Tyre & wheel size advice - Discovery 2

Hi gents, very new here but I've searched and read about 45 pages back looking for help.
I've recently purchased a disco '02 td5, and would like some advice on rims/tyres.
its currently running 245/70/17 (aftermarket allied rims, not sure of width)
the Spare is a 245/75/16, so i'd like to replace all 5.
I'd like to change to some pro comp steel series, and am happy with 245's or 265's, would I need to get 16x7 or 16x8 rims?
I'd be looking for BF A/T's
Sorry to hijack the post, all help would be appreciated.
Cheers

just wondering what PCD should i look for im looking to get some sunrasia rims and 33" tyres for mine but have no idea what the pcd is so i cant start looking

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Originally Posted by mate

just wondering what PCD should i look for im looking to get some sunrasia rims and 33" tyres for mine but have no idea what the pcd is so i cant start looking

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Gooday, Mate
PCD stands for "Pitch Circle Diameter".
It is the diameter of the circle on which lie the centres of all the wheel nuts / studs.
For a wheel with only 4 studs, it is simply the distance between directly opposite ones.
Cheers, Andrew

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Originally Posted by Thingy

Technically you need 8" rims for 265's . Having said that , i run standard 7" rims with my 265 muddies with no probs.

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No you don't....

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

The factory offset I think is the best. I'd expect that if you go to further offset rims that you'll end up rubbing the tyres on the bodywork. I even know of 265's rubbing around the rear doors on standard rims, although this doesn't appear to be the normal.

With regards to offset differences between the factory 16x7 and 16x8, irrespective of if they were from a Disco2 or P38a Rangie, they are all offset the same. So, within the guards, the tyres will sit in the same place despite the rim width change. You will however get a slightly larger bag width from the tyre but thats about it.

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Not quite correct... And it's why the 8" rims need steering stop adjustment.

8" = 203mm (centre is 101.5mm)
7" = 178mm (centre is 89mm)

101.5 + 57 = 158.5mm behind flange

89 + 57 = 147mm behind flange

The OUTER face will be in the same position relative to the guard.

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My opinion is to stay with factory rims also. They also have significantly better bead retention than any aftermarket rim that I've ever seen which is good for offroading.

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Agreed....

And the offset the OP is quoting +30 is unroadworthy as well...

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Originally Posted by AndrewMilne

Gooday, Mate
PCD stands for "Pitch Circle Diameter".
It is the diameter of the circle on which lie the centres of all the wheel nuts / studs.
For a wheel with only 4 studs, it is simply the distance between directly opposite ones.
Cheers, Andrew

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thanks for that. Whats the pcd of stock land rover d2 stud pattern lol

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Not quite correct... And it's why the 8" rims need steering stop adjustment

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Er I have 16x8 38A rims and they don't need lock stop adjustment with 255x70x16 . I don't know is 38A rims are the same as D2 8 inch rims however.
In fact I shortened mine as mine had the mysterious long stops with 18 inch rims.
I still think the long stops are because most 18 inch cars in UK spec have ACE and the pipes travel along the outside of the RH front chassis rail.

Regards Philip A

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Originally Posted by DiscoTurtle

Hi gents, very new here but I've searched and read about 45 pages back looking for help.
I've recently purchased a disco '02 td5, and would like some advice on rims/tyres.
its currently running 245/70/17 (aftermarket allied rims, not sure of width)
the Spare is a 245/75/16, so i'd like to replace all 5.
I'd like to change to some pro comp steel series, and am happy with 245's or 265's, would I need to get 16x7 or 16x8 rims?
I'd be looking for BF A/T's
Sorry to hijack the post, all help would be appreciated.
Cheers

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Buy these APT Fabrication Custom Land Rover Parts & Accessories - Land Rover Discovery 2 steel wheels - set of 5

And put 265/70 for close to standard height or 265/75 for a little less power but more clearance under the diff.

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Originally Posted by gusthedog

Buy these APT Fabrication Custom Land Rover Parts & Accessories - Land Rover Discovery 2 steel wheels - set of 5

And put 265/70 for close to standard height or 265/75 for a little less power but more clearance under the diff.

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Brilliant! Thanks!

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Originally Posted by mate

thanks for that. Whats the pcd of stock land rover d2 stud pattern lol

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For a rim with 5 stud holes;


If you measure the straight-line distance between the centre of one stud (or hole in the rim) to the nearest one, the PCD is:

(Stud-centre to stud-centre distance) x 1.701


If you measure the distance between centres in mm, the PCD will be in mm. For example, if the distance between the centres of 2 adjacent studs is 40 mm, the PCD for that rim is 68.04 mm.