Thread: Wheels and tyre advice

I have been doling a bit of research, so to shed some light on what I have been looking at.

All in a 17inch. However Graeme from GOE has some awesome 18inch wheel options for sale. Compomotive rims from memory. Bit exy for me, but look amazing on a couple of AULRO rigs.

In the wheel and Tyre section there is a set of 5, 17inch BB6 rims with Cooper St maxx, for a damn good price!
Also a set of 17inch king steel king wheels with the right offset for D3, no tyres though, for $400 and they are new.

I am looking at most likely Steel King rims in a 17 by 8 inch with Cooper St Maxx tyres, or possibly Mickey Thompson MTZ's, however I have seen some bad sidewall damage on these. I will be waiting till after the wedding and honeymoon to spend the cash though

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Cooper Tires - Tyres

I am selling my CBR1000RR and will get Tyre/wheel purchase approval!

Just getting a few quotes, I am trying to get all 5 wheels and tyres done for 2.5grand. That's 285/70/R17 Cooper ST maxx on King Steel 17/8 black wheels.
Id get the ones for sale in the market section on here but they are in WA, and with delivery on-top it blows my budget
So far Tyre Power are at $2750 for 5, waiting for a discounted price if they will do it.

And I just realised my spare might not fit if I get the 5th done. Oh well on the roof it will go.

Anyone know any well priced Tyre outlets near Sydney, preferably West?

Jax sell the king wheels and try Tempe tyres for cheap coopers.

Originally Posted by 4evershiva

Hi guys, I would like to get some wheels with mud tyres especially for 4wd driving....am currently running 19inch with 255 on my discovery 3. what wheel size and tyre size shud i go for. will be happy with a second hand one...any suggestion as where to start my search...

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 . You need to grab new nuts for the BMW rims. This would leave your budget a lot more options for off road rubber

I'm selling some 18s of a RRS sport that fit a disco as well!

Originally Posted by Boofla

I'm selling some 18s of a RRS sport that fit a disco as well!

Be careful though, the RRS have a lower load limit than those for the D3/4.

Originally Posted by sheerluck

Be careful though, the RRS have a lower load limit than those for the D3/4.

Yes but still well within the load requirements for a D3.

Originally Posted by garrycol

Yes but still well within the load requirements for a D3.

I understood that they were underrated for the D3/4's higher GVM. See here http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ng-wheels.html

Happy to be informed otherwise.
[EDIT]
D3 weights:
- Max Front Axle Load 1450kg
- Max Rear Axle Load 1870kg
- Total Gross Vehicle Weight 3280 – 3330kg

RRS wheels are rated between 850 and 900kg depending on the style, so they could conceivably go on the front axle but not the rear.

Please note that this is not an area of expertise for me, this is based on doing a fair bit of reading and studying (I bought a pair of RRS wheels from eBay in error, they were advertised as D3), so if anyone who knows for sure, I am happy to be corrected.