Thread: 18 inch 3.0 wheels.

I've just fitted 265/50 R20 nitto terra grapplers gp2 to my RRS. They replaced my Cooper Zeon LTZ 275/45 R20 after a trip to Fraser Is left me with one destroyed tyre (sidewall) and two with cracks in sidewall. But I suspect operator error too fast too hard too Low a pressure. The Nitto's are quieter, look good, and were pay for 3 get 4 at moment at Bob Jane. There is a thread on RRS at moment on this.

Yippee my GOE Rims just arrived.

Nice

Ok. GOE Compomotives are on, accompanied by Cooper ST Maxx 265/65/18

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Now I could be mistaken but I thought from looking at a set of these rims on another vehicle that there was less room between the inside of the rim and the brake calipers, I thought there was only enough room to put say folded paper.

On mine there looks like there is plenty of room, have they changed the brakes on the current model SDV6's

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Here is a size comparison from the standard 255/55/19 size with the Maxxis Bravo's against the new Cooper ST Maxx 265/65/18

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The first photo is access height with the Llams extra access height selected.

Just drove it around the driveway on the extra low setting, I couldn't feel any rubbing seemed good but I could see where the dirt has been cleaned away from part of the chassis behind the front wheel. It's ever so slight it looks like as the tread will wear there will be zero contact. And this is the extra low Llams setting I'm talking about.
There doesn't seem to be any issues in normal access height.

The rear wheels seem totally fine in the Llams extra low access height.

I'm now restricted to 2M car parks, in saying that I wouldn't go into 1.9m car parks with the standard size as I was still slightly above the 1.9m height.

So even with rack on 2.0m heights are fine even with normal access height selected without activating the Llams extra low height.

Spare wheel did fit (deflated) took a bit of stuffing around to get it to fit but it's in nonetheless.

I am going to try and put at least 10psi of air back in the spare as I'm not comfortable with it being totally flat in the instance if I ever bottom out, I don't want dirt/crud getting into the bead. I might be overthinking this one but if I ever have the problem to change a wheel I don't want another problem with the spare.

This just means you have to carry a compressor, not a problem for me I have always had a compressor on board.

Oh and the centre caps don't fit, they are too small for the GOE rims.

I have sprayed my centre caps black and will try to modify them to fit.

Any suggestions on what others have done would be appreciated. Cheers

They look good Babs. You wont know yourself. Back in business. Cheers