285/50R20 on 08 RRS

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Originally Posted by garrycol

Your choice of course but you will have roadworthy and insurance issues with spacers.

Garry

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yes i realise. from an engineering POV, 5mm isnt heaps. Ill check for studs length when i pick up the car.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

unsure what the offset is.
stock 20inch stormy rims

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Have a look on the inside of the rims.

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These are my 20" L494 rims and show the offset as +47. You could get some wheels with less offset (from memory a variation of 10mm is legal) and the tyres will have clearance. So if a 5mm spacer works and your current wheels are 53mm, the 47mm wheels should be the same or 1mm better. The GOE Compomotives are 44mm.

cheers, i was hoping to make this all work without rim change. see how i go.
i'll check the offset after work

AFAIK your stock 20" rims will be 9.5" wide and the reason why the tyres foul whereas the same size on Disco 8.5" or possibly 8" rims don't foul.

got the car back, no scrubbing and about 5mm clear, without the spacers!
i dont know what the first tyre shop did wrong, but they fit tight but they fit and fit well. im super happy.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

reading several forum posts, people say these fit with some scrubbing.

I got my hands on some coopers LTZ's second hand, took them down to the tyre shop and its up against the control arm hard. not scrubbing, hard. completely useless.
so do they really fit? who's running them and what did you do to get them fitted?

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My 08, TDV8 a recent acquisition. Came to me fitted with 22" 285 or ?295? and I have no issue with them. Except I don't like wheels this big. They are a Range Rover wheel, fit perfectly, do not rub and grip well. (Rims & tyres are only 3 months old? and I fear the cost of replacement rubber).

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Originally Posted by Davidno64

My 08, TDV8 a recent acquisition. Came to me fitted with 22" 285 or ?295? and I have no issue with them. Except I don't like wheels this big. They are a Range Rover wheel, fit perfectly, do not rub and grip well. (Rims & tyres are only 3 months old? and I fear the cost of replacement rubber).

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Check with Tempe Tyres in Sydney for prices.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

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Did your spare fit under the car?

watching this thread with great interest as I want to change my 275/40/20's over to something with more flexibility in tyre type. Those 265/50's look good, and am I correct to believe no rubbing on the standard RRS wheels???
I have a 2012 RRS