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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: RedDisco on September 12, 2005, 20:39:10

Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: RedDisco on September 12, 2005, 20:39:10
New wheels fitted today.  :D  :)  :D :D
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: J B on September 12, 2005, 20:47:16
very nice, i like the 3 door in rioja red, nearly painted mine that colour, but decided to stick with white

wot size are them tyres then??
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: Jim-Willy on September 12, 2005, 20:50:57
Very, very nice  8)  8)


  do they rub?
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: RedDisco on September 12, 2005, 20:52:04
Thanks, I always thought the 3 door looked better. The tyres are 33 x 12.50 x 15.
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: Littledan on September 12, 2005, 22:12:30
that looks awsome :D

nice one mate :D :D :D :D
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: Littledan on September 12, 2005, 22:13:23
Quote from: "jim-willy"
 do they rub?


looks very tight  :shock:  might need some cuting on those arches :D  :wink:  :D
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: RedDisco on September 12, 2005, 22:18:07
Quote from: "jim-willy"
Very, very nice  8)  8)


  do they rub?


They did !!, I had to do the camel cut on both the front and rear arches.  :lol:
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: Littledan on September 12, 2005, 22:19:06
Quote from: "FatDisco"
Quote from: "jim-willy"
Very, very nice  8)  8)


  do they rub?


They did !!, I had to do the camel cut on both the front and rear arches.  :lol:


i bet that looks awsome :D
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: chuggaman on September 12, 2005, 22:33:11
looks great


me thinks your gonna have to cut some more soon

mike
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: chuggaman on September 12, 2005, 22:34:23
and  off the front bumper too :shock:
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: RedDisco on September 12, 2005, 22:52:26
Quote from: "chuggaman"
looks great


me thinks your gonna have to cut some more soon

mike


Mike, I've been watching yours evolve with interest, I was fully expecting to need to cut more out of the arches, but when the wheels / tyres arrived they had very little off-set and they actually go up inside the arches. I've tried it cross axled with a pair of ramps in opposite corners  :D  and it seems to clear OK. As for the front bumper, there seems to be plenty of room, it is actually a Scorpion winch bumper.
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: Disco Inferno on September 13, 2005, 11:10:41
cuts like these, i had to chop a serious amount out of my arches and doors
fitted 90 arches as the alternatives were expensive and easily breakable
i have the template for doing the choppinf if you're interested
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: RedDisco on September 13, 2005, 12:02:17
Thanks, I am tempted by the Defender arches, I have a brand new set in the garage I intended to use for this purpose. If I do go this route I would really apreciate loan of the templates. :lol:

The only thing is the wheels don't stick out any further than the standard body, and I think the arches might look a bit silly.

 On full articulation they do actually go up inside the arches without rubbing.

Another reason is there seems to be quiet a difference in size from one tyre manufacturer to another, mine seem smaller than other 33 x 12.50's I've used in the past.

I think the thing to do in the future would be to buy another set of wheels with more off-set.   (Anyone know where to buy them from ?? )

Thanks again for the offer.
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: barmiebrumie on September 13, 2005, 12:19:52
Got them on my truck (not a disco i know) & 265/75x16 tyres, ook good & you can rivet them as high or as low as you want.

John.
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: Disco Inferno on September 13, 2005, 13:04:23
i'm running on extra wide offset rims so the wheels were sticking out around 3", hence the arches
chose these rims for increases track width and to maintain the turning circle.
Title: Re: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: NeilWilson on September 13, 2005, 13:29:49
Quote from: "FatDisco"
New wheels fitted today.

Looks excellent.
What make are the wheels ?. Cheers.

Neil
Title: Re: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: Littledan on September 13, 2005, 13:39:57
Quote from: "NeilWilson"
Quote from: "FatDisco"
New wheels fitted today.

Looks excellent.
What make are the wheels ?. Cheers.

Neil


they are just black 8 spokes u can get from any where  8)  :D
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: RedDisco on September 13, 2005, 20:18:26
They are actually white 8 spokes, I re-sprayed them black. I tried to buy black wheels (I would have prefered mods) but couldn't find them anywhere in 15" diameter with Land Rover stud pattern. Lots of the big suppliers have them advertised but when you ring they haven't got them.
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: Littledan on September 13, 2005, 20:49:03
Quote from: "FatDisco"
They are actually white 8 spokes, I re-sprayed them black. I tried to buy black wheels (I would have prefered mods) but couldn't find them anywhere in 15" diameter with Land Rover stud pattern. Lots of the big suppliers have them advertised but when you ring they haven't got them.


ah kool they look awsome any way nice one buddy :D
Title: New wheels fitted today.
Post by: chuggaman on September 13, 2005, 20:55:09
still not convinced thats enough of a cut

 8-[  8-[  8-[

im a bit worried that your goung to mack your panels in
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