L494 Off Road Tyres

These are the Ridge Grapplers on my L405 - so far so good. 275/55/20 LT120Q $1950 for 5 tyres.

Some research that I have done on rim sizes and offsets:

Original rims and tyres in 22" are 275/40-22 on 9.5 rims with +49 Offset (on my RRS)


20" wheels were 255/55-20 on 8.5"rims with +47 offset


This thread here shows that 9.5 x 20 with a +53 offset won't fit on the front.


This site has some useful info on the original fitment wheels and tyres.


It seems some L405s may have had a 9.5x20 rim with a +49 offset that might be an option but they may be thin on the ground.


As others have found a 275/55-20 running on the +47 8.5" rims would seem to be a good compromise. I've also discovered that 285/35-22 was never an option and that explains why my speedo is over 10Km/h fast.


Regards,
Tote

For off-road use the 8.5" would protect the sidewalls and rims better than 9.5". The 2 different 275/55R20 that I've used on my L322's standard 8.5" rims sit well.

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Originally Posted by camsRRS

It fits perfectly, and no issues closing the cover at all. The lining in the space is loose and the physical space is actually quite roomy. I know fitting the spare was a question for me which is why I took a photo for you!

Couple more photos on the sport now... more to come over the weekend and next week as we go camping and off road.

This is the LT version of the Ridge Grappler LT275/55R20 and 32.13 (817 mm) versus 31.89 (810mm) for the non-LT version. There is probably 10mm clearance on the front wheel when turning, so this is as big a tyre I would put on my sport without having to cut/mod the mudguard linings.

I'll let you know what happens with the Speedo.

Cam.

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I'm ready to buy 265/60R20s which are 826 vs 817mm for yours. Do you think this might rub somewhere in the arches ?
Nice pictures of your tires/rims by the way.

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Originally Posted by Desert Traveller

The wheel carrier is my own design. It is tow bar mounted and it drops down when rear access is required.

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Hi Desert Traveller, highly impressed and interested in your wheel carrier. Nice job !
Questions :
- what happens if you open the tailgate while wheel is not dropped down ?
- on your picture, the structure of your wheel carrier seems to be higher that the lower edge of the tailgate. How do you open your tailgate or is the opening condamned ?
- how did the carrier resist multi vibrations during your overlanding ?

Thanks mate !
Nikola

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Originally Posted by adz70

Hi there, hoping to get some help - or affirmation :-)

Picked up a set of used 19" rims from a '14 RRS with the thought of putting off road tyres on them. I have 21s at the moment.

Am thinking of going with the 255/55/19 Wrangler Duratrac. They look to be a very similar size so wont rub or change speedo (very much).

Any thought on going in this direction?

Comments appreciated.

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Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I thought I'd put it out there that Goodyear are now doing the Wrangler Duratrac in 255/65R19 giving you a 32" tyre with 6.5" of sidewall - this is the tyre size that the L663 Deefer runs.

I'm currently running some 285/50R20's but when these are done I will go back to 19" wheels and these Duratracs.

the common held belief is 19's wont go over the brakes.

There are definitely some RRS out there with 19"rims but unless you have a six cylinder its unlikely the rims will fit Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2014 - Wheel & Tire Sizes, PCD, Offset and Rims specs - Wheel-Size.com

Regards,
Tote

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

the common held belief is 19's wont go over the brakes.

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18's won't go over my brakes but I have a full set of factory 19's that are a perfect fit.

Thats great! show us a pic of the front brakes--- [bigwhistle][smilebigeye]