Range Rover Sport

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Originally Posted by Graeme

Nice looking vehicle, especially with real tyres. The low profile might make the MTRs wear flatter than usual and stay a bit quieter.

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Makes no difference to wear or noise if the diameter and width are the same as the higher profile tyre.

Got the tyres through the dealer. I'm still waiting for the spare, as they only had 4 left here in the West!

Cheers,

Gordon

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Originally Posted by Graeme

Did you get the tyres through a LR dealer as a G4 accessory or a tyre shop?

Nice looking vehicle, especially with real tyres. The low profile might make the MTRs wear flatter than usual and stay a bit quieter.

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Originally Posted by rmp

Makes no difference to wear or noise if the diameter and width are the same as the higher profile tyre.

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I'd expect higher profile ones to roll over more thus exposing the edge blocks to more wear and thus more noise later in life. I've seen that wide low profile tyres on the correct rim width wear quite flat and don't heel & toe nearly so much. Perhaps my side block wear was more due to my running lowish pressures in what have been higher profile and narrower tyres prior to my current vehicle.

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Originally Posted by Graeme

I'd expect higher profile ones to roll over more thus exposing the edge blocks to more wear and thus more noise later in life. I've seen that wide low profile tyres on the correct rim width wear quite flat and don't heel & toe nearly so much. Perhaps my side block wear was more due to my running lowish pressures in what have been higher profile and narrower tyres prior to my current vehicle.

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If the tyres are correctly fitted and run at the right pressure they will wear evenly regardless of profile. Any uneven wearing is due to incorrect pressures or wheel alignment. An alignment should be done whenever new tyres are fitted.

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Originally Posted by rmp

An alignment should be done whenever new tyres are fitted.

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Now you are tempting fate! I say, if it aint broke don't let a wheel aligner anywhere near it.
On a more serious note my D3 has 96000KM on it and the tyres are wearing perfectly. I'll just leave it as is when I get a new set soon.

Regards,
Tote

Congrats Gordon,
Very nice vehicle.;):p
You will no doubt enjoy the coming weeks tinkering & getting use to what does what etc.

Cheers:D

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Originally Posted by gghaggis

So on the 19" rims, the RRS in sand easily outperforms my old D3 on 265/70/17's.

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Beautiful motor Gordon! Could the sand performance be due to the revised sand mode on the TR?

I'm thinking of trading in the D2 for a new tow vehicle for the wife.

What is the tow capacity of a diesel RRS

3,500kg same as a D3\D4

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Originally Posted by djhampson

3,500kg same as a D3\D4

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So it's basically a D3/D4 with a body that looks like a modern version of a RRC and not a goldfish bowl designed by Ikea