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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
For those of us unfortunate enough to have pointless 18 inch "poodle" sized rims on our Freelander, you can fit 255/60 R18 tyres to recover a little dignity! The all important gap between the rear tyre & strut is 4.4 mm!
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13th Aug 2018 2:35 am |
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JulesK Member Since: 07 Dec 2014 Location: Ceredigion. Posts: 1664 |
Would need your four wheel alignment spot on there
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13th Aug 2018 6:38 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
The bottom of the spring does not get any closer to the tyre.
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13th Aug 2018 7:39 am |
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ozjeff62 Member Since: 28 May 2018 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 494 |
255. Hm. Flamin wide. When did you fit them? Dare I ask price?
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13th Aug 2018 11:45 am |
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Carel Kriek Member Since: 01 Aug 2016 Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape Posts: 134 |
Great move Lightwater!
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13th Aug 2018 6:36 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
$295 a corner, unfortunately I have 6 corners! But can rotate tyres in pairs. $100 off the first 4 plus wheel alignment, $1745 all up at BJTM!
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13th Aug 2018 11:19 pm |
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Badger51 Member Since: 01 Mar 2014 Location: Coffs Harbour Posts: 959 |
That's a good price, did you get more of a discount for six😁 (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
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14th Aug 2018 3:56 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
I cleaned out the wheel well looking for every last mm to reduce the hight of the spare tyre. I cut the carpet away from the hight spots, only leaving the air compressor hoses. I tried the height without the hoses & there is no reduction of height of the spare tyre, whether inflated or flat.
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15th Aug 2018 5:10 am |
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mikehzz Member Since: 04 Sep 2009 Location: Springwood Posts: 749 |
It's a pain having the spare inside or under. It takes space that could be used for things like bigger fuel tanks. It's also horrible when you are up to your eyeballs in mud and have to change a tyre. The spare for an off road car should be on the back tailgate so it's easily accessible and you don't have to unload everything into the crap to get to it. I hope the new Defender replacement doesn't have it inside, although all the other new Land Rovers do now.
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15th Aug 2018 10:52 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
My first car, a Peugeot 504 had the spare underneath, even though it wasn't too difficult to get out, on level ground, & I also had air shock absorbers & onboard compressor to raise the car about 50 mm for extra clearance, I do find it easier to get the spare out of the boot even though one has to clear the car first.
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16th Aug 2018 1:28 am |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2790 |
I found the back door was an ideal place to keep the spare on my D2! Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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9th Sep 2018 1:19 pm |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
Over here (UK) the spares get stolen off the back door. It also adds a lot of weight to the door, so if side opening you need extra strength built in, and if hinges are at the top of the door you need a swing-out gantry arrangement for the spare, like Merc used to fit.
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10th Sep 2018 1:22 pm |
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1053 |
excuse my ignorance but what are poodle tyres? Common sense isn't very common.
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10th Sep 2018 5:53 pm |
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Mowog Member Since: 11 Apr 2018 Location: Cheshire Posts: 503 |
18”.......? |
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10th Sep 2018 8:23 pm |
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