:p yes...but I do like them (tyres).
what do you reccomend for old LR rims. old school bloke at british off road said 250 16's.
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:p yes...but I do like them (tyres).
what do you reccomend for old LR rims. old school bloke at british off road said 250 16's.
I had bar treads on a spare set of rims for an old suzuki, they were better than fancy fat mudders in a lot of terrain but they were shocking on bitumen. Partly because they were cross ply, so I had a set of HT radials on another set of rims. I couldn't keep it in a straight line at 110K on the bar treads.
put some picks up cos you asked.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=33474
Goodyear x-tra grips, they look the part and they sound cool. Scares the bejesus out of hatchback drivers. I dont know how available they are now but i will also be looking for a set of 7.50 x 16's. The piccy below shows the tread pattern of the spare one on my old girl.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...008/03/698.jpg
a few observations re the little 4 cylinder.
My uncle had a Series III from new. Two things made this capable of 140km/h+ top speed. A Fairey overdrive and ditching the crappy stock exhaust manifold and exhaust system. Back in those days, Rick Perry in Melbourne made headers for all the available 4WD's, including Landies 2.25 litre engine. Those with a 2" free flow system + the overdrive made all the difference.
That is because it is non-synchro. Gears 1 & 2 on the 2A are both non-synchro 3 & 4 are synchro. You will have to practise your gear changing. The IIA gear box is just about indestructable and I would go with that. Can be a bit noisey but there are additives you can put in. Unless you have heaps of metal shaving in there I would just be re-freshing the box. That is new seals and gaskets. Same as the engine, this started life as a diesel engine and was petrolised, different head and pistons etc and is much more reliable motor than the 6 cyl.Quote:
Originally Posted by WilliamB
I used to live out west Qld and rated the winter evenings accordingly (when the Missus was crankey) as I dog night, 2 dog night etc.........the colder it got I just added an extra dog to the bed roll, kept me warm and the doggies appreciated it:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mick-Kelly
The "correct" modern tyres for Series LR's are 7.50x16 on the 6" rims[usually the long wheelbase models] and 6.50x16 on short wheelbase models. But check your wheels on a short wheelbase car, it may have the 6" rims thus allowing you to fit the bigger 7.50x16's.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by WilliamB
The Disco 1 wheels YOUR 2a 88" has on it in your pics are 7" wide and so can take 7.50x16's OR 205/80x16, the O.E. size fitted for "general purpose/usage" on Disco 1's OR 235/70x16 the O.E. size fitted for "sporting purpose/usage" on Disco 1's.;)
I agree with you that the Disco rims on the 2a "don't look (quite) right"......maybe put the 3's rims onto the 2a.....then you should have 6" wide rims and you can put the correct 7.50x16's on it:) .......check out Michelin XPC's in that size;) ...... fantastic grip on roads of all types especially so in the wet [when your drum braked, leaf sprung, non-power assisted steering and non-power braked (at present) Series 2a makes for what can be truly scary/terrifying moments! :eek:] and surprisingly good grip off road in all but extreme mud conditions with mileage of up to 80,000 even 100,000 klms!:D
I've got a 2a with Goodyear Wrangler AT's [old style] in 7.50x16 and find them good:) on everything except on wet roads:( ....I'm waiting for them to wear out and get replaced with Michelin XPC's which I've got on my other two.;) :) :D