Wizz kid
Member Since: 14 Jan 2024
Location: Brecon
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Hey guys fitted some deffender 20inch wheels to my disco 3 and you've guessed it's rubbing anyone else done this?
It's only minor rubbing on full lock, wondered if it's as easy as minor cutting or is it a big job to stop the rubbing?
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 14th Jan 2024 8:54 pm |
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waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
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What tyres are you running?
Our D4 has 20" wheels and no probs Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
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| 14th Jan 2024 9:08 pm |
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Wizz kid
Member Since: 14 Jan 2024
Location: Brecon
Posts: 3
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I'm running 255 60 20 good year wrangler at. With 25mm spacers. My dad disco 4 got the same wheels but road tyres
With no rubbing
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| 15th Jan 2024 6:02 am |
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RSRowe
Member Since: 27 Oct 2022
Location: Stoke on Trent
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Wizz kid wrote:
It's only minor rubbing on full lock, wondered if it's as easy as minor cutting or is it a big job to stop the rubbing?
Depends where it's rubbing.
If it's the back of the wheel arch where the end of the chassis rail is, then it's a big job to sort.
Have you tried them without the spacers?
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| 15th Jan 2024 6:47 am |
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Wizz kid
Member Since: 14 Jan 2024
Location: Brecon
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I think that's my next plan is without spacers. Also yes it's the back I'm gonna take a closer look on the weekend maybe it's just min
or rubbing.
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| 18th Jan 2024 9:03 pm |
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onetwentie
Member Since: 25 May 2020
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 105
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Morning OP
What did you do in the end? I've just put some 20" Defender wheels on my D4 and got the exact same issue, rubbing on the chassis end, and that's without spacers.
Interested to know what you did to resolve it.
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| 20th May 2024 11:18 am |
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AdamB
Member Since: 18 Jan 2023
Location: Thurrock
Posts: 144
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Quite simply they are too big. I've just fitted defender 18's with 255/70R18's and the rub on the chassis horns, having the correct size tyres fitted on Friday.
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| 20th May 2024 12:38 pm |
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onetwentie
Member Since: 25 May 2020
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 105
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I'm trying to work out the maximum diameter of a wheel with it's tyre that would fit on a Discovery 4, without rubbing.
Using this web site: https://tiresize.com/comparison/
Does anyone know if 31" diameter using 255/55/20 would be too big?
In comparison 275/45/20s (and that comes to 29.7" diameter) did work okay without rubbing (I had them on my Disco 3 and they were the Defender Landmark alloys with Grabber AT3's.
thanks all.
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| 20th May 2024 1:28 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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I ran 295/45x20 grabbers on my D3 with no rubbing, but ride wasn’t great as at this width it tramlined quite a lot.
Best combo I found was 265/50x20’s
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
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| 20th May 2024 3:07 pm |
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