Good to hear! Also, don't forget to adjust the steering stops!!
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Good to hear! Also, don't forget to adjust the steering stops!!
Yeah i read that on the link above. cheers and thanks heaps.
Got em fitted today. They go well and handle great.
Although the wheel alignment found a problem that may be pricey and time consuming. Bent steering arm. :mad:
When the disco returns from the mechanic the steering stops will be done, and possibly the camel cut. Once ive read up on how to do it. :)
Cheers all.
Cant wait to test them out off road. :D
P.S The disco drives straight again.....Yay:p
They look good. :cool:
I'm curious though, is there white lettering on the inside? Mine have only black lettering facing outwards like yours, but there is white lettering facing inwards. I thought it was odd putting them that way around!
They do have white letteribg on them but the protective coating they had turned it blueish, so it is on the inside. It goes with the look im after too , eventually the rims will be black also. :angel:
Easiest way to do the camel cut is with a 100mm angle grinder and one of those super thin cutting discs (1mm ??).
Use a couple of layers of masking tape to mark the line you want to cut - with the tape on the good side of the cut. This gives your paintwork a little bit of protection if you happen to stray slightly with the disc.
Once you've worked out where you need to cut (from the many resources on here and the 'net), if it takes you any more than 10 mins to tape, cut, and clean the edges up with a file then you're thinking about it too much ;)
I ran 245/75 Bighorns on my D1 for about 3 years/25K kms before selling it. No drama's with the tyres - they wore well and didn't have any punctures. They do choke up a bit in sticky clay, but no worse than any other M/T.
I ran standard rims (both steel and alloy), a 2" spring lift, and minor camel cut - about 40mm at the lower edge of the guard and joined tangentally with the wheel arch profile. No problems with touching the bodywork and it definitely got flexed up fully :twisted:
Steve
Agreed, 40mm from edge to make a tangent off the wheel arch is what I did as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveG
Judo or Steve is ther any pictures of the way yours look?
Would be much appreciated.
I fitted 235/85/16 maxxis bighorns to my disco (has 2" OME lift and minor trimming around the rear guards). I could not be happier with the bighorns. Ive done 60,000k's on them and they are only 50% worn, probably 10% of the k's have been on gravel / off road.
The only bad points are they are noisier than some of the more expensive tyres and the tread pattern isn't ideal on the sand.
I was worried how they would be on the road, but the one time I have needed to stop in a hurry they provided excellent grip (no abs either). I paid $220 per tyre. Now looking for a good size to fit the work ute.
I followed with some interest and often a good deal of amusement, a few threads on the subject of whether the white lettering should go on the inside or the outside.Quote:
Originally Posted by Judo
I found myself leaning towards the quite commonly expressed view that white lettering on the outside was usually favoured by those whose 4WDs seldom encountered terrain more challenging that the Coles car park and that it was an ostentatious form of bling. :D
So when I fitted four Maxxis AT tyres a few years ago, I had decided that the white lettering would go on the inside. However, I discovered that I need not have worried because my 235/85/16 Maxxis 751 Bravos had no white lettering on either side. :)
Further observations of tyres on a range of other vehicles led me to the conclusion that white lettering wasn't available on the sizes of tyres such as 235/85/16 that were likely to be fitted to real 4WDs. :p
I seem to remember that when the subject was discussed in the past that some people had strong view in favour of white on the outside, some had equally strong views about white on the inside and some people felt they had more important things to worry about. :p