Whats tyres?

[Sharpshooter]

What would be the largest tyres i can fit on standard alloys on my 200Tdi Disco with,

Standard

1" Suspension lift

1" Suspension lift and 1" body lift

1" Suspension lift 2" body lift.

Cheers.

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

Standard: 235/70/16

1" Suspension lift and 1" body lift: Ive got a 2" Lift and my 235/85/16s hit the arches at the back, front is okay.

Not sure about other sizes.

Anyone else tried different combinations?

[Cheggs]

I have 1" lift and have 750's on defender steels without having to cut the body, but 1.5" more clearence under the axle, handles about the same on the road. The tyres fill the arches nicely to.

[Tony F]

Without a lift, 245/75s are the biggest on standard wheels, you will still need to make a small cut on the trailing edge of the rear wheel arch (cut the inner fold at 45 degrees from the corner), you can't really see this anyway.

I fitted this size but on modulars which have about an extra inch of offset over LR wheels, so suffered more problems. I started by cutting back the front bumper end caps, which was OK (and sinch replaced with a winch bumper). And did a "camel cut" on the rear arch.

Unfortunately due to sagging rear suspension, I still used to catch the wing on the offside as that side of the Disco was 2" lower than the near side, which never touched.

In the end I went for a 2" lift with handed springs to level up the back end but could have most probably got away with one inch. This is the current set up:

[Sharpshooter]

Looks Nice. I think ill have to go for a 2" lift. And maybe a 1" body. But i cant tell the missus, as she has trouble getting in it as it is. :)

[muddymart]

i like the bumper tony, where did you get it from?
why is it that the bumper wrap around is longer than the arch? that looks like it could do with moving forward about an inch.

[Disco_Stu]

If you're willing to trim your arches, go 265/75. If they're too wide try 245/85 or 235/85.
Bottom line is the bigger you get, the better it looks.

it'll also go slower, use more fuel and put more stress on you're entire drivetrain

I went 245/70 and I'm kicking myself now.

[chiboy]

:D loks like the same bumper as mine.Its from 4x4-r-us about £200

[Iain C]

I went 265 75 16 on mine, although with other things to be doing this summer I have not got round to cutting the arches yet.

On the modulars it was a mare, even on road, however with the MTs on the freestyles I think only a very small cut will be needed...we'll see!

Look well'ard though!

[Sharpshooter]

So without the lift, i guess its 265 70 16's then??? :)

[wrecker]

sharpshooter you need a lift a mate,you wont live with yourself whan you see me go over something that you carnt when were laning :lol:  :lol:

dont forget your going from the beast to a disco,thats 4 or so inches taller

so your used to doing extreme stuff,

o and dont bend this one mate :lol:  :tongue:

mark :D

[Sharpshooter]

Hi Mate. I know what you mean. Ill see how i feel when i get there. :)

Thung is, i want to get the tyres fitted.

So, if i go for a 2" lift, will thefront and rear props suffer?

[wrecker]

i can understand what your saying,

i do know a few guys who run plus 2 and some 3 in lift and had no probs,

maybe some one else can help you out with that :D  

mark :D

[Disco_Stu]

The props wont suffer too badly.

I changed two of mine before I lifted the suspension, the others are still ok. Probably done 7,000 miles.

Wide angle yolks would be nice though :)

Stu

[clbarclay]

It depends on the disco in question, some start to vibrate bad at even a 2" lift where as some have 3" without a problem, they wern't built with the tightest of tolerances. The more you increase the working angle of a UJ the short its service life. 2" is a general limit and IMHO provides a reasonable compromise, though personally I find 32" tyres and removing the tow plate make a more significant differance than a suspension lift.

As for wide angle props, I have 11" travel dampers on my RRC with standard propshafts and they don't appear to bind, though they are close to the limit now.

A friend has 265/70r16 recip trails on his disco with a 2" lift with exteneded bumpstops and he still had to do a far bit of triming aroung the rear archs to stop them catching.

[cardiff_gareth]

I run 245/70's on standard suspension:

Iain C - Is yours lifted :?:
Looks very nice indeed, only just bought these Colways about 5 months back so I'll wait til they've warn down till I lift and 265 it, it looks so much better doesn't it  8)

The list of what to do to a Disco goes on and on, I wanna do it all at once  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Sharpshooter]

I went 265 75 16 on mine, although with other things to be doing this summer I have not got round to cutting the arches yet.

On the modulars it was a mare, even on road, however with the MTs on the freestyles I think only a very small cut will be needed...we'll see!

Look well'ard though!

That looks smart . Where do you have to trim the arches?

[Tony F]

Just back from a very muddy Billing!

i like the bumper tony, where did you get it from?
why is it that the bumper wrap around is longer than the arch? that looks like it could do with moving forward about an inch.

Chiboy is right, it's a 4x4 R Us model and yes it does protrude back a bit too far but the position is not variable. This is not a problem in use and the tyres do not touch.

[Gav_T]

I run 235/85/16 colway mt's on standard wheels and suspension and only adjusted the steering locks and did a camel cut. I have had the suspension totally maxed out and not suffered no rubbing.
I have had to put longer bolts in for the steering stops but thats it.

Gav.