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170 messages, Last post on Oct 05, 2009 at 3:30 PM
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Is it possible to aggregate the tire issue discussion here or is there one someone with just the tire issue discussed?
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| I have a 2005 LR3 with about 18K miles - the original Goodyears are worn and have been very noisy since about 10K miles. I remember seeing similar complaints posted in the past regarding attempts to have Land Rover cover the cost of the replacements (tires on a $50K+ vehicle should not be this bad). Two questions (1) did anyone set a precedence by geeting reimbursed by LR, and (2) is there a concensus on what is the best replacement tire for the LR3? Thanks for your help. | |
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Replying to: jobie (Oct 01, 2006 1:53 pm) Goodyear is coming out with a slightly lower speed rated tire (rubber not so soft) which will probably wear longer. All that said the Goodyears don't seem to be that great of a tire - when I lifted the old ones into my truck they were remarkably light. Heavier tire = more rubber = better tire. Subscribe to the land rover tech info site its well worth the money.
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Replying to: jobie (Oct 01, 2006 1:53 pm) |
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Replying to: jobie (Oct 01, 2006 1:53 pm) I did - Budds in Oakville, ON just replaced the tires for me a few weeks ago, free of charge. Same issue exactly, noisy Goodyears. I have new Goodyears now/ |
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Replying to: ssp1 (Oct 23, 2006 10:33 pm)  tidester, host
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Replying to: tidester (Oct 23, 2006 11:33 pm) What rules do I need to follow to get something like a 16 or 17" steel rim with offroad or winter tires. I don't have the exact spec of the tire sizes with me, but just at a guess - 235/50/R19 would read to me like 235mm wide, side profile is 50% of that, rims size is 19" - so the total diameter would be 19" plus 117.5mm (4.6")for a grand total of 23.6 inches? If I wanted a 17" rim, I would need a side profile of 6.6 inches... or for a 16" rim, a side profile of 7.6 inches? I understand that I need to try and maintain the same outside diameter to keep the speedo and odometer accurate. not sure if a different tire will affect the traction systems / ABS / etc? I could just buy 19" off road tires, but I didn't want to switch tires on and off of the original rims all the time, and wanted to keep the winter/offroad tires on their own rims. If I'm buying new rims, buying a smaller rim and tire is cheaper than buying rubber alone for a 19" tire. Also, you can't deflate a 19" tire very much for offroading... with a 16 or 17" with a wide side profile, I can deflate them lots and get lots of extra grip. Can someone recommend a good tire solution for this? Thanks in advance! /DA
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Replying to: dandrews1 (Oct 31, 2006 12:31 pm) 235/50/19 would be 2 times 50 percent times 235 plus 19 this equals 235 mm + 19 inches = 9.25 in + 19 in = 28.25 in That's too small. Factory tire is 255/55/19 = 1.1 times 255 + 19 which is 280.5mm + 19 in = 11.04 in + 19 = 30.04 in You are limited to a minimum wheel size because of your brake rotors. I don't know what the limit is but it may be only 18 inches for an HSE or may be 19. That is the main reason I bought an SE and not an HSE. I don't know if the SE can use 17 inch wheels but I think it can't. You can be pretty certain though that you can't run 16 or 17 inchers on your HSE. |
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Replying to: lr3maybe (Oct 31, 2006 1:17 pm) You could import a set of 17 inch wheels from europe... Would probably cost a lot of money though. http://www.landrover.com/gb/en/Vehicles/Discovery/Specifications/Discovery_featu- res_and_options.htm |
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Replying to: lr3maybe (Oct 31, 2006 1:17 pm) In either case, it looks like I'm going to have to get dirty to measure the size of the rotor this weekend and see what clearances I have. Followed the link by british_rover and the UK site has some weird acronyms that I'm not familiar with... for the HSE, the rims are stated as: "5 alloy wheels 19 inch ilo 18 inch style 2" I would assume that "ilo" is "in lieu of"? Does anyone know if there is a recommended minimum safe clearance between rotors and rims? Thanks! /DA
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