275x70x17" Maxxis Big Horns ....Has anyone fitted these to their D3/4?

**kingo** · 1st July 2013, 09:32 PM

Definately looks great

**gazm3** · 2nd July 2013, 06:35 AM

Yeah they make it look abit more like a 4wd and less like a soccer mums car.

There are so many silver disco3's in Melbourne now I can tell which is mine.

So far no rubbing. Taken it in plenty of diet but no serious stuff to test it out. Definitely no rubbing as yet. I'm going to take Gordon's advice and modify the rear inner wheel well just in case. Anyone got a pic of where to modify it.?
Also I suspect for road use ill be able to run normal height but don't quote me on it yet. Normal will probably make it handle slightly better and look after those suspension and drivetrain bits long term. Will also pick up some economy on a trip due to punching a smaller x-section through the air.

**russV82a** · 2nd July 2013, 11:16 AM

Hi gazm3,
I'm interested to know what you did with the spare. Does it fit under the back or have you had to come up with another solution?

I was under the impression that even if deflated, 275/65 R18 would not fit in the normal spare wheel location.

Those tyres look great!

**Graeme** · 2nd July 2013, 12:18 PM

This D3 is ftted with 275/65-18 Coopers. No Llams or rods at the time although this is the vehicle that got me developing Llams, not that a lift was required for the tyres.

**TerryO** · 2nd July 2013, 09:19 PM

Well I actually chickened out in the end and decided to buy a set of 265/70/17" BFG KM2's instead of the larger Big Horns.

Got them fitted today to the new BB6's. took a photo when I dropped the Disco off tonight for some work. Even they look small when the D3 is in off road height and with Llams set on max.

Pardon the green background, the photo was taken under fluro's.

**gazm3** · 2nd July 2013, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by russV82a

Hi gazm3,
I'm interested to know what you did with the spare. Does it fit under the back or have you had to come up with another solution?

I was under the impression that even if deflated, 275/65 R18 would not fit in the normal spare wheel location.

Those tyres look great!

I havent even looked at the spare yet ill deflate it and see how far away it will go to fitting the wheel well. The other choice is get a smaller tyre spare for ememrgency use, and carry the bighorn spare on the roof or in boot when on a trip. Those buggers are very heavy so lifing it on the roof may be a challenge.

BTW those new tyres look nice for sure.

Interesting also Graeme that u can run the tyres with no lift

**TerryO** · 2nd July 2013, 11:25 PM

Sorry Gazm3 A smaller tyre as a spare s not such a good idea the spare really needs to be the same size as the other four tyres.

**gazm3** · 3rd July 2013, 03:31 PM

Yes it may b an issue for the diffs. I may try the vac pump for the tyre

**~Rich~** · 3rd July 2013, 04:53 PM

Love those tyres and rims Terry, if you don't mind what was the damage to the pocket in total?

**TerryO** · 3rd July 2013, 05:25 PM

The 265/70/17" KM2 tyres were $290 each fitted from Tempe tyres, the new BB6's which look better in the flesh than the picture were, as previously mentioned, replaced by Performance Wheels at no cost.

The KM2 285/70/17's that I chickened out on, they were prepared to haggle on even more as they aren't big sellers and I reckon $350 each would have been a good price. The reason I didn't buy them was they had no accurate way of measuring their height, but it looked like around 815 mm just using a tpe measure on its own without a straight edge, so they should have fitted, especially with the BB6's with an extra 10 mm of track.

The problem at Tempe tyres is its a bit of a mad house so you pretty much need to know what you want before you get there.

While tyres, even Muddies usually are reasonably quite when new which these are, the thing that has blown me away is the improved quality of ride on bumpy roads so far even with 40psi in them. They make the AT3's feel like low profile bumpy race rubber. This also goes for the STT's which also felt harsh in their ride. Mind you when I get them out on country roads at peed they might not feel so quite so sure footed, but time will tell.

As I said even at off road height and with Llams set on full extension these tyres nearly make the Disco look like it is at usual road height with standard tyres on.

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