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Mine were very tight TBH after i fitted the tyres from Ron, only ran them for a few weeks before i outed the car.
if i were going to keep them on i would of fitted spacers....however....the ride was toss compared to standard 19" hse rims and i would of probably changed back to standard fit if i had kept the car.
A better option in terms of ride and comfort on 20s was 275 50 20s...no clearance issues at all and a lot smoother ride, speedo is slightly out mind but not much."you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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7th Aug 2009 10:50 am
AWD man
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Cheers for the reply
So the result of all that is the Grabbers and V spokes do not mix without spacers
I'm still going to try the 9mm spacers and see how much thread is exposed before binning them totally.57 RRS TDV8
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7th Aug 2009 10:53 am
chrisp
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Good day- can I ask if I want to upgrade my 18 wheels - on a D3 S so the smaller wheels - what would you guys suggest - genuine LR? copy of Stormers etc
Will no do till end of Summer but would like to think on and look on ebay and elsewhere -
Thanks
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7th Aug 2009 12:35 pm
SJR
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chrisp wrote:
genuine LR?
All the way I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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7th Aug 2009 12:49 pm
ronp
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I would say not necessarily.
LR don't make wheels, they're contracted out to wheel manufacturers.
There are lots of good manufacturers out there producing many quality goods .
But by the same token there are a lot of poor quality ones [ie Chinese imports].
At least with the LR branded wheels you are guaranteed a set quality.
My Stormers are copies, but excellent build.
I've used them for around 70k, even off road and no issues, [apart from the marks I put on them from off road use.]...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
7th Aug 2009 12:59 pm
chrisp
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SJR wrote:
chrisp wrote:
genuine LR?
All the way
Ok I got thta clear - but,..is 20 going to change ride etc a lot? I love the look and assume - do respond that the best looking are stormers from RRS - but other views of interest
thanksif you believe in what you are doing you've something over most people
7th Aug 2009 1:07 pm
AWD man
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18" to 20" you are going to notice a change in ride... slightly harder with tramlining more noticable too57 RRS TDV8
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7th Aug 2009 1:18 pm
AWD man
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Anyone know what the oem stud size/design is for the disco 3?
I may pre-order some longer ones to cover the additional 9mm of spacer.57 RRS TDV8
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7th Aug 2009 1:58 pm
ronp
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What about 5mm Spacers?
Will that not give you a decent gap and yet still give enough bite for the nut on the stud?
Or is this size not available?...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
7th Aug 2009 3:41 pm
AWD man
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Yes I can get universal 5mm spacers, I was worried (as the tyre was actually touching the strut) that 5mm would not be enough
I've just ordered 4 x 120PCD 5mm spacers too..so I've covered all the bases!57 RRS TDV8
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7th Aug 2009 3:44 pm
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sorry, just back off me hols, so joining in late - I had 295/45 grabber UHPs, on Vpsokes on mine, and clearence was OK
any play in bottem ball joints (ie, letting the battom of the wheel move out a touch)
Al
PS - with spacers, make sure they are hubcentic spaces, otherwise the wheel wont center, and you'll have major wobble.Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
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11th Aug 2009 9:27 am
Ken
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Where did you order the spacers from ?
11th Aug 2009 9:28 am
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Cheers Al
I'll check whenit's up on the jacks tomorrow, I've got a set of 5mm spacers so we're going to check the studs and also the clearance mm's57 RRS TDV8
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11th Aug 2009 9:29 am
AWD man
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I;ve got a set of 5mm 120PCD alloy spacers from Grayston Engineering Ltd57 RRS TDV8
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11th Aug 2009 9:30 am
al cope
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if they dont include the hubcentric lip (both for the spacer to locate correctly on the hub, and for the wheel to sit on), you'll get wheel wobble, as the studs dont center the wheel on their own.
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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
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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