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g4hawaii

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I am considering getting out of my disco and into an LR3 SE with 18' wheels. Does anyone have experience running an AT or MT on 18's? Does anyone have a clue what would fit under the wheel well on an LR3?
 
spydrjon

spydrjon

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Sorry to hijack your thread,
but what island do you live on? I was just in waikiki and saw a new g4 by the hotel. Nice truck. I was amazed at how many disco's I saw out there. I counted 10 different discos on Kaui alone. I thought about stepping into the dealer and getting a land rover honalulu tire cover :D
 
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g4hawaii

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Wow, that's cool. I actually have the only G4 out here, so that was me you saw. I work in sales at LR Honolulu, if you want a tire cover I can try to snag you one or at least get it for cost ($30 or so).

We sell (sold) a lot of Disco's out here, but I think mine, one guy in Kona, and one guy with a D1 in town are the only modified cars out here. Nobody dares take their precious trucks off-road, so we have never even held a wheels event.

Sadly, I'll be dumping the G4 in a month or two, my LR3 arrives shortly. I have to say it's the coolest car I have ever owned to date though.
 
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SLloyd

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Try Nittos

Don't know the exact size for an LR3 but the only AT I could find for my DII with 18 inch wheels were the Nitto TerraGrapplers.

I love them. Great on the road and great off the road. Give them a look.

-Sean
 
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ducati

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There are currently no ATs in the proper size for the 18" rim. The only ATs available (the only offroad rubber available at all, in fact) are the Goodyear MT/R in 19" size for the HSE rims... And you have to import those from the UK which is pretty expensive. I'm hoping some other options arrive shortly, as these Goodyears suck :rolleyes:
 
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ducati

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One possibility I am considering is 265/70/17, of which there are multiple A/T style choices (BFG AT, Goodyear MT/R). Approximately 31.6" vs. the stock 30". I am assuming 17" would work, as the TDV6s come with 17's in the UK... Unless the brakes have changed (I don't *think* they change between the TDV6 and V8, although this is not confirmed), 17s should fit fine in the US, too.

Will the 31.6" tires fit? No way to tell--they certainly look like they'd fit in Normal and High mode... Access Mode might be dicey, though.
 
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g4hawaii

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definately let me know if you are successful. I have to wait until July for my car, so I am trying to figure out ahead of time if there are options. Also, does anyone know if you get a different wheel with the HD package? I picked a new one up from the dock today with 18" 5-spoke wheels that look nicer than the multi-spoke wheel that comes standard on the SE.
 
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gardrover

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ducati said:
I am assuming 17" would work, as the TDV6s come with 17's in the UK... Unless the brakes have changed (I don't *think* they change between the TDV6 and V8, although this is not confirmed), 17s should fit fine in the US, too.
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The LR GB website lists the brake rotors as the same size for the fronts @ 317mm, but the rears are listed in two different sizes, 325mm for the TDV6 and 350mm for the V8.
How that might affect wheels size choices i have no idea (its only a 2.5cm difference), but it could potentially be troublesome.... :confused:

btw, How much is gas out in Hawaii?
 
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