Thread: 33in tyres on a d1

mick, i dont mind doing whats needed to fit the size i want i just wanted to know what it is i have to do so i can hit it all in 1 go, loanrangie when you say modded bumpstops whats involved in that

Need a v8 too

Originally Posted by dirtdawg

mick, i dont mind doing whats needed to fit the size i want i just wanted to know what it is i have to do so i can hit it all in 1 go, loanrangie when you say modded bumpstops whats involved in that

You make spacers for the bumpstops to limit up travel so that diffs hit the bump stops before the inner guards.

Originally Posted by dirtdawg

mick, i dont mind doing whats needed to fit the size i want i just wanted to know what it is i have to do so i can hit it all in 1 go, loanrangie when you say modded bumpstops whats involved in that

No, I know mate..that's why I directed you to Boxer...ive seen his setup...excellent.

In my opinion if your worried about cost I would settle for 235 85 16 which is a bit under 32's which in BFG muddies would set you back around the $1200 mark I believe from last I priced some.

If you go limiting travel to be able to fit bigger tyres then your throwing away why most people buy a landy.....flex.

If your only wanting 33's for the look then by all means go reduce the travel but if you use it off road I personally wouldn't.

If you fit the 15's and 33" tyres and then you need some flares and need to cut the guards then you will be well over your $1000 by about another $1000 or so then but I suppose you wont have to flare and cut it again for the next set of tyres.

Originally Posted by Casper

In my opinion if your worried about cost I would settle for 235 85 16 which is a bit under 32's which in BFG muddies would set you back around the $1200 mark I believe from last I priced some.

If you go limiting travel to be able to fit bigger tyres then your throwing away why most people buy a landy.....flex.

If your only wanting 33's for the look then by all means go reduce the travel but if you use it off road I personally wouldn't.

If you fit the 15's and 33" tyres and then you need some flares and need to cut the guards then you will be well over your $1000 by about another $1000 or so then but I suppose you wont have to flare and cut it again for the next set of tyres.

Just to clear this one up, I take mine offroad, most of the Sydney guys who've seen it in action would agree that it's pretty damn capable and I haven't even touched my bump stops. And when we were at Ourimbah last time, some bloke asked me what kind of lockers I was running... none, and still none until I get the time to fit it.

oh... and it looks cool :P so I'm told

So dirt "by all means", don't just take one persons word for it

being that i do 90% of the work on my disco there's no way it cost another 1k to get flares,fit them and chop the guards, and the reason i am thinking of 15 inch rims is once i have the rims and i need new tyres they are $540 for 4 , and anyone that has been out with me know i do like a lot of right foot, and yes its a v8

Originally Posted by Stue 3 doors down

I run 245/75?/16 and they equate to 30.5 inch approx on 15 rims.


I obviously don't run 16 on 15 rims but I am sure some one has tried.
The word equate as per the dictionary is "to see or represent one thing as equal to another".

Another way to explain is that the difference between 245/75/16 (my car) is of a similar size or equal to approx (guessing) a 30.5 inch tyre (which I doubt was ever made) on 15 inch rims so even running standard size of 31/10.5/15 they are bigger than my 245/75/16 and will cause damage on a standard setup D1.

I hope this answers your question suitably.

yes it did explain it suitable it also showed me you have no sense of humour.........

or should that be humour