Thread: Please read: Posts on 19" rims

Well, getting back to 19" rims I have just ordered 5 new Continental tyres to replace the Wranglers due to having 2 rock strike flats in 8 months. Don't know if the Conti's will be any better but I I have had no flats for years (except nails) so I'm trying something different to see if it works.
If it's a profile issue? Maybe I could swap someone my 19's for 18's? Someone that doesn't drive on rocky roads.
I will let you know how they go when they get here & get fitted.
Jonesfam

Originally Posted by Celtoid

Speed Limiter???

I chuckled when I read in the manual about the suspension dropping at 160kph....that's the sort of speed I do before the end of my driveway........LOL!!!

Who drives a 2.5t car like that?

So seriously, what speed is it limited to? Is that an Australian Spec?

I hit 120 going across a paddock on my 19" Pirelli ATRs (19" content) because I couldn't go faster than about 80 going around it sticking to my driveway. Only 120 because its hard to stop down-hill on slippery wheat stubble. Speed is limited to 180 kph.

Originally Posted by Graeme

I hit 120 going across a paddock on my 19" Pirelli ATRs (19" content) because I couldn't go faster than about 80 going around it sticking to my driveway. Only 120 because its hard to stop down-hill on slippery wheat stubble. Speed is limited to 180 kph.

Good job you don't have a long straight drive way...

Thanks.

D4 diesel should be limited to 190kph? Still a mite bit faster than I'd feel comfortable with!

Regarding acceleration times, I did mine on a series of runs at the V8 Supercar track here in Perth and a std 3.0 ltr will average 9.3 to 9.5 sec for the 0~100kph dash. Sport mode was actually faster than command-shift.

I don't think a rolling start would make much difference - the LR is even better at the 50 ~ 100 kph times.

In Europe there is a choice of tune for the LC200. There will soon be the same for the LR 3.0 ltr, as they phase out the 2.7 ltr and the TDV8 3.6 ltr.

Cheers,

Gordon

Edit: Sorry, I should point out that my figures were for a 3.0 ltr RRS, not a D4

Your right - I wouldn't know where/what to buy in Brisbane! But my experience is that the top of the line compressors last around 3 ~ 4 years of reasonable use for around $400 (ARB, BlueTongue etc) whereas the upper-priced Chinese one will last around 18 months for around $180. Your choice. I recently chose the latter - 150 ltr/min for $230 - and so far so good.

The Maxtracs are a good investment as a recovery mat - one of the few that work in both mud and sand.

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by Celtoid

Cheers Gordon, that's the sort of specifics I was looking for.

I realise that you are in Perth and may not know where to buy here in Brisbane but can you make a compressor recommendation?

Also, what's your thoughts on the 'track' style anti-bogging device...the plastic mat things that you stick under your tyres?

Regards,

Kev

Hi Greame, are you happy with the Pirelli ATR's? What are they like off road?
I supposed to be getting mine today
Cheers Craig

The 19" Pirelli ATRs are wearing a lot faster than the 16" LT Pirelli ATRs that I had on my D2 and the outside voids are very shallow compared with the 16" too, presumeably a factor in their higher speed rating. No tyres wrecked after 15K with some daily fast gravel road use so they're doing the job for me.

Originally Posted by Celtoid

Good job you don't have a long straight drive way...

On that particular occasion not having to stop to open 3 gates would have been good, and saved quite a bit of fuel too. I went back and closed them all when the medical emergency turned-out to be a non-event.