Thread: 2014 Range Rover Tyres and Suspension for Australian conditions.

Originally Posted by Lindisfarne

Hi Ozjet, I have the same queries as you re a 2014 RR Sport V8 diesel with 20 inch rims. Seems no smaller rim will fit. I'm after light truck rated all terrains with tracks like the Gunbarrel and Canning in mind.

Dealer in Melbourne (ULR) advised that a client had BFG all terrain LT 285/55 R20 fitted to rims for his Vogue (I think latest model) and they didn't work, set off error codes.

If I can find LT tyres to work on RRS 20 inch and be comfortable with shock/air bag reliability I'm keen to buy too.

Anyone's advice much appreciated.

You might want to get some more opinions on the fitting of 19s to the new sport. I got conflicting advice re 19s on my Vogue, the local dealer saying you can, independent mechanics saying you can't.

I am pretty sure that any 2014 RRS with Dynamic Option can only take 20" (or larger) wheels due larger brakes being needed for torque vectoring being part of that option. SDV8 Sport has Dynamic as standard and so does Supercharged Petrol V8. I have Dynamic option on my SDV6 and the rear brake discs are bigger than my friends 2014 RRS SDV6 which hasn't got the Dynamic option. As I said below, Pirelli ATR or Cooper LTZ Zeon 275/55/20 are the only offroad tyres available in a size compatible with 2014 RRS at the moment. They are slightly wider and taller and the ATRs worked really well in mud and sand on my friends new RRS which we took on an offroad trip a couple of weeks ago.
Dynamic option on the RRS consists of adjustable dampers, torque vectoring and a rear eDiff locker.

Greg, 19's fit the Vogue (not all 19's, but certain designs) - I know because when I bought my car the dealer had a Vogue "non luxury model" MY12 next to it at the dealership in Melbourne, on 19's, same look, and asked if I wanted the smaller rims.
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Originally Posted by CSBrisie

Greg, 19's fit the Vogue (not all 19's, but certain designs) - I know because when I bought my car the dealer had a Vogue "non luxury model" MY12 next to it at the dealership in Melbourne, on 19's, same look, and asked if I wanted the smaller rims.
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Good to know Chris, that's what I'll be looking to buy before my next major off road trip - expensive piece of mind though. Now I guess it's a case of finding out WHICH 19s fit the car. AND having to buy at least five of them.

Greg, I'd love to catch up over a coffee...I've just arrived back in Perth from quite a bit of business travel so it might be a couple of weeks before I'm able to connect. I'll direct message you to see if we can tee something up. Nothing better than listening to the stories of wanderers.

No worries, look forward to it, let me know when you're available.

Hi Ozjet, my car is the Sydney clone of Chris and Greg's cars........White MY12 TDV8 4.4ltr 8spd. I have banged on about this before but prior to this one, I bought new BMW X5's and RR Sports on an annual basis. My job is to do a lot of highway work running between mine sites all over the country inc. Qld, NSW and WA. My cars generally do two or three times the national average mileage in a year and whilst they may only do a small amount of true 4wding, they do a hell of a lot of work on very poor and corrugated roads. When I found out the new RR was imminent, I went out and bought an L322 because I wanted one more dose of that big boxy look of a full fat Rangie. I sold a 3 month old X5 and two of my kids to get the car and I love it. Like you, I had a 911 for 8 years, a 993 Turbo but sold it because I never used it since the RR arrived. I still smile when I see pictures of the Porsche, but nothing makes me look forward to a trip to the corner store like the RR. When I climb out of bed at 4am on a cold winter morning and know I have three days of driving ahead of me to get around the mines I need to go to, I relish it, really love it because it's seat time in the best car I have ever owned. I have now owned it one year longer than any other work car in the last 10 years and I do not even think about selling it. The tyres worried me when I first got it but now I am on my second set of Pirelli and I have never had a puncture. I have some pretty serious side wall damage from sharp rocks and sometimes having to climb out of river bed crossings, but I have not had a failure as yet and the damage is mostly cosmetic. Here's an interesting thing........my car normally runs light. I don't travel with a crew and I only take what I need and that isn't much. I mostly stay in hotels, motels or mining camps so I only ever have a swag if I think I might be roughing it and I don't tow a trailer, have a roof rack or run the car fully loaded and this probably plays a large role in keeping tyres alive and not wearing out shock absorbers. I have had my shocks checked constantly after learning of Greg's issues but at 77,000km, mine are doing fine! Final thing I'll say is the fuel economy is better than any car I have ever had , doing the same job. I regularly get between 7.9/100 and 8.7/100 on my trips.....that's incredible. The V6 would be great but the V8 is better!
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Grant

Thanks Grant, that's a really encouraging post.

I'm likely to keep the Porsche even when (can't believe I just said "when") I get the Rangie. I too like to travel light - but this is all relative to the fact that I'm hauling a family of 5 around with provisions for 3 weeks at a time as I do think that weight is a greater reason for suspension and tyre failure than anything else. Both you and Greg have the L322? Greg's horror story was somewhat offset by the way LR provided him with support. What has your experience been like - or has nothing ever failed on your L322? I'm guessing that the latest iteration with substantial weight reduction will mean that there will be less issues with tyres and suspension. Have either of you thought about the trade up?

I test drove the 2013 Autobiography (V8 diesel) with 30000k's on it last month in Melbourne. It drove beautifully - one wonders why I'd bother with new (apart from the fact that there aren't any at all for sale at the moment). It was only 206k - a helluva lot cheaper than the 270k price for the drive away version I'm looked at in Perth.

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Dean