stonie110 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 i have a 5dr discovery with a 2inch lift and have just bought some flexi 50mm extended arches. i have 245/70/16 tyres at the minute but when i fit the arches they will look a bit daft. i am after advice and pictures of what size wheel and tyre packages other people have used. any advice would be great cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il-bob Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 My disco has a 2 inch body lift, 110 front springs and OME rear, which seem standard length. I run 35X11.50X16 Silverstone extreme tyres. Here's a picture.. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbadger Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Here's my Discovery with a 2" lift (but saggy old springs, so really 1" ish), cut down defender arches and 265/75/16 tyres: And here it is again with about 6" combined suspension and body lift on 37/12.5/16 tyres: I'd say that you need to look at a big off set rim (like a modular or similar) with anything from a 32" to 33" diameter tyre. Beyond that you may get into rubbing, plus risk drive chain failures when pushing hard. 265/75/16 and 285/75/16 are good choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLP Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I run 265/75/16 MT's on 7x16 modulars on my 200tdi, and they fill the standard arches nicely, possibly projecting about half an inch. 285's will only be marginally wider ....... but 30mm spacers on either will mean they fill the extended arches. My rear arches are stock, but the bottom of the rear panel has been cut away - even so, with the 265's fitted, during axle articulation my tyres still catch on the bodywork, meaning I need to enlarge the arches a little to prevent damaging the tyres, fitting taller tyres (285's or more ... ) will only exacerbate the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO3528 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Casper has 2" OME lift and was running 33/12.5x15 BFG MT's on 10x15 rims. Couple of months back I changed to 285/75x16 Cooper STT's on 10x16 -32 o/s modulars. Glad I did, as it transformed the drive. Well pleased with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyMellin Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 2" lift with extended arches (think they're 50mm). 285/75/16 BFG Muds. 16x8" low offset modulars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonie110 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Thanks for replies. Arches are now fitted. Tyres don't look too bad but am looking for some 285/75/16 on modular rims. The cooper stt seems a good choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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