Thread: 18" tyres

PM........... PCH he's just gone through this same thing


he has all the info your after

Thanks Hiline,

Excuse my ignorance but who's PM and what's PCH???

Or should that be the other way 'round??

I sepnt time in the army so I'm used to anacronyms, but I'm a bit ignorant when it comes to web/text speak.

A fellow AULROIAN with a D3 ops: ops: ops: ops: ops:
Im sure he will be along sooner or later
PS Im hoping to do a bit of south coast fishing/4wd exploring between Albany/Esperance,if we end up deciding to ga as far as Esperance I will send you a PM
Andrew

a PM (private message)needs to be sent to PCH thats his forum name

like mine is hiline :wink: :wink:


see easy, hey

Jamo,

Sent you a PM.

I can't tell you if the Cooper HT's are better than Wranglers because I've got Cooper ST's in a 17" on my D3.

I haven't destroyed any Wranglers yet but did slice a big chunk out of the sidewall when I slid into a rock. If you are slicing tyres up I think you better go to an AT with stronger tyre construction than a road tyre.

It may mean that you can only get something in a 17" in Australia at the moment - like Coopers. The investment in a set of 5 wheels is probably going to pay for itself when you don't need to keep buying replacement road tyres or if you ever need to replace the original D3 wheel (expect to pay $1200 or more for a wheel). A set of 5 after market wheels for Performance woun't cost you more than $1600-$1700.

Chris

Thanks PCH.

I had been told that the 17" wouldn't fit on the TDV6 HSE, but that's obviously incorrect as they fit yours.

I have already bought a new 18" rim as the original rim was cracked when I tore the tyre. It was covered by insurance so the $1,700 cost was reduced to $200.

I'll have a look at the Perfomance Wheels and probably take your advice and get a second set for bush work.

Thanks again

Not quite on the topic, but this thread covers some of this:
http://www.aulro.com/modules.php?name=Foru...hlight=18+tyres
and includes this link to.


18" BFG Mud terrains
http://www.bfgoodrich.com.au/index.php?a=t...d-Terrain+TA+KM

Not exactly what you're looking for, but might be fun.

Cheers
Simon

I'd need engineer certification in WA to run 35" tyres!

It'd be cool but might cause even more problems. I understand that varying the tyre diameter by too much can stuff up the traction control.