15" wheels? why not?

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Author Message   ken nishikawa (Scubaman99) Member Username: Scubaman99 Post Number: 43 Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 06:45 pm:    Just curious but... What are the pro's & con's of putting 15" wheels on a D1? I'm not a tire expert but it seems that 15" off road tires are more popular then 16" offroad tires. any particular reason why a disco can use 15" wheels and tires?   Land Rover Certified Used A**hole (Jason) On Probation Username: Jason Post Number: 538 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 06:55 pm:    No reason at all. Gulf Coast Rovers sells 15" wheels for your Rover made by American Racing ( http://www.gulfcoastrovers.com/rovers/arwhl/index.htm ). You are correct that there are a lot more tire choices out there. Do it!   Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 871 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 07:27 pm:    Ken, most 15" light truck tires are C-load rated, while most 16" - D or E. peter   M. K. Watson (Lrover94) Senior Member Username: Lrover94 Post Number: 906 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 07:29 pm:    d~n~e allow for heavier loads....like a heavy disco! mike w   Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1086 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 02:42 am:    Im using 15". I would say the only drawback is the the higher sidewalls makes the truck feel tippy on off camber and more sloshy on the road but I like the bigger foot print when aired down. Of course tire choice is much broader.   Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 500 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 09:57 am:    But then again Brian you have quite a few things that would make you feel tippy off camber. 2:42am, darn we could have done those bearings. ;-)   ken nishikawa (Scubaman99) Member Username: Scubaman99 Post Number: 45 Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 04:08 am:    is anyone running 15"? what are your observations? good/bad/indifferent?