Thread: D3 18" off road tyres?

Southside use Bob Jane at Coorparoo for their alignments.

Originally Posted by jik22

I'm just about to put a new set of tyres on mine. Who did you get to do the alignment?

Barbagallo's do it for $90. They have their own tyre shop next door and do D3's all the time.

Southern Land Rover previously sent it to Bob Janes who unfortunately didn't get it quite right

I didn't get the tyres from Barbo's though, because although reasonably competitive for a main dealer, they aren't the cheapest.

Jon

18" tyres are very hard to get in the outback (so I've been told) if you have a problem, just wondering if anyone has fitted 17" wheels or better still 16" as I'm up for a new set of tyres (40k on the wranglers) and am intending doing the big one next year in our 2006 D3 TDV6 SE.

Have seen a set of 17" that will do the job, but after reading this thread will be asking a few more questions of the dealer before proceeding.

David C

17"s are a common fitment. 16"s will not fit due to the size of the brakes.

The 17"s are also available as an aftermarket wheel too.

Originally Posted by D3Jon

I didn't get the tyres from Barbo's though, because although reasonably competitive for a main dealer, they aren't the cheapest.

Jon

Thanks. They're my local one anyway. I'm going to have a phone around next week for the best General AT2 prices.

Originally Posted by dcc49

18" tyres are very hard to get in the outback (so I've been told) if you have a problem, just wondering if anyone has fitted 17" wheels or better still 16" as I'm up for a new set of tyres (40k on the wranglers) and am intending doing the big one next year in our 2006 D3 TDV6 SE.

Have seen a set of 17" that will do the job, but after reading this thread will be asking a few more questions of the dealer before proceeding.

David C

Factory 17" D3 rims turn up on Ebay and in the local free ads papers now and then, because coil sprung "S" spec owners sometimes upgrade their standard 17" rims for something a bit more bling (like 22" chrome jobbies ).

Keep a keen eye open and you can bag a bargain, it's also worth talking to your local dealer, because they may sometimes have new 17" rims from an owner whose upgraded.

Jon

Originally Posted by D3Jon

Was the alignment done by a main dealer or a tyre shop?

I ask because the air sprung D3's have to be set to a specific height before alignment is carried out for it to be done correctly. The required height is non user selectable and has to be done with Test Book (The LR diagnostic computer).

My dealer did mine just before I got new tyres fitted and it only cost $90 for the full alignment. These cars are also complex to set up and is best done by someone who has done a few before.

Jon

Just booked mine in at the dealer for a alignment, ULR in Melbourne. $230! I was told it takes 2-3 hrs on the computer hook up. Does this sound right?

Originally Posted by muppo

Just booked mine in at the dealer for a alignment, ULR in Melbourne. $230! I was told it takes 2-3 hrs on the computer hook up. Does this sound right?

I just pulled out the invoice from when I had mine done last November by one of the main dealers here in Perth and it cost $87 +GST, so $230 sounds a bit pricey to me.

Bear in mind thought that my dealer sets the suspension height and then sends it next door to their "in-house" tyre shop. Maybe your dealer does the lot with LR mechanics at LR rates!

Jon