Thread: MOAB Rims

Originally Posted by rhinosm

I have Tuff Ant rims and BFG tyres.
I managed to dent two rims in Simpson desert last year, they now rub on front brakes.
Both from hitting massive pot holes.
A whole story there!!
They fit on rear OK, no rubbing.
Lucky I bought 6.

Geez..that's not good.. to bend a rim like that😐

Originally Posted by rhinosm

I have Tuff Ant rims and BFG tyres.
I managed to dent two rims in Simpson desert last year, they now rub on front brakes.
Both from hitting massive pot holes.

Probably would have cracked them if had been alloy. Why not get them fixed?

Originally Posted by TerryO

An interesting read and he has researched quite a lot of details on different rims and tyre sizes, however I don’t agree with to many of his findings or his solution which is not legal in Australia given he ends up using wheel spacers.

One thing to keep in mind when reading posts from the USA regarding either D3/4’s is they don’t have diesels, they only have V8 petrol models so their Disco’s don’t have the smaller diameter brake rotors that 2.7 litre diesel models do which allows 17” rims. At least one AULRO member previously fitted the smaller rotors and disc’s from a D3 to his V8 D4 so he could fit 17” rims in the past. This is a good off road option but whether or not it is legal is another story.

Hi Terry, good to know, and I agree that the option proposed with spacers is not what I would be considering. I was more interested in the overall tyre dimensions and the commentary on 'fit' with respect to guard rubbing and under vehicle storage. I will be looking at the 18" rims designed for the larger brake discs for the Aussie D4 models fitted out with 265/60 R18 LT tyres... most probably BFG KO2s

Originally Posted by LRD414

Probably would have cracked them if had been alloy. Why not get them fixed?

Hitting a solid lump of limestone on a Nullabor track caused an horrendous bang, sent the vehicle skywards and instantly destroyed the tyre but only curled the lip of a 20" L322 alloy. The rim wasn't distorted and has balanced normally with an old KO2 as the spare. However it was the outer edge that took the hit whereas a hit on the inner edge would have been quite different.

Originally Posted by LRD414

Probably would have cracked them if had been alloy. Why not get them fixed?

I agree, would have easily cracked alloys, I've done that before, that's why I went to steel.
I will get them repaired and use as spares.
Thanks

Originally Posted by rhinosm

I agree, would have easily cracked alloys, I've done that before, that's why I went to steel.
I will get them repaired and use as spares.
Thanks

Mmm...we've hit some massive holes etc inc one on the Simmo that I swear should have sheared the front diff off and never cracked a LR alloy. Indeed in many years of off roading factory alloys have proven the best for toughness. Aftermarket...well not so good😐

Given it has been quite a while since this thread was last posted in I'm hoping, even with the various lock downs, that there might be some who have had a chance to do some off roading and might be able to give some feedback regarding the off road durability of either the Tuffant or Moab alloys?

I am also considering the steel Tuffants as an option.

I look forward to any feedback from you guys.

Can't offer any feedback but I see a few new defenders running Tuffant alloys in the US, Denver Colorado LR dealer has a few videos on YouTube.