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Eugene Elin (Glex)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 02:17 pm: | 
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Hi i'm new to this board i just bot a 1999 disco 1 with 38k miles ,i'm looking to upgrade my rims to at least 18" can you tell me what choices i have?dose disco2 rims fit disco1? |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 02:50 pm: |
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18 inch rims, great for driving to the mall and soccer practice. Im assuming you want them to be chrome as well. |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 02:56 pm: |
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until couple years ago, tirerack had a selection of borbet wheels (model CW1) for the disco 1...
good luck. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:01 pm: |
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Try european vendors (see european rover mags).
Also try MJLee for some sweet custom wheels (doubt they do the big 18" dogs though).
I don't believe that DII wheels are interchangeable with DI. |
Eugene Elin (Glex)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:04 pm: |
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Thank you for the info...
actualy i don't want chrome ones i prefer just silver ore even black. |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:04 pm: |
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Eugene,
DII rims won't fit a DI. Different bolt pattern (smaller diameter circle on the DII).
FWIW, there's a better selection of tires for 16" wheels.... 18" wheels are almost exclusively for street-use.
-L |
p m
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:07 pm: |
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Leslie,
a week ago i've noticed an unusual mud tire at ORW - the sidewall said something like 37/14.5-17..
see, they make rubber for mall crawlers, too.
peter |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:09 pm: |
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Okay, so there's one.
W/ a 16", look at how many you can pick from.... or 15" even....
-L |
Eugene Elin (Glex)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:13 pm: |
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i have stock 16' i was thinking of 18" rim and wider tires like 265/65 |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:17 pm: |
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So,
Why not run a 265/75-16 on your stock wheels? You'll still have to lift and trim with either, but the tires are out there w/o needing 18" rims... there's more tire-choice for the 16" wheel.....
IMHO, YMMV.....
-L |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:23 pm: |
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get these!!!
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Eugene Elin (Glex)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:24 pm: |
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what do i have to lift and trim? i'm new to this ...its not going to fit with out some kind of mod? |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:26 pm: |
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not with that combo. you will need an Old Man Emu spring setup. lifts the truck 1 /2-2". maybe a little trimming on the rear 1/4's or pushing them out.
another option is get a D2. |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 04:07 pm: |
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Lifting it is easy.... buy four taller springs, swap out your current springs with the new ones.
The rear quarterpanel would need to be trimmed a little bit on the inside lip, not noticable to anyone unless you point it out to them, OR, you can flip a bracket to push out the rear quarterpanel a bit... there's an article in the Tech-section on it.
Let me ask:
How do you want to use your Disco??
IF you are just mall-crawlin', and like the looks of the 18" wheel, and don't mind street-rubber, then by-all-means, go for it.
If you're planning on off-roadin', IMHO, skip the 18" wheels....
FWIW...
-L |
Eugene Elin (Glex)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 04:49 pm: |
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i'm planing for street use not off road |
AROG
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:22 pm: |
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then be damned to hell...
just kidding...
kinda...
Alex |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:43 pm: |
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Poor Disco, condemed to a life of being nothing but a status symbol. |
Eugene Elin (Glex)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 06:53 pm: |
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lol |
Ron
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 09:29 pm: |
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BFG now makes 37 and 35s in 18s and 17s and Goodyear makes 37x12.50x17 MTRs
Ron |
Eugene Elin (Glex)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 01:48 pm: |
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Ron,
what is BFG brand of the rims? |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 02:12 pm: |
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oh no. now be nice kyle. haha.
isn't there a Dubs Magazine? this could be helpful.....really. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 02:13 pm: |
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BFG stands for B.F. Goodrich, a brand of TIRES. Stupid yuppies, "I wanna get 18 inch rims so I can drive around the mall and look like a bad ass", go get an Escalade. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 02:41 pm: |
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BFG is a new brand of rims "Big-Fawkin-Ghetto", the biggest most ghetto rims available, just what you are looking for. |
Greg French
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 03:05 pm: |
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Definately NOT a "Waver!" |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 03:25 pm: |
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there you guys go again...makin friends... |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 03:54 pm: |
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Very funny Greg |
Andy
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 04:03 pm: |
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Just parked next to an avalanche over lunch. It had 22" rims, chrome of course with 45 series tires. Made my 245/75's look small. It made my OME lifted disco look kind of wimpy. I guess I need bigger rims to keep up. Does BFG make 22" tires? |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 04:21 pm: |
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Whats OME Andy, a kind of hydrolics or neon lights???? |
Andy
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 05:08 pm: |
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OME hydraulics makes my Disco jump front and back and side to side. Helps me clear trail obstacles better, I can just hop over rocks.
Andy. |
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