I'm putting some bigger tires on an LR3 and I think that harness in the left front wheel well is going to get destroyed if the tire contacts that area when turning right. Anybody deal with this before? Thinking about peeling the inner fender liner out and finding it a home up there.
Bigger tires on an LR3.
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Yep 265-65r18 is the sweet spot with no lift. I have no rubbing on mine except full lock on access mode
I had those on my LR3 and had some rubbing at full lock. Added 3/4" BORA spacers and had zero rubbing.
Same. That’s what I’m finding. No rubbing. I’m about to stuff the spare. Hope that fits
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I just came back to see what you guys did. Cause it's not going in there like this. I'm deflating it now.
Deflated it slides right in. I only put about 20 lbs in it cause its going to push on the ear that the rear toe adjuster mounts to.
What did you do about a spare? This truck had a space saver and the owner wanted 5 of the 265/65s. Its tight for sure, I think I would go a little smaller just so I could stuff the spare. I had to take that plastic shield out of there too to make enough room. Truck drives great with those on it.
I have a full size spare. As others have mentioned, it fits (mostly) in the factory space after deflating. One thing I learned the hard way after the fact (or maybe I learned it beforehand and went ahead anyway) is that I can't install the factory hitch with the full size spare in place. The tire occupies so much space I can't insert the hitch all the way to engage.
I'm taking a trip in a couple weeks where I need to use my hitch-mounted bike rack (as in photo above) so I'll leave the spare at home. I will have my tire repair kit and compressor and will have to pray to the Rover gods that I don't need anything more than that. It's mostly on pavement - half on the interstate, half on a quiet rural island - so I'll take my chances.
I'm taking a trip in a couple weeks where I need to use my hitch-mounted bike rack (as in photo above) so I'll leave the spare at home. I will have my tire repair kit and compressor and will have to pray to the Rover gods that I don't need anything more than that. It's mostly on pavement - half on the interstate, half on a quiet rural island - so I'll take my chances.
I was surprized how well that sealant that is installed in vehicles without spare tires works. I have a little chevy cruze eco(no spare). I got a big chunk of metal in a tire too close to the side wall to fix. You use the compressor that comes in the kit to push the sealant into the tire. I was loosing air fast and after putting that stuff in the tire it eventually sealed up around the shard stuck in my tire. I would feel confident if I had a couple bottles of that and a little compressor. Or maybe get a spare that will fit and not interfere with the hitch when your dragging that bike rack?
When I bought the LR3 it came with those tires. When it's time to replace them I'll probably pick a smaller size, something between stock and 265/65. I'd prefer to have the full size spare without losing the trailer hitch option.
Maybe it's because I took that plastic shield out of it. The tire sits perfectly, drags on front and rear but barely. And then I just tried to stab the reciever in since you mentioned it being a no go. But it clicked right in.