Wheels and tyre advice

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Originally Posted by Boofla

4 RRS wheel are rated more than the gvm of a disco anyway if I'm not mistaken.

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Have a look, it's marked on the wheel. I've put what I have found in my post above - if your wheels are rated higher than the range I found, please do post it here, I'm very happy to be corrected.

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Originally Posted by sheerluck

RRS wheels are rated between 850 and 900kg depending on the style,

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18" RRS wheels are rated at 940kgs - so the same rating as D3 wheels.

I had a look at the link you put up - not sure where Gordon got his information from but that is not correct - some may be rated less than 940kgs in other sizes but 18s are 940kg.

Garry

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Originally Posted by sheerluck

Have a look, it's marked on the wheel. I've put what I have found in my post above - if your wheels are rated higher than the range I found, please do post it here, I'm very happy to be corrected.

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I just went out checked the wheels and learnt 3 things;
The inside of my wheels are pretty dirty!
They are made in Italy.
And they have a load rate of 940kg.

Cheers

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Originally Posted by garrycol

18" RRS wheels are rated at 940kgs - so the same rating as D3 wheels.

I had a look at the link you put up - not sure where Gordon got his information from but that is not correct - some may be rated less than 940kgs in other sizes but 18s are 940kg.

Garry

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Garry,

I've got a pair of 18s that are rated at 900kg. I believe (from the research that i did) they were from an early RRS, 2005-2006MY.

I've just been out to try and take a photo, but it's a little too dark in the shed to see the markings clearly.

I had mistakenly assumed, from reading the thread I quoted amongst others, that was consistent with other 18s.

As I said, very happy to be corrected, and have been by Boofla. :D

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Originally Posted by Boofla

I just went out checked the wheels and learnt 3 things;
The inside of my wheels are pretty dirty!
They are made in Italy.
And they have a load rate of 940kg.

Cheers

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All good to go then! And my apologies for spreading misinformation.

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Originally Posted by sheerluck

Garry,

I've got a pair of 18s that are rated at 900kg. I believe (from the research that i did) they were from an early RRS, 2005-2006MY.

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Are they original equipment or aftermarket? The genuine 18s on my RRS are as said 940kgs.

Garry

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Originally Posted by garrycol

Are they original equipment or aftermarket? The genuine 18s on my RRS are as said 940kgs.

Garry

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OE. I bought them on eBay, as they were advertised as D3 wheels. It was only when I looked the part number and rating up that I found (a few weeks after purchase :mad:) all was not well.

The wheels were interchanged between the models anyway... I fail to see how some would be rated high enough and some wouldn't...

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Originally Posted by weakestlink

BMW X5 17 rims can some times be grabbed from BMW yuppies who ripped them off and put 19, 20 or even sillier rims on. Not that Landrover types or the company would ever do such a thing! ;)

Road rubber on my 18 inch and 17 inch MT Micky Thompson make my d3 almost unstoppable. I have only used my winch once with the 17 inch MTs one. Used it a lot with 18 inch ATs!

My 9 BMW X5 rims cost about $150 :o . You need to grab new nuts for the BMW rims. This would leave your budget a lot more options for off road rubber:D

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Hi,I am thinking in the lines of 17 inch MT Micky Thompson, could you give some specs and offset requirement for the 17 inch....

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Originally Posted by 4evershiva

Hi,I am thinking in the lines of 17 inch MT Micky Thompson, could you give some specs and offset requirement for the 17 inch....

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Nope but I can tell you mine rub just. Only when at full lock:D

Technical details from people with much more knowledge than I here http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ims-d3-16.html

And center caps to remove BMW which might look odd on a D3 here
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...-new-rims.html