Mr Alford Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 morning gents, i have a discovery 1 300tdi and i need to chnge the rims on it as theyre no good for motorways and im not using it offroad, ive got my challenge truck for that here is my current wheel choice tha will be up for sale shortly i have my eye on some discovery 3 wheels will they fit??? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130361225985&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Those wheels will not fit straight on to a Discovery1, you may be able to get some adapters to allow them to fit however. Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Alford Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 will td5 rims go on there? or same hub as the disco 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I believe Discovery 2 (TD5) wheels won't fit either, but adapters are available, I also think that they are different fitting to the Discovery 3 ones as well. It is also worth noting that P38, and newer Range Rover wheels wont fit straight on either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Alford Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 how frustrating ill get on the case to try and find a wheel adaptor but i have a feeling its going to double the cost of changing the wheels over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 how frustrating ill get on the case to try and find a wheel adaptor but i have a feeling its going to double the cost of changing the wheels over Disco I, RRC, and Defender alloys will fit, so there should be plenty of choice either new or used. How are the rims not suitable? surely it has more to do with the tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbadger Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 how frustrating ill get on the case to try and find a wheel adaptor but i have a feeling its going to double the cost of changing the wheels over Why are you making a rod for your own back so-to-speak? Standard Disco 1 alloys with nice road tyres on are cheap and easy to find due to people upgrading to offroad tyres or scrapping the vehicle. All the options you've mentioned will require expensive adaptors (£300 plus I think) plus any 18" or 19" wheels will make the truck ride noticably harsher, and the D3 wheels will have larger diameter tyres messing up the gearing. Also what's wrong with your existing setup, I run 255/70/16 all terrians on my D2 which I use for towing all around the UK and Europe (went to Romainia and Monaco this summer), it runs great and quiet on the motorway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Alford Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 ive had them balanced at 2 places now and at 70 mph the whole care starts shaking like a ****ting dog, those tyres are quiet on the road, all wheelbearings and drivetrain are on the button so no issues there wud anyone recommend the balnacing beads for tyres like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbadger Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 ive had them balanced at 2 places now and at 70 mph the whole care starts shaking like a ****ting dog, those tyres are quiet on the road, all wheelbearings and drivetrain are on the button so no issues there wud anyone recommend the balnacing beads for tyres like that? I'd say you've got a problem there, are the tyres a brand (BF Goodrich, or General Grabber) or are they a budget re-mould? My General Grabbers run smooth up to ***mph, so if you've had them balanced a couple of times and they still vibrate then it's a good chance you've got a duff tyre or wheel, or it's something else. Have you checked the prop UJs for play? The only time I've used balancing beads on a road car was on our Hummer H1, which ran Goodyear 37x12.5x16.5 military tyres that we couldn't get properly balanced. Beads sorted it out allowing you to cruise smoothly. If it's something else in the drivetrain then bigger wheels and tyres with spacers will probably make things worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Alford Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 na everything drivetrain is pukka, all new gkn uj's rubber bush in prop, all new eheel bearings and discs and pads may have water in tyres or something wrong will try the balancing beads newxt week and ill let ya know how i get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_s Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 you could have a bent rim, but any decent tyre balancer should be able to tell you if thats the problem you might also have a lump in one tyre, not so easy to spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrycrabbe Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I read about something similar recently, One problem you can get with steel wheels is that the center hole is not exactly in the middle or is too big for the cone type adapter on a normal balancing rig. Sometimes you can only balance them properly with a proper 5-stud adapter to center the wheel properly. I know when I had my 265/75R16 Cooper STT muds balanced, the four main alloys were fine and balanced up no problem, but the garage couldn't do the spare because the standard disco steel wheel I had had too big a center hole for their balancing machine! Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner29 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 would putting 255/60/18s instead 255/55/18s cause any problems for my 04 td5 disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 No - just a slight increase in the gearing so it will feel less "lively" to drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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