By MTB on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 02:38 am: Edit

After seeing Blue Gill'S updated pics. If you run 245/75/16 how much trimming do you do. Do you only trim the lip going into the wheelwell or do you have to trim some of the outer fender and how high do you cut up the wheelwell & how far back towards the the mud flap do you need to go. Please help all us still sitting on the fence sucking our thumbs say should I or Not. I'm ready to get off the fence.
And is anyone running Dunlop rover RT's what are your likes & dislikes on & off road.
Sorry about the first ? I'M sure you are getting the s!!!'s of answering that one.

Thank you & get muddy.
Michael B.
96 Disco

By Bill B on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 07:30 am: Edit

I cannot say enough good things about the R/T' after having them on for about 15K now - excellent on road manners, both wet and dry, very little road wear so far, excellent off road - hangs ups there with the dedicated muds for the most part. Load range "E" and a 3-ply sidewall make them extremely durable. Also, they are no noisier than the stock XPC's. I honestly do not have "dislike" in any respect.

As far as trimming goes, it depends on lift. In my case with the 2" RTE springs, all that was necessary was the inside lip of the rear of the fender arch (section that is folded in and faces the tire tread). It is cut off full width and up about 3". Not really noticeable from the side.

I've seen lots of these put on Discos (I and II), all with good results.

By John Graham (John) on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 08:17 am: Edit

MTB - I'll second Bill B's comments, I have been running the R/T's for about 30,000 miles now and have had no problems. The tires continue to amaze me as to how they handle all different types of terrain, good on the street, air them down and they will get you through the muck, and mud. I am running the 245/75/16 with OME HD's front and rear. The rear will need some triming even though you will not think so once you have installed the tires, mainly the area Blue Gill high lighted. Then I folded the upper lip back some and things have been fine. If you do not cut and make room, you will do some damage to the fender lip (ask me how I know :-).

By Moe on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 09:53 am: Edit

Michael, go to the tech section, follow the 'tires & wheels' link and then take a look at Mike Peters' article on installing Swampers. He will give you an idea on how much to trim from the rear fender.

Ian

By Bill Gill (Bluegill) on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 12:18 pm: Edit

Check it out:

The paint that's been rubbed off (red arrow) was from my old 245/70/16's which didn't have shoulder lugs like my present 245/75's. They just rubbed paint off instead of chewing aluminum like the new XT's do. Also, the new 245/75's are not rubbing up high at the red arrow. They just chomp down at the blue arrow. Go figure. I lopped off the little triangular piece that angles inward (blue arrow) with my sawsall - I'll probably just bend the red arrow area inward with pliers to be safe. One more thing - do this BEFORE everything gets bent up and the aluminum cracks...it's hard to get a straight cut on bent metal!

By MTB on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 09:31 pm: Edit

Thanks Alot Now I Can Get Off The Fence N/M