Thread: Changing religions Cruiser to Disco???

For AT tyres, there is a Pirelli Scorpion ATR in the design 19" size. I've run MTRs on my late, great D3 HSE V8. I haven't had any problems with rims or with the MTRs, but can see how it happens. I can air down to 16psi for soft sand and the MTRs work much better than expected. However, if there's any rock about, the MTRs need to be inflated more than tyres with bigger sidewalls to prevent a rock from folding the tyre against the rim, at which point the wheel gets an impact from the rock and the rock wins. I run around 24-28 psi with the MTRs on rock, depending on the weight of the loaded D3.

What is more of an issue with the MTRs is the price, just below $700 each on my last purchase. Goodyear did have to make them for a specific model (the G4 D3) so the development cost is recovered over relatively few tyres, but that does nothing to remove the purchase cost pain.

The D3's used to have a widespread problem with oil in the brakes from the vacuum pump, which caused braking reduction. Alas, it seems that braking failures are now bigger problems at Toyota. I'm glad to no longer have to endlessly be retiming engines, checking valve lash, etc, but the modern computer-controlled complex systems, while capable when working have a "on-off" failure mode that can make things over-interesting!

Perhaps if any D4 owners/potential owners running on 19"s and interested in 18"s, could contact GHaggis at Green Oval Experience to confirm interest- Gordon informed me that he only had 6-8 people and needs 15 for Gmax to build them

I would suggest a serious think about the use the vehicle is to be put to. If the vehicle is going to cop a beating look at the 2.7. If your realistic expectation is less vigorous use, the 3.0 with 19's will probably survive .
After all the 2.7 can still hold it's own with virtually anything out there. It's biggest competition is within the LR stable, the 3.0 litre and the RRsport.