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D3Chris, nice wheels
Ok, it's always been an issue that the D3 must have a tyre load index of 111 or greater, but i have noticed a few people are going for the the 275/45/20's with a load index of 110, so is anyone having any problems with this load index?
Has anyone notified their insurance etc?
And how many people are actually using this spec??
Just curious as it would be my first choice of size over the 285/50/20 116s as it is closer to the original size.
Lee
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18th Oct 2010 10:40 am
al cope
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I only ran 274/45x20's Nexens rated at 110 for about a month, as they were crap tyres anyway. The 265/50x20's I've got on now are rated at 111W, and I've done almost 32k miles on them so far
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From my limited understanding, the 110 part refers to the load rating, 110 being 1060kg as oppose to the recommended 111 which would be 1090kg. With the standard D3 rims only rated at 940kg, I would assume that a tyre rated at 1060kg should be more than sufficient.
The S refers to the speed rating which is 112mph as oppose to the recommended H or V being 130mph or 149mph respectively. I don't regularly exceed 100, sorry 70mph in mine so not too worried about the lower speed rating!
Anyone with a bit more tyre knowledge wish to correct me??!!
19th Oct 2010 8:28 am
pepper
Member Since: 06 Jul 2010
Location: Warsaw
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D4 MT dilema
There is an updated tire size chart for the D3 at Johnsonrods web page:
what strucks me, is that some of the sizes claimed to be possible (with lift kit) are nowhere commented and/or tried by anyone on the forum. I have a problem finding a good off-road tire for the D4. As I want to switch back/forth between intended use, I was thinking of going slightly overboard on the size, say 285/55-20. (it is a pity that the only way to get a decent offroad tire on a 3.0l D4 you have to go up in size of the wheel)
Big question is: would it realy ever have a chance to fit a D4?
And than again, unless I am missing something, there is no MT tire in the 285/55 -20 size or any other 20". The closest is the new Nitto Trail Grappler - but that is even bigger (295/55-20).
Last time I went offroading on factory 19" D4 setup, I damaged 2 rims in mud ruts. That hurt This is bound to happen every time as long as the sidewall is short (as it is) and the rim is not recessed (as it is not).
There has to be some solution, and I am still searching. Maybe I will forget MT, )although I mostly need for mud applicatons) and go for LTZ's which look good and get good recommendations from members of this forum.
6th Nov 2010 6:20 pm
basilpeetz
Member Since: 16 Mar 2010
Location: Johannesburg
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The first post on this thread makes reference to the standard 235/65/17 tyres for the S model as per the manual. I am looking at replacing this size with the BF Goodrich Rugged Trail 265/65/17. Any advice on the pro and cons of this change will be appreciated. Thanks.
18th Nov 2010 8:41 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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It says NOT 235/65/17s, those are RRS sized and wrt most road tyres they are under weight rated.
running Pirelli Scorpion 255/50/20's (109 rating) on a 56 plate D3 on D4 20" 10 spokes.
Used them over summer and swapping back to 18s next week for remainder of winter. Used the D3 6 up with roofbox and boot full to the brim to Lake Garda and back and no problems with loading.
As expected, they fit just fine, and I think they look the mutts on this colour D4 too
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We even got them dirty
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5th Jan 2011 1:55 pm
POINTYED
Member Since: 22 Mar 2008
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Hi yeah they look top. I got them on my d3
Please excuse me for saying though, whoever balanced them wants shooting putting grab weights on the outside edge
Get em re balanced properly with stick on weights
They will look much better then.thats just my opinion though sorry
Dunc life is tooooo short.enjoy the moment.dont worry be happy
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5th Jan 2011 2:11 pm
Ken
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Pointy shows what you know least amount of weight used when you put the weight out wards
Clips are used because they were used before
looking nice on a set of off road rims aint an option
Stickies fail repeatedly on pitted internals and when applied in cold temps
My advice look before you leap
5th Jan 2011 2:27 pm
POINTYED
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Point taken ken
That's why I make teeth and not fit tyres
Dunc life is tooooo short.enjoy the moment.dont worry be happy
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5th Jan 2011 3:07 pm
Ken
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clearly all your teeth are pretty then
5th Jan 2011 3:10 pm
Rhys9317
Member Since: 24 Apr 2008
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Can anyone tell me if the D4 XS 19" 7 spoke alloys will fit a 2006 '55plate D3 - without modification ?
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Thanks.
least amount of weight used when you put the weight out wards
