tyres on, one of them being an old Rangie is that the brakes were really being over stressed and needed quite a bit more pressure on the pedal to stop and even to the point on many occasions I found it unsafe.I am a bit older and wiser now and would not do it again as it causes too many problems and too many mods need doing which gets very expensive also which has been mentioned.Good luck.
Cheers
Shane

A vented front rotor / caliper conversion will help with the brakes.

brakes are definatly lacking now i run 35's, and yes i would say nearly to the point of unsafe. Not sure how good disco brakes are to start with but it takes a bit of ground to pull up when trying to stop in a hurry from 110kmph. If you're going to modify your car up to the point where u can run 35's, no matter how hard you try its never gonna handle the same as a standard vehicle. i have 25mm spacers on all 4 corners now, i was suprised at how much more stable it is on corners and off camber tracks now.

Yes Brake upgrade is also on the cards. I find that when reversing down a hill they seem very vague. They overheat easily so you have to go easy on them and mine are all brand new. Going to speak to hoppers stoppers and see what they can do for me in the not to distant future