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  1. 25th September 2007, 10:13 AM #1
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    Biggest tyre size D2 without chopping body

    I wan to increase the lift of the car with higher tyres, to stopp the diffs from scraping etc

    What would be the biggest size I can fit without chopping the wheel arch to a disco 2

    And is there anything else that I need to change

    thanks
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  2. 25th September 2007, 10:47 AM #2
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    You can go to 33s with a 2" lift, or 31s standard no lift.

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  3. 25th September 2007, 10:48 AM #3
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    we did an experiment on this about a year ago on the D2au forum.
    You can fit 32" under a standard D2, 33" under one with 50mm lift.
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  4. 25th September 2007, 11:00 AM #4
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    My '99 D2 TD5 with a 40mm spring lift used to run 265/75R16 (32") BFG Muds and they fitted perfectly, however I also adjusted my steering stops slightly to stop the tyre rubbing on full lock. I now run 285/75R16 (33") Silverstone M117 Sports and they rub very slightly on rear guards at full compression - also adjusted steering stops even more to allow for rubbing at full lock.

    IMHO the 265/75R16 is the best size tyre for a 40mm (2") spring lifted D2, not sure about no spring lift though.
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  5. 25th September 2007, 12:14 PM #5
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    Hey Mick are you running lower diff ratios. I have 265/70/16 cooper St at the mo and have noticed a slight reduction in ooomph! I have a 50mm OME lift and want bigger rubber underneath so am going to 265/75/16 next. Worried I'll hate the performance. (DIIV8 Auto)
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  6. 25th September 2007, 12:29 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrapocalypse View Post
    Hey Mick are you running lower diff ratios. I have 265/70/16 cooper St at the mo and have noticed a slight reduction in ooomph! I have a 50mm OME lift and want bigger rubber underneath so am going to 265/75/16 next. Worried I'll hate the performance. (DIIV8 Auto)
    Yes I run 4.11 diff gears which in theory brings my car back to factory gearing when running 33" tyres. Mine is a manual though and I noticed a huge lag off the lights before I fitted the 4.11's and even more alarming off road in 1st low without the 4.11's.....car would run away and meant I had to be on the brakes a lot.
    Talk to Bolts, he is a guy in our club who runs standard gears on his D2 V8 auto with 33" (285/75R16) tyres and he seems happy.....or at least unwilling to change his ratios

    Mine is also chipped so that helps me slightly.
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  7. 25th September 2007, 12:38 PM #7
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    See there's my problem. I don't really want to go up to 4.11 on 32's. I think when you go up to 33's the ratio is normal at 14% but 32's are only at 10%.... so 32's are kind of in between but on the tall side. I

    Am I right?
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  8. 25th September 2007, 11:01 PM #8
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    I also think that 265/75-16 is as good as it gets on a 2" lift. The auto seems to sort most of the problems with big tyres and standard gearing.
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  9. 26th September 2007, 06:07 PM #9
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    d2 tyres

    thanks for the replys

    looks like the 31/32's are the way forward
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