Thread: D4 standard 19" rims/tyres

Originally Posted by RHS58

Better option, if you have the dollars, might be to buy a set of GOE rims and tyres, put the original wheels in the shed, and when time comes to sell the car, put the original rims back on, and sell your GOE rims second hand.
Bet the depreciation on the GOE's will be a lot less.

excellent point

[QUOTE=RHS58;2302746]The 19's often appear on eBay.
Between $1000 and $1200 for set of 4 rims. Occasionally the sellers will sell them singly.
Not bad when LR Dealers want $1100 per rim.

I'm not sure where you've seen people trying to sell a set of 19's for that sort of money. I've had a set out the back for a few years that on a couple of occasions have put them up for sale, the whole set of 5. with tyres, for $500 and have never had an inquiry. Even the stealer down the road sells second hand LR 19's for about $200 a unit.

Originally Posted by NomadicD3

I'm not sure where you've seen people trying to sell a set of 19's for that sort of money. I've had a set out the back for a few years that on a couple of occasions have put them up for sale, the whole set of 5. with tyres, for $500 and have never had an inquiry. Even the stealer down the road sells second hand LR 19's for about $200 a unit.

Here then:

19 Inch Genuine Land Rover Discovery 4 2014 Model Single Alloy Wheel | eBay


This will be at least the third set of this style rim he's offered.
First set went for $1200, second set for $999.

I shared the second set (included 20 LR wheel nuts) with some other people who wanted extra spares. The rims were pristine - obviously driven only from showroom to wheel shop.
There must be D4 buyers in Sydney putting bigger rims and lower profile tyres on their "street" D4's?

And no dealer in SEQ offered me a rim for under $1100+

A set of RRV 19s, like I've got, have been listed on eBay for a while $650, no bids.

I can't believe LR constantly wins 4wd of the year and we are faced with no genuine option for the SDV6 to get decent tyre height...across this whole planet of design input, the cheaper TDV6 is more sure-footed off-road.

Unfreakenbelievable...

Originally Posted by Greatsouthernland

I can't believe LR constantly wins 4wd of the year and we are faced with no genuine option for the SDV6 to get decent tyre height...across this whole planet of design input, the cheaper TDV6 is more sure-footed off-road.



Unfreakenbelievable...

You do realise the difference in sidewall for the factory rubber is 6.3mm between the 18 and 19"

And is only 9.35mm if the 18" is running a 265 tyre..

Of competition (Toyota and Nissan) sidewalls are all within 10mm of one another.

Not such a big difference at all.. Just have to wait for manufacturers to Catch up

I guess the point is less about the factory rims and more about the fact that it is not possible to fit smaller than 18" rims (to the 3.0ltr). Were it not for Gordon's rims we'd be stuck at 19" as the smallest rim. if the car itself was not as good as it is, these tyre/rim sizes would present a huge (offroad) performance disadvantage. As it is, I think the car makes these sizes look like better performers than they otherwise would be (not accounting the higher puncture risk of course).

My personal view is that LR engineers generally know what they are doing and I am loathe to second guess them (my vehicle and use is more a 'swiss army knife' than a hardcore machine).

For my use, the real issue is the relative lack of rugged / LT tyres in the 19" because as Tombie rightly points out the difference (in standard sizes) in sidewall between 18" and 19" is trivial. Being (hyper) aware of the limitations of my tyres simply means I go a bit slower and more carefully and it's all good (albeit mildly stressful at times).

Again, just my personal view, harder users will likely not agree.