Thread: Best Rim & Tyre combo series111 stage1

pete...had 15 x 7 sunnies on my s3,and second hand or new 15" tyres were hard to come by,found myself climbing over piles of 16" tyres.
bought a second hand set of series 1 disco steels wheels 16x7
they look ok on the series and are similar kg rated i think?
and 16" tyres more size options as well.


seriously

Thanks for the reply I have tried to look up the links but everytime I go to open them it just redirects me back to the home page.

Anything from another Land Rover product through to the Disco 2 will fit, as will "classic" RR wheels. I've had 15x7s with 31x10.5 tyres and I wouldn't bother again - I think the taller tyres are better and 7.50 or 235/85 are reasonable with steering weight.

A lot use Disco rims for the little extra track width. SWB rims are probably best avoided for the opposite reason (narrow track). The Defender 130 rims with holes in them are argualbly the best rims for track and strength, but they are like hens teeth second-hand and pretty expensive new (compared to the cost of the Stage 1).

I run S1 Disco steels, modified to have 30 mm extra offset. Fitted with 285/75x16 tyres. But my setup is for traction and stability offroad. The wider tyres and extra offset make steering a bit heavier.

Plenty of people I know have run stock disco rims with 235/85x16s. They are slightl;y wider than the stock 7.50's. If you can fit them and want a bit more clearance offroad, 255/85x16 also work well.