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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: cotefarmboy on April 24, 2010, 18:17:53

Title: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: cotefarmboy on April 24, 2010, 18:17:53
I have a set of 285/75/16 Cooper STT's on 16x8 modular rims that I want to fit to a currently bog standard D1 300tdi, will a 3" lift and some minor arch trimming (camel cut and front sill end caps) give enough clearance for full articulation?

Last D1 I had was on 31" tyres with a 2" lift and they fouled at the rear on full stretch, I want to avoid this!!
Title: Re: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: lambert on April 24, 2010, 19:34:02
with them the width will be your problem more than the height; some quite serious trimming will be inevitable.
Title: Re: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: barmiebrumie on April 24, 2010, 19:48:05
2' suspension lift + 2' body lift & some trimming will do it but as said the problem may be width, but a set ar extended arch's will cover that problem



john
Title: Re: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: cotefarmboy on April 24, 2010, 20:45:17
Hmm, might have to re-think then and stick 'em on the 110
Title: Re: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: Jay_disco on April 26, 2010, 18:54:58
i have mine on 33's. mick at MRM saw me right. i had 2"lift, plus 2" spacer blocks. =4"lift total. you will have to put arches on as they will stick out past the wings. i had 2" arch extensions from m and m. result is my avatar pic. hope this helps
Title: Re: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: mobi on April 26, 2010, 20:35:11
mine sits happly on just a 2" lift and arch cut, but i know some need more lift.
(http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww19/richard-mobi/DSC00166-1.jpg)
Title: Re: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: Dan 4x4 on April 27, 2010, 06:59:23
i like yours ,thats just how i want to get mine  :D
Title: Re: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: cotefarmboy on April 27, 2010, 07:40:27
Mobi, are you running 285/75/16's on just a 2" lift?  :shock:

I had 265/75/16 on mine and they fouled the rear arches even with a camel cut, they hit the door edges etc, I was using modular rims though whereas I see you have LR alloys which have much less offset. Also guess how extreme off-road you go, mine gets tested to full articulation quite a lot so I need to know they won't catch otherwise the tyres and body get trashed!!
Title: Re: How much lift needed for 33" Tyres?
Post by: mobi on April 27, 2010, 17:20:59
yeah 285/75/16 bfgs on 2" lift (britpart hd and procomp+2 shocks) and 30mm wheel spacers, can get quite a bit of flex this is on standard bumpstops, but still no nicks or cuts in the tyres.
(http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww19/richard-mobi/DSC00209.jpg)

and an arch cut with flexi arches


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