Thread: 18" Tyres on Sand

Mate If you look around a set of 5 16in LR rims can be had for $100-$150. LR factory alloys hold the bead like no other.

Cheers

I've had D2's with 16's before they are great. I think I have the Hurricane 18" wheels which are really nice looking they would have the same bead wouldn't they? All of the D3 and D4's have 18" or 19" wheels how do they go offroad I wonder, they don't maybe?

I would go with 16s on a D2. However if you really like the 18s it shouldn't be a problem with 255/60 or even 265/60 tyres. 265/60s are smaller in diameter than 235/85/16s and some people use that size on a D2. The 265/60/18 is more readily available these are often used on Prados etc.

I've read a thread about Tyre Sizes in Technical Chatter, Slunnie posted this helpful link:Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands
where they say that 30.5" is the biggest size without adapting the rear wheel carrier, not too worried about that, I suppose its also going to throw out the speedo, I'll use a gps and get used to new speeds. So I guess that either the 30.5" 265/60R18 or 31.6" 265/65R18 is the go, I'll see what I can find thanks.

Originally Posted by Islandnomad

.......All of the D3 and D4's have 18" or 19" wheels how do they go offroad I wonder, they don't maybe?

Yep D3s and D4's never go offroad, and all of the pictures in the D3/D4/RRS forum have been faked.

Haha just a throw away line about what do they do, as they all seem to come with 18" 19" and 20" wheels and low side wall road tyres as standard which aren't that capable offroad? They all have the same problem, seems they go the 30.5"-31.6" route too!

They do come with small sidewalls as standard. But the D3/D4 are a very different beast to a D2. The traction control and Terrain Response functions are very, very good. But that's a bit of a side track from your original post.

Just wondering what the D3/4/RRS people do to make their vehicles more offroad friendly, than persisting with road tyres? Capable machines but need decent rubber offroad (probably the most important thing).

In the back of my mind my 2004 HSE does have ACE, apparently 18" wheels are a lot better for ACE than 16"??? Read that somewhere?