18" wheels on discos - offroad?

**brougham** · 28th February 2008, 03:43 PM

Most of the better condition facelift DiscoII's in Perth for sale are either Classic Town's or SE's, which have the 255/55 R18 wheels. They look pretty hot and given most of my driving is blacktop that's great.

Now i take my cars off-road only a couple of times a year and 99% it's just down onto a beach like Whitehills and Coral Bay, not heavy sand, normally just drop R16 tyres down to 20psi and no probs.

Are the 255/55 R18's going to be okay for sand work, do they deflate okay with a reasonable balloon?

Or am I going to have to hold out for one with the R16's fitted? (i don't want to buy a second set of rims/tyres for the few times a year i go offroad.

Cheers,
Nathan

**BigJon** · 28th February 2008, 03:56 PM

I am sure if you only go offroad a couple of times a year onto sand the 18s will be fine.

**brougham** · 28th February 2008, 05:25 PM

thanks for that, i just went through the quokka (trading post like) and there's at least 5 or 6 sets of steel disco rims for $50-100 the set, and a few with 90-95% tread on AT tyres for the $500-600 mark, so might be worth buying a 2nd set.

**WildOne** · 28th February 2008, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by brougham

thanks for that, i just went through the quokka (trading post like) and there's at least 5 or 6 sets of steel disco rims for $50-100 the set, and a few with 90-95% tread on AT tyres for the $500-600 mark, so might be worth buying a 2nd set.

Thats pretty cheap, you want to make sure they're not for the D1, D2's are a differant stud pattern and normally cost a bit more.

**BigJon** · 28th February 2008, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by PhillWilde

Thats pretty cheap, you want to make sure they're not for the D1, D2's are a differant stud pattern and normally cost a bit more.

What he said

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**brougham** · 28th February 2008, 06:33 PM

oh really? hmmm, will have to make some calls. thanks for that info.

edit - and how dumb is that, changing stud patterns on the series...

Gavin · 29th February 2008, 08:47 AM

i had the same concerns but i just bought a set of 265/65/18 bfg and now no more worries about airing down

**brougham** · 29th February 2008, 08:49 AM

can you get BFG A/T's in that size? how much roughly were they?

when you say no worries about airing down, you mean you don't need to air down, or that they do air down ok?

**Garry** · 29th February 2008, 09:19 AM

My DII is fitted with 18" wheels and with the exception of bottoming out I have had no problem in the sand.

G

**MickG** · 1st March 2008, 06:52 AM

I bought my D2 with 18"rims and it went some pretty interesting places on the stock rims & rubber. I would suggest save your money if you only intend to go off road a few times a year and if only on sand then (let the debate begin

) I would say your stock tyres are fine/better than ats/muds.

Aye, Mick

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