18" wheels on disco1?

[JBingham]

Please forgive my newness, (and spelling). I would like to use the factory 18" disco2 wheels on my disco1. (bought it 2weeks ago and already trying to change it )I gather that the disco1 brakes and hubs/lug pattern differ from the disco2 but am wondering to what degree these parts are interchangeable?(if at all.) What exactly are the differences between the two. If these parts could be interchanged with minimal fabrication, could this be viewed as a reasonable brake upgrade?(as the disco2 rotors are vented.) I searched this topic, (great group BTW!) but found nothing. Am I missing something? Please, help the newby. Thanks JB

 

[Timmy!!!!!!!]

someone i think does a spacer that allows the uasge of disco 2 wheels on a disco 1 axel but i forgot who does it

 

[antichrist]

DAP sells spacers, as does Scorpian Racing in the UK. RTE used to sell them, I have a set, but I think they've discontinued them (at least I couldn't find them on their site anymore).
But these were all just for getting a wider track on the Series - DI style hubs. But there's no reason I can think of why some couldn't be made to use DII wheels on a DI.

Rather than looking at DII 18" wheels, why not just get a set of DI 18" wheels from Atlantic British, I'm pretty sure they have them. I could be wrong of course.

 

[Discojunky]

Why? Is your Disco for road use only.

 

[Disco Mike]

You don't want to take 18"ers off the road, you will tearthe side walls and there is a limited number of 18 tire to choose from.
Mike J.

 

[Christopher]

Mike's right, I think. 18's will significantly degrade your truck's offroad performance. And significantly enhance the possibility that people will think you're a hiphop star. Just my opinion...

 

[LostInBoston]

You don't want to take 18"ers off the road

why not? you just need the right tires.

 

[Discojunky]

You going about this the wrong way. There is only so much room inside the fender of any off road truck (and your already limited with the D1) so the bigger your rim is the smaller your tires side wall will have to be to fit in the space allowed. Sidewalls are your friend when you offroad! You don't want to waste valuable space with big rims. Have you ever seen a tractor with small side wall tires? Or any off road construction vehicle with small side walls? No, because lowered air pressure and big side walls offer more traction and better offroad performance period. Plus you won't find the "right tire" because no manufacturer is going to make a low profile mud tire. Plus if you could find a good 18" mud tire you could probably get five 16" tires for the price of two or three 18" tires. So, I'm back to why? If your truck is a trendy mail cruiser go for it but if you want to use it offroad your paying a lot of $$$ to degrade your trucks performance.

 

[Rocky]

If he wants to get 18 inch wheels on a d1, and happy to go that route there are two approaches. one Adapter (not spacer) www.rimmerbros.co.uk that allows you to bolt up d2 wheels I think Simmonites also sells them. Or
Craddocks sells an aftermarket version of a D1 alloy wheel (same style as 98-99 models) in 18 inch that will bolt directly to you D1

 

[JBingham]

Thanks for the info/links. My d1 sees a little off-road time and a lot of on-road time.(twisty mountain roads.) So, in my case, sidewalls are not always my friend. I have been driving a BMW M3 for the last few years so my d1 feels a little "detatched". I'm thinking of trying new bushings,shocks, springs and tires and just drive a little slower. I am thinking OME springs, (the stiffer ones) and shocks eurithane bushings and maybe just sticking with the stock wheel fitted with a larger (31x10.5?) BFG AT tire. (It has 103k on the clock and might have orig. shocks) Will this combination yield much better handeling on road, with a minimum sacrifice to off-road perf? Or am I going to have clearance problems when I do go off-road and articulate?

 

[antichrist]

You are never going to be able to drive a Land Rover approaching anything near like a beemer. If you try you'll become another SUV rollover statistic.

 

[Rocky]

Drive it like a BMW and you'll spin off the side of those mountains.
Replacing the bushings, springs and shocks will make a major difference in the way the vehicle handles. OME springs will lift the truck.
Stick with Genuine bushings and replace every one of them. Stock springs (unless you can get stiffer rate same height custom made) with Bilsteins with new bushings will feel much better.
Tires, 245/70-16, though I think some people have stuck 255/55- or 65 aspect ratio (I don't remember which) fit the 16 inch rims. Check the tech section to confirm

 

[p m]

You are never going to be able to drive a Land Rover approaching anything near like a beemer.

Tom, try a stock '95 LWB.