Thread: 18 inch 3.0 wheels.

Originally Posted by Babs

Bugger. It had to be me. Mine actually fall right out, the clips at the back of the cap don't touch at all.

Looks like I'll have to go nuts with some Sika.

I think Supercheap sells Lebanese Tool Boxes. Every Lebanese builder/developer owns one. You get a tool box and in it you get Liquid Nails, Sikaflex and Duct Tape. Apparently that's all you need to build a block of units these days

I just ran electrical tape around the clips - all not individually - to reduce the tolerance. No falling out centre caps since.

Originally Posted by Stuart02

I just ran electrical tape around the clips - all not individually - to reduce the tolerance. No falling out centre caps since.

I did similar,except I used plumbers Teflon tape.Works a treat and no sticky goo from the tape glue as it ages.
Andrew

Seen as I already went to the trouble of painting my centre caps I put a little effort in to make them fit.

Got my mini soldering gas torch and heated up each little lug and pushed them outwards (a little too enthusiastic) now has a tight fit, also put some of the thin clear double sided tape on the edges for added security.

Driving on these bigger tyres feels a little less bumpy.

And I don't have to worry about gutters anymore, I get to drive it like all my previous 4x4s.
It was getting a little frustrating having to be concerned about a gutter every time I parked, what's the point of having a 4WD if you have to be concerned about climbing or grazing a gutter.

Mate there is no doubt at all that very low profile tyres just make life harder for suspension engineers, the vehicle and drivers. A higher profile tyre is a very useful part of the suspension. Air suspension notwithstanding. Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

Mate there is no doubt at all that very low profile tyres just make life harder for suspension engineers, the vehicle and drivers. A higher profile tyre is a very useful part of the suspension. Air suspension notwithstanding. Cheers

Tyre shops love them,they wear out quickly,are fragile,what more could they want?

Originally Posted by scarry

Tyre shops love them,they wear out quickly,are fragile,what more could they want?

And for the premium brands they charge about $100 per tyre more per inch. That was the clincher for me ordering my GOE wheels. The 20" tyres cost $600 each. The 18" Hankooks on my D3 cost $250 a tyre. I intend to hang on to my D4 for at least another 150000 km so that will be 2-3 sets of tyres. I reckon the Pirelli 20" tyres on it would be lucky to last 50000. They are great in a wet bitumen road. Crap ride though compared to the D3.

This is such a refreshing thread. Cheers