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brider
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This tire is a CLASSIC for Range Rovers from what I hear, but I can find NO source for it, Is it discontinued, and if so, is anyone running a comparable-looking tire?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Dunlop&tireModel=Radial+Rover+R%2FT&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=475R6ROVRT&tab=Sizes
:victory:
ETA - Shit, less than 2 available ?!?!?
I hope you are able to piece together a set of four.
:victory:
ETA - Shit, less than 2 available ?!?!?
I hope you are able to piece together a set of four.
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ptschram
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yes, I'm in the same boat here.
first the BFG Trak-Edge (which is what I currently have) got discontinued and now the Dunlops are gone.
Blueboy needs new shoes and I'm not sure which way to go.
Jaime
first the BFG Trak-Edge (which is what I currently have) got discontinued and now the Dunlops are gone.
Blueboy needs new shoes and I'm not sure which way to go.
Jaime
DougG said:
You may be thinking of the XMS. That's what the stock spare was on my Rangie (205/85/16, I believe). The stock tire on the Disco for a long time was the XPC (still have one on my spare).
I wish Michelin still made the XPC. The stupid part of my brain wants to buy four spares off other Discos so I have a full set, but the slightly less stupid part of my brain tells me that riding around on 12-year old tires is a bad idea.
Keep saving the pennies for some BFG A/Ts...
Tugela said:
Probably not a good idea, the XPC that are used as spares are probably all dry rotted by now.
You might be surprised, the ones that lived under soft tire covers usually fare pretty well around here
Thanks Brider you just ruined my day. !#$%$
Well I may have 2 fairly new 2 year old ones with less than 15k on them. Depends on where I go with tires. i bent my tierod, and when i put it back it apparently i didn't get the alignment close enough. the ones on the rear are in great shape, but the 2 up front are worn on the outside edges. If I go the route of getting rid of them I will post up, but I am notoriously slow at making up my mind.
Mike and Myles.
ps if you find a source let us know!!!
Well I may have 2 fairly new 2 year old ones with less than 15k on them. Depends on where I go with tires. i bent my tierod, and when i put it back it apparently i didn't get the alignment close enough. the ones on the rear are in great shape, but the 2 up front are worn on the outside edges. If I go the route of getting rid of them I will post up, but I am notoriously slow at making up my mind.
Mike and Myles.
ps if you find a source let us know!!!
Series1Rangie said:Thanks Brider you just ruined my day. !#$%$
Well I may have 2 fairly new 2 year old ones with less than 15k on them. Depends on where I go with tires. i bent my tierod, and when i put it back it apparently i didn't get the alignment close enough. the ones on the rear are in great shape, but the 2 up front are worn on the outside edges. If I go the route of getting rid of them I will post up, but I am notoriously slow at making up my mind.
Mike and Myles.
ps if you find a source let us know!!!
You aligned it how now?
FYI, OEM tires for NAS Range Rover Classics were, as follows:
1987-88 Michelin XM+S 200 205/R16
1989-95 Michelin XMS+244 205/R16
To my knowledge, no NAS Range Rover Classic came from the factory with Michelin XPC's. Typically, when you do see them on Classics in the correct size (205/R16) it means that a previous owner had replaced the original XM+S's at the dealership. Also, from what I can recall having test driven a couple of '94 Discos at the dealership when then were first introduced, they came standard with the XPC. The same is true of all the P38a's I saw during that time ('95-'98).
1987-88 Michelin XM+S 200 205/R16
1989-95 Michelin XMS+244 205/R16
To my knowledge, no NAS Range Rover Classic came from the factory with Michelin XPC's. Typically, when you do see them on Classics in the correct size (205/R16) it means that a previous owner had replaced the original XM+S's at the dealership. Also, from what I can recall having test driven a couple of '94 Discos at the dealership when then were first introduced, they came standard with the XPC. The same is true of all the P38a's I saw during that time ('95-'98).
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...um=1&pagemark=1&manufacturer=Dunlop&x=30&y=16
as stated above they are still available at tire rack.
Good tire i have been running them since 98 on my 93 lwb.
as stated above they are still available at tire rack.
Good tire i have been running them since 98 on my 93 lwb.
Paul Grant said:
Hmm. I thought the XM+S/XMS were factory issued for spares only. And XPC were on the ground. On the West Coast, the XPC were typically replaced with the Synchrones in stock size.
Ever buy a brand new Range Rover Classic? I have and they came with five XM-S 205/r16's. I know of no Range Rover Classic that came straight from the factory with XPC's and I spent a fair amount of time at the dealership back in the '90's having my Rovers serviced.
Take a look at the NAS factory brochures. They specifically mention the factory tire as the XM-s244 right though 1995. No mention of the XPC at all. The first Range Rover the XPC came with from the factory was a P38a.
http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/land-rover-brochures/range-rover---us
http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/land-rover-brochures/range-rover---us