18" Rims for Disco 4 3.0L : Sign up here!

[Disco4SE]

Hi Guys, I know this is an old post, but I just wanted to remind everyone that gghaggis has sourced some 18" rims for the 3.0Lt D4, but needs some more numbers to enable him to place an order.
Your tyre choice and off road ability will be greater and you will save money in the long run. Have a think about it.
Cheers, Craig

[mowog]

gghaggis

No doubt you will read this. I have sent you an email. I am in for 6 rims.

[gghaggis]

Thanks all,

Assuming that the original group are still interested, that makes 7 sets. Still a bit short of the 15 needed by GMAX. I'm going to relook at their Bonafide 18" rim and measure just how much would be needed to 'scrape' off the front caliper fins to fit - that or a set of spacers.

The steel rims I've been playing with are not a real possibility. They fit, but the offset required to clear the front of the calipers is not legal. I'm keeping the prototype set for playing off-road.

Still not a peep from Bowler

Cheers,

Gordon

[Graeme]

Assuming that the original group are still interested, that makes 7 sets. Still a bit short of the 15 needed by GMAX.

I'm probably a non-starter now due to the lack of LT tyres that don't rub combined with 17" now an option for me. It would be a different story if GY made MTRs in 265/65-18 but with 275/65-18 listed as 32.3" I'm not interested in fitting them. I will have taken action by next autumn in preparation for a possible outback trip, waiting as long as possible for more tyre and rim options to avoid changing brakes although I have 8 17" alloys staring at me every time I open the shed door.

[gghaggis]

Hope it works out for you Graeme. Personally, after having had both, I could never go back to the 17" brake package. I'll keep trying with the rims ............

Cheers,

Gordon

[Disco4SE]

Same Gordon, the brakes on the 3.0Lt are much better

[d3syd]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I have a set of OEM 17" wheels fitted with Cooper STT tyres that I use on my D3 when I go off road.

Question is will they fit on a D4 SE as I am thinking of upgrading, will they have trouble clearing the brake callipers?

Thanks guys.

[trobbo]

sorry they wont fit - you'll just have to sell them to me instead

[tempestv8]

They probably won't fit a D4 3.0 but most likely will be compatible with a D4 2.7 due to the smaller brakes on the less powerful model.

[d3syd]

sorry they wont fit - you'll just have to sell them to me instead

Damn, that's no good... might just have to then. I bought them from a guy in Melbourne who bought them from a guy in Townsville. Each of us have only used them a couple of times, so the tyres are still almost brand new. Going to be driving Sydney - Cape York - Sydney with them in 2 weeks time so maybe they will finally get some wear on them...

They probably won't fit a D4 3.0 but most likely will be compatible with a D4 2.7 due to the smaller brakes on the less powerful model.

Thing is the main reason why I want to upgrade to a D4 is for the 3.0, so looks like I'll have to sell the wheels once I upgrade.

I wonder if 18" rims will clear the callipers then. As it gets more and more difficult and expensive to get off road rubber the bigger the wheels.