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how wider tyre can she go?

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:03 pm
by mikey.reynolds
just needing to kno if 12.5" wide 33's is to wide for a 2" or 3" lift kit and cut flares?? sumitomo serengetti are the tyres i want for my disco 1
cheers

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:32 pm
by dont_follow_me
no I dnt think so. if you go a 2 inch coil lift and use the LRA flare, it should be fine. The LRA flare raises the guard height by 2 inches I beleive so it looks like you will have a 4 inch lift if that makes sense

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:54 pm
by mikey.reynolds
well thats wat im about to do..2 inch coil lift with the LRA flares..so you reckon a 12.5 inch wide tyre will go alright? was concerned about the tyre arubbing about in the wheel well..do they rub in full lock??

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:12 pm
by dont_follow_me
Yeah, they will probably rub on full lock with what ever rim you use. that can be fixed with adjusting the stoppers on the front, I think they were on the swivel hubs. I had to adjust mine, just enlarges the turning circle a tad but nothing to worry about.

I have seen a D1 with just a 2 inch lift and 33/12.5/15s and they fitted okay but really need the flare just to cover the wheels, protect the body work when offroading and enlargen the wheel arch. the wheel arches are so dam small on the D1 ;)

d

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:41 pm
by luv4bee'n
Get the right offset rims and you can keep your turning circle without adjusting steering stops

Re: d

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:59 pm
by Klappers
luv4bee'n wrote:Get the right offset rims and you can keep your turning circle without adjusting steering stops
Spot on! 16x8 -25mm offset $110 a pop

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:49 pm
by dont_follow_me
will a LRA flare cover that??

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:39 pm
by Klappers
dont_follow_me wrote:will a LRA flare cover that??
sure will