Thread: 18" wheels to 16" wheels

Originally Posted by CamRat

Hi,

My d2a have 18" standard wheels. Does anyone know if I can pu 16" on as I want to go to Fraser island, but am worried that the low profile tires that are on now will not be any good in soft sand. I have told to only let them down to about 22 25 psi. I have done this but do not think it is enough to trundle through the really soft stuff. I have done rainbow beach with no hassles but sand is mostly hard along there. Does anyone have any ideas???

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

Cam

My D2a has 16" (235/70R16). No problems. I was under the impression the 16" are standard.


Regards
Andrew

Plenty of fellas have gone to 16's mate. Its a smart move - though if you go to the D3/4 forum some may try to flame me for that...

Im sure there are people on here with 18's on D2's that do ok, but its a lot lighter than the D3/4 too I suppose.

Mate 16's are great in the sane - high profile, let down a bit and away you go.

Cheers

PS. You will be snatching people out of Indian with 16's

Cheers, my d2a has 18s as standard, and have been told the that disc brakes are to big to house 16s around. I have a hse v8 model, so not sure if the brake size is different to td5 models. I just don't think I am good enough in my rig as it's only 5 weeks old ( to me ) and I am still learning it. I will keep investigating as I am keen to find out I it's possible, even if I can have a set of 16 s for when I want to out for some fun in the soft stuff for the weekend. I have some American import mudders on now, which are great for dirt and rock..... But would like to use some road tires as this is my daily drive too...

Cheers

The tires I have on now are 255/55/18. Not sure if I can increase wall size on the rims I have already.

I think someone is telling you porkies.

Most D2 and D2a's have 16 inch rims as standard, both Td5 and V8's.

Only the higher spec models came with 18 inch rims.

But AFAIK you can freely swap 18 and 16 and vice versa, Td5 or V8, no problems at all.

16s are no problem, the D2 and D2a came standard with 16x7, 16x8 and 18X8, discs are the same on all models, just make sure the tyre size is the same rolling diameter, standard is 29" to 29.5, 235/70/16, 245/70/16 and 255/55/18, or you could go bigger if you want, if your not doing a lot of offroad, then 245/70/16 is fine.

Just for your information, P38a Range Rover alloys are good at 16x8, cheap also at about $80 to $100 each.

Baz.

I went from the 18's to the 16's on mine.

No problems at all with brakes, and the rubber is cheaper as well. I have 245/70/16 fitted.

Great in the sand, as you can air down a lot more than the 18's.

Great, thanks all.. Will not be going back to that tyre shop again!!!

I guess The Internet will help me on this one, thanks again everyone!
Cam