Thread: Want a second set of off road wheels - what size

Try this site to compare tyres sizes:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

I have just placed an order with Gordon (gghaggis on this site) for 18 inch GOE rims, and going with 285/60-18 cooper ltzs. These are taller by about 1.6 inches. My factory ones are 255/55-19. As you have the 3.0 you can go as low as 18 inch, and only with GOE rims, or factory 19's but buying new will cost you more than the 18's.

Play with this calculator then you can work out which 18 inch will fit yours...might be 265/60-18

Brett.....

Isn't it a case of engine size dictates wheel size ?

2.7 means you can get away with 17" rimz, whereas 3.0 means the only 18" option is the Compomotives from Gordon or you go for the standard 19" rim from LR with a 255/55/19 tyre ?

Originally Posted by discotwinturbo

and going with 285/60-18 cooper ltzs.

With tyres that size will the car be able to move if it has dropped to the bump stops?

Garry

Bump stops.....no

Access height....yes.....based on research on this forum and uk forums.

Next thing will be to invest in a GOE emergency inflation kit.

Brett...

Originally Posted by discotwinturbo

Next thing will be to invest in a GOE emergency inflation kit.

Might be a smart move

The 285's look *massive*, there was a set in Tyrepower when I took mine in 2 weeks ago so I couldn't resist sticking them up against it to see how they looked. The wheels look stunning, but I'd stick to a 255 tyre myself, thise 285's are gonna rub. They're also bloody heavy.

Rubbing is minimal and only occurs when turning a particular way according to those that have them. 2 of them have no rubbing, and 3 have this slight rub. With the slightly wider offset with the GOE rims, this would seem right to me. Putting them next to each other (my factory 19's to the new ones), there is not much......1.6 inch I think, but certainly more rubber for my sand work, and I do a lot of this, among other surfaces.

They will only be used for trips away....not daily runners.

They fit inside my arch much better than your pic suggests....

Brett.....

Yeah it's an optical illusion, they would've fitted better than that photo suggests. I didn't put them up on the hub for fear of scratching something very expensive that wasn't mine