Thread: D4 rims and second battery

Originally Posted by Next_Door

Disco 4 SE 3.0L
I'm doing the Savannah, Gibb River Road, Tanami, and Simpson this August.
I purchased 6 Good Year Wrangler MT/R 255/55R19's for the trip.
As there is no other real option, I will just have to be extra cautious and remember the limitations.

Find some second-hand 255/55/19 tyres (any pattern) and use them as spares. The size is used on LR and BMW, so there should be a few around.

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by rmp

Thanks Gordon. Retreading is an interesting idea but would require donor tyres and there wouldn't be that many around.

The market's probably not overflowing with them, but the Mercedes 4x4 and some of the newer BMW 4x4's use this size (275/55/19), so there should be a few around ...... I hope!

Cheers,

Gordon

I'm not towing a camper trailer this trip. But later in the year I will be.
I purchased my MTR's from Land Rover Australia through my dealer. They have them as a spare part. I was told they are clearing them.
Price $370 each unfitted. I think the price is not too bad?

Bargain!

Can they send me a set for spares...?

Dorko

Originally Posted by Next_Door

I purchased my MTR's from Land Rover Australia through my dealer. They have them as a spare part. I was told they are clearing them.

I wonder why they are clearing them - no longer supplying them as G4 accessories or is there a replacement on the way?

Originally Posted by Graeme

I wonder why they are clearing them - no longer supplying them as G4 accessories or is there a replacement on the way?

Obsolete part. Goodyear no longer make them in the new MTR range.

Goodyear USA still list the size under MTR-P, just not MTR with Kevlar. It has never been made in the USA to my knowledge where the Kevlar ones are made. It seems they are still readily available in the UK. The Kevlar range are all LT construction.

Had one more try with the 18" rims today. With an offset of 41mm (just legal) there's 7mm clearance to the front of the caliper. A fitted 275/60/18 tyre just fits inside the wheel arch.

Might be doable after all ........


Cheers,

Gordon