Mark Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I am currently intending to fit 235/85-16s to my D1. No Lift at present, but I am putting the RR Police Spec Springs on, which should help a little. How badly will the 235s hit the performance of a tired 200TDI? Would I be better off going for a smaller radius (if so, what?) since this is a multi purpose vehicle, and will be used for towing as well as off roading. ta Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco_Dunk Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I am currently intending to fit 235/85-16s to my D1. No Lift at present, but I am putting the RR Police Spec Springs on, which should help a little.How badly will the 235s hit the performance of a tired 200TDI? Would I be better off going for a smaller radius (if so, what?) since this is a multi purpose vehicle, and will be used for towing as well as off roading. ta Mark Mark..... I recently fitted 235/85's to my 300tdi 'toy' Disco (not my daily driver Disco). The performance hit IS noticable, especially when pulling away - the best analogy I can use is it feels like your driving 1 gear higher, so it's like trying to pull away in 2nd, etc. I often find myself cruising in 4th as it feels like 5th, and I can only use 5th to maintain 70mph, and then only on a flat road. You'll have to do some wheelarch trimming (mainly at the back, but also the front bumper end-caps) to prevent fouling (as in catching, not as in pants!), and the steering stops will need to be wound out a bit to prevent the tyres from rubbing against the chassis/suspension arms. If you're thinking of towing with 235's I'd DEFINITELY have reservations. At the moment I'm on the lookout for a Defender transfer box which has 1:1.4 gearing rather than the Disco's 1:1.2 - apparently this solves the gearing problems. Hope that helps Dunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco_Dunk Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Oh yeah..... and I'm also in the process of getting extended bump-stops to prevent the top of the tyre hitting the top of the wheelarch when off-roading. 235/85's do however make a Disco look a lot more 'purposeful' IMHO Dunk Mark.....I recently fitted 235/85's to my 300tdi 'toy' Disco (not my daily driver Disco). The performance hit IS noticable, especially when pulling away - the best analogy I can use is it feels like your driving 1 gear higher, so it's like trying to pull away in 2nd, etc. I often find myself cruising in 4th as it feels like 5th, and I can only use 5th to maintain 70mph, and then only on a flat road. You'll have to do some wheelarch trimming (mainly at the back, but also the front bumper end-caps) to prevent fouling (as in catching, not as in pants!), and the steering stops will need to be wound out a bit to prevent the tyres from rubbing against the chassis/suspension arms. If you're thinking of towing with 235's I'd DEFINITELY have reservations. At the moment I'm on the lookout for a Defender transfer box which has 1:1.4 gearing rather than the Disco's 1:1.2 - apparently this solves the gearing problems. Hope that helps Dunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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