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Palomino
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:23 am: | 
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Does anyone run 235/85xR16 tires.
I'm thinking about putting some on and would like to get some opinions before dropping the cash.
Will they make the D1 lose much power and speed? I do have an OME lift and I am willing tpo make a few trimming mods.
Would I be putting to much stess on the stock Diffs ?
Any advice would be great.
Thanks
Rico |
Robert Sublett (Rubisco98)
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:35 am: |
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Palomino, just fitted my Disco with 235/85/16's less than a week ago. No trimming necessary but did push out the rear fenders a bit to keep them from rubbing. If you already have the OME lift then you are good to go. I went with Futura Enforcer M/T's from Pep Boys, 40k warranty. I got all 5 (including spare) mounted, balanced, and road hazard for $550.00. Power loss seems to be minimal, on the road other than being louder the tires are balanced 100X better than my stock Michelins which I had balanced and rotated every 5k or so. Gas mileage dropped a couple mpg but nothing serious. |
Palomino
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:49 am: |
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Robert,
What kind of rims did you put them on?
Rico |
Robert Sublett (Rubisco98)
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:07 pm: |
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Stock wheels man, but am currently looking for some Series wheels or old RRC wheels. I'll have some pics added to my gallery maybe after this weekend. Peace.. RS |
Nathan Hindman (Nathanh)
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:24 pm: |
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Rico,
I'm also running 235/85/16s on my Disco (Goodyear MT-Rs). There is a bit of a power loss over stock, but IMHO it's not too bad.
With regards to stress on the diffs, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Defenders run the same axles as Discos and they come stock with 265/75/16s, a bigger/heavier tire than the 235/85s.
Nathan Hindman
http://www.PangaeaExpeditions.com |
Palomino
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 10:40 pm: |
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Nathan,
Like you website.
Thanks for the info guy's.
I think that I will go with them if my tires ever wear out.
Thanks
Rico |
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