New P38 owner - Can't stop smiling!!

[Discotd5fan]

Hey guys,

I finally got my hands on a P38 after a long, hard search . It is a 2000 S 4.0 with leather seats, sunroof, towbar, window tinting, roof rails and only 147,000km! I absolutely love it!

The previous owner put a set of Cooper ST Max tyres on 5,000km ago. They are 245/75/R16 and in great condition. My spare is a 255/65/R16 so I am going to sell the Coopers and buy a set of smaller tyres so that I have a spare that is the same size. I have the receipt for the tyres, they were $349 each so I am hoping to sell them for $280 each or nearest offer. Anyone wanting a great set of offroad tyres should seriously consider these - or if you know of someone interested please let them know.

Look forward to sharing my P38 stories with you all!

[TheTree]

Welcome to the land of P38 fanatics

Looks and sounds like you have a nice one there !

Steve

[mtb_gary]

Hey guys,

I finally got my hands on a P38 after a long, hard search . It is a 2000 S 4.0 with leather seats, sunroof, towbar, window tinting, roof rails and only 147,000km! I absolutely love it!

The previous owner put a set of Cooper ST Max tyres on 5,000km ago. They are 245/75/R16 and in great condition. My spare is a 255/65/R16 so I am going to sell the Coopers and buy a set of smaller tyres so that I have a spare that is the same size. I have the receipt for the tyres, they were $349 each so I am hoping to sell them for $280 each or nearest offer. Anyone wanting a great set of offroad tyres should seriously consider these - or if you know of someone interested please let them know.

Look forward to sharing my P38 stories with you all!

Congrats on the new purchase! The tyres although different in size actually have the same circumference so no difference in speed if you need to put on the spare.

Gary

[Keithy P38]

G'day and welcome mate! You have a neat P38 there! Do you plan to use it offroad or will she be an on-roader?

Gary, I beg to differ!

The 245's are a 31" tyre whereas the 255 he has as a spare is 29" (old speak).

Will cause problems.

I'm running 255/70 BFG muddies and the spare fits in its original location (must be deflated though).

Cheers
Keithy

[Discotd5fan]

Thanks guys,

Yeah it will be used for mainly on road and bush. I have a hilux ute we will use up the beach for fishing and taking the dog and the rangie will be for everything else.

So Keithy, do you think a 245/75/R16 deflated would fit in the wheel well? Looking at the available space I didn't think it would.

Jeff

[rc42]

Here's a cool site for tyre size comparisons

245/75-R16 vs 255/65-R16 Tire Comparison - Tire Size Calculator

You might get the deflated 245/75/R16 into the tyre well if you put a good ratchet tie down strap around it and force it smaller.


Love the picture, is that air-con condensate underneath or has the P38 marked its new territory with some oil?

[Keithy P38]

I'm with rc42 on this one, initially I removed the valve and fitted the tyre in that way (when new), it'd be touch n go with the 245/75!

Different tyres have different circumference too, you might find they fit!

Perhaps go to your local tyre shop and try with a new tyre on a rim off the shelf!

[stickso]

Great looking Rangie - looks just like mine!

I just bought a set of 245/75-16's and there's no way it'll fit in the spare wheel well even with a ratchet strap... maybe if you used a strap around the deflated tyre and fed it in so the rear end goes in first to get under the lip but that'd be a bugger to maneuver and still questionable. It's a good size tyre as it's tall and only just rubs on the front mudflaps when on full lock on highway mode.

I've mounted mine vertically in the rear and now have a big space to put stuff in the spare wheel well. I discovered the sub had blown both speakers and I never listen to CDs so that all came out and now I keep a compressor and recovery gear behind the spare so there's still a lot of usable space.

I'll have to take some more photos of how I secured it but this will give you an idea - it's tied down to 3 points on the floor. I have some clear pvc hanging over the back of the seat to protect that and I now have a rubber floor mat to go under it. Don't wont that lovely carpet ruined!

[RR P38]

Great looking Rangie - looks just like mine!

I just bought a set of 245/75-16's and there's no way it'll fit in the spare wheel well even with a ratchet strap... maybe if you used a strap around the deflated tyre and fed it in so the rear end goes in first to get under the lip but that'd be a bugger to maneuver and still questionable. It's a good size tyre as it's tall and only just rubs on the front mudflaps when on full lock on highway mode.

I've mounted mine vertically in the rear and now have a big space to put stuff in the spare wheel well. I discovered the sub had blown both speakers and I never listen to CDs so that all came out and now I keep a compressor and recovery gear behind the spare so there's still a lot of usable space.

I'll have to take some more photos of how I secured it but this will give you an idea - it's tied down to 3 points on the floor. I have some clear pvc hanging over the back of the seat to protect that and I now have a rubber floor mat to go under it. Don't wont that lovely carpet ruined!

What is the steel rim you are using from/off?

[stickso]

I bought a set of D2 rims for these tyres and have kept the originals with HT tyres for road trips etc. I want to replace the steel spare with an alloy so I can rotate all 5.