offset rear tire mount

[TNdisco]

I am going to buy 5 265/75 tires to put on my disco 1. I want to have an identical spare but I know that the 265/75 won't fit the spare tire mount without being slightly offset. I want to keep my stock alloy as a spare and not get an an offset steel wheel. Rovertym's offset spare tire mount only works for steel wheels so that isn't an option. I'm guessing my only option is to get a wheel spacer(who sells them?) for the spare tire mount. On the the other hand I guess I could just buy a used 235/85 and mount it as my spare. the main reason i want an identical spare is so when i get my tires rotated, i can put it into the rotation.

 

[Steve Rupp]

Most 265x75's will fit on the stock tire mount. If it doesn't you can pull the mount off and drill 6 new holes to move it up. The only problem is if you take a big hit to the stock bumper the door might not open very well. In this situation, just jump on the bumper to move it back down. Don't worry about the offset tire mount until you get up to 33's.

 

[Alyssa]

http://www.expeditionexchange.com/disco1spare255/indexmain.shtml

Here is the text, go to the link for the pictures:

Relocating The Spare Wheel Carrier For 255/85-16 Tires
by Ho Chung


The spare wheel carrier on the Discovery Series I can take up to 235/85-16 tires without any modification. There is actually the infamous "Spare Wheel Rule", something along the lines of "don't fit tires larger than what your spare carrier can handle." To keep within this rule yet fit larger tires, we must modify the spare carrier.

There are adapters available that enable you to fit larger tires to the spare carrier. The disadvantage of these adapters is that you end up with a spare wheel that sits further away from the door panel, adding more weight and stress to the already heavy door. So I've decided to relocate the carrier. I didn't think it would be this easy. Plus, I always liked to have the heavy spare wheel sitting on the rear bumper.

First you must remove the rear door liner, being careful not to break the red plastic clips that hold the liner to the rear door.

The above diagram gives a rough measurement of the new holes required to fit a 255/85 spare wheel. The new holes are roughly 3/4" below the original holes. The best way to locate your new hole location is to remove the spare wheel carrier from the door panel, bolt it to the spare, rest it on the bumper, and mark the new location for the new set of holes. I did that from the inside of the vehicle with a thin pencil through the holes in the door.

Once you drill the new holes in the spare wheel carrier, finish the bare metal to your liking (I used black spray paint). Then simply bolt on the modified carrier.

Note that the bottom holes fall on the curved part of the carrier. You'll have to smash that part flat in order to drill a hole in its intended location.

The upper part of the carrier is curved to match the curvature of the door panel. Hopefully your 255's are the same size as my BF Goodrich 255's, because the curved parts fit there perfectly.

One last detail is to pull out the wiper arm from it's stud, and rotate it clockwise so that it clears the carrier.

With the relocated carrier, I now have the spare wheel sitting on the bumper. This alleviates some of the weight off the door while bouncing around out there.

 

[Epsom_D2]

These guys offer an offset spare tire mount. It's a nice piece.

http://www.roverconnection.com/

S-P

 

[TNdisco]

i think i may have said the wrong thing by saying "offset rear tire mount". I know a 265/75 will not hit the bumper. However, since a 265/75 is wider than the stock 235/70, I am thinking that the tire will hit the rear DOOR or interfere with the wiper arm if i am using the stock alloy rims.

 

[gadams]

You can usually adjust (read bend) the wiper arm for any contact. I doubt you will have rubbing on the door but if it rubs the door, try some big washers to move the tire out. That's a whole lot cheaper and pretty effective.

Greg

 

[darw_n]

anyone know if a 265/75 will fit on a DII? Im in the same boat as the original author

 

[Snwbord24]

it won't fit a DII. You can either relocate the tire carrier per the EE webpage info or get the offset spare tire mount from roverconnection.

 

[AdrianS]

I saw one in the new Rovers North newspaper for around $100.

 

[gooddoggomez]

The is a simple and permanent solution to the DII tyre mount problem. I have had it done and it works a treat.

http://www.expeditionexchange.com/disco2tires/

As it says, shouldn't take more tham a couple of hours.

Hope it helps.

gtt

 

[clayatem]

On the DII(265/75) take tire carrier off flip it upside down and
drill 2 new holes in the center.
The wiper has to be adjusted a bit, but not much.
Save the $100 + shipping

 

[darw_n]

what do you mean about the wiper?

could you give some details?

 

[nickb857]

The wiper arm hits the top edge of the carrier. If you read the article you can either adjust the wiper arm or take a small notch out of the tire carrier, so the wiper arm will clear.

 

[rovercanus]

On the DII(265/75) take tire carrier off flip it upside down and
drill 2 new holes in the center.
The wiper has to be adjusted a bit, but not much.
Save the $100 + shipping

This is what I did. Notched the carrier for the wiper arm and like Clay said, saved the 1oo bucks.

 

[mudderducker]

anyone try this on a D1? It looks like it might work. I am going to try it and report back. I need to get a 285 on there and it looks like it will angle it out away from the bumper.

 

[mudderducker]

sorry, I am referring to flipping the mount upside down. anyone tried it on a D1?

 

[Rover Puppy]

I've got BFG 265/75/R16 mud radials on my D2.

We flipped the stock bracket (that holds the spare) upside down and it fits just fine. There isn't a whole lot of extra room between the spare and the rear bumper because I have the joey pack tire cover on my spare. It's much thicker than other tire covers since it has lots of padding to cushion whatever is stored/carried in the pockets. Haven't had any problems.

Good Luck, Jamie