jules Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 photo 1 with 33" on photo 2 with 36" on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Personally I prefer tall and skinny so no.2 Although 255.85x16 would probably look nice. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ3120 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Sorry for the invasion from the disco world, but the 36" do look better Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8RRC Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hmmm...If it was mine I would got for number 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I recon the goodyear's (no1) give her a more subtle look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Well if you can i would run the 33's as the main tyre for towing and general running around. And the 36's for off road days and playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrat Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Well if you can i would run the 33's as the main tyre for towing and general running around. And the 36's for off road days and playing what he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Any chance of a side-on pic of the 36"s? they look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 Well if you can i would run the 33's as the main tyre for towing and general running around. And the 36's for off road days and playing MMMM I have 4.75 diffs at home ready to fit from the old 90 but that to low for the simex. It does look masive on the simex. I would prefure if I could find a happy meadium for the gearing but I think 4.1 would not allow the 36" to work properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 MMMM I have 4.75 diffs at home ready to fit from the old 90 but that to low for the simex. It does look masive on the simex. I would prefure if I could find a happy meadium for the gearing but I think 4.1 would not allow the 36" to work properly. the 4.7's with a 1:1 ratio transfer box from a 3speed auto? Or 3.54's with an early 110 t/box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrode Finger Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 The 33's look better, just suits it better somehow. The 36's are a little OTT. Having seen it in the flesh at Sodbury, it looked just about right, as the rangey is very smart and tidy(at the moment) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 The 33's look better, just suits it better somehow.The 36's are a little OTT. Having seen it in the flesh at Sodbury, it looked just about right, as the rangey is very smart and tidy(at the moment) Exactly what he said - as I said in my PM's Beadlocks on the 36's like we discussed will also make the driveability worse again. Putting aside the potential legal implications - which we've done to death. Spinning up all that extra steel will affect performance, driveability and braking too. I hate to be a party pooper - but I bet they aren't speed rated for a 4.2 LSE either. For a truck that will see road miles - that is a biggie IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 I will carry out some experiments over the next few months with the simex and the MTR's and drive train gearing. the problem is soon as I'm playing on a site day and the truck begins to struggle on the MTR's I will lose all faith in them and swap them over then just start to brake stuff. on the 90 many years ago I went from 12,50 ext wild cats which I had been happy with for a few years to the simex 34/5"purely because I couldn't match Ali hill for hill I am too competitive to be normal... The wife he resigned to the fact that her freelander or my disco will tow the caravan for shows as the practical bit of the RR has gone out the window. My wife wants to take it to work to show her colleagues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 The reason we got the truck in the first place Any chance of a side-on pic of the 36"s? they look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Cheers, very nice indeed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 The reason we got the truck in the first place Ah Predi and Tess, i see fit into the range rover Gun Dog , Land rover Pose very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 FWIW I would go for the first option, plus mud! Looks far more credible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoyodyne Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 FWIW I would go for the first option, plus mud!Looks far more credible I concur ... the 36's just look a bit big IMHO However: If your engine can pull the big rubber why not keep them for the rough stuff?! General road use might play havoc (?) with the handling - especially braking - and certainly cause a speedo prob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 I concur ...the 36's just look a bit big IMHO However: If your engine can pull the big rubber why not keep them for the rough stuff?! General road use might play havoc (?) with the handling - especially braking - and certainly cause a speedo prob. I have the low ratio Kam diffs still to fit and was playing the other night and have not notices any major difference with the braking. It will never handle or drive as well on the simex as it did on the goodyears but its become a toy and the freelander or discovery will now tow the caravan to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 simex look the best the motor looks great in pic2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 go with the 36`s I have 275/65/16`s & even with double wider mud flaps they throw a lot of carp up the side plus you have a little more ground clearance and less strain on the wheel bearings and steering linkage & Pumps plus on well rutted (truck worn) roads you wont get as much steering wobble happy trails abe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 go with the 36`s I have 275/65/16`s & even with double wider mud flaps they throw a lot of carp up the side plus you have a little more ground clearance and less strain on the wheel bearings and steering linkage & Pumps plus on well rutted (truck worn) roads you wont get as much steering wobble happy trails abe I am mid flow of fitting the new OME shocks and springs, Rear cranked arms and front QT hocky sticks twin lockers, comperssor, dislocation cones, sumo steering arms and talking mates into making off set my rims to get the correct off set. Every sodding bolt is siezed or half way there make the work painfully slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuggaman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 i keep 33s for the road and use 36s offroad. it also helps to keep your simex tread sharp. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthdicky Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I like how this has gone from "must be useable every day" to "this is just a toy now" Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 I like how this has gone from "must be useable every day" to "this is just a toy now" Richard B) The troble is that I found some biger tyres and one thing led to another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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