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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: leo on January 12, 2004, 15:45:47

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: leo on January 12, 2004, 15:45:47

i wanted to go for this tyre and wheel set up mac 5  and ex jungle trecs

what size tyres - wheels should i go for ?

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: leo on January 12, 2004, 15:47:23

what sort of money would we be talking for a set of five ?

cheers leo  :wink:

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on January 12, 2004, 15:56:42

Try speaking to Patrick at 'Specialist Leisure', he's a friend of my brother-in-law, who tells me there are good deals every so often

(Doesn't do the Mach 5's though)

Patricks got quite an interesting collection of J**P's, including a SEEP & A Forward Control (that got mangled on a trailer, due to a blowout a couple of years ago though)
The red 'HUMVEE' is his as well, very cramped inside.  

http://www.specialist-leisure.co.uk/index.htm

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: muddyweb on January 12, 2004, 17:51:08

Leo,

What do you intend to use the vehicle for ?

Knowing that will help us to offer an opinion  8)

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: leo on January 12, 2004, 18:50:00

i have a work van so its a weekend car really

  i will want to take it off road  as devils pit is just down the road

from me  :wink:

but i also intend to be driving it to czech republic maybe once a year

and when there it will be off road again

just wanted to no sizes which i should go for ?

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: muddyweb on January 12, 2004, 19:24:41

Personally, I'd go for one of the 33 inch sizes.   The 10.5 should fit under the arches best, and will give you reasonable road manners.

The wheel / tyre combination is likley to set you back around 200-250 quid a corner, so it's a serious consideration.

Hope this helps

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: leo on January 12, 2004, 20:47:13

cheers mate  :wink:

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: Copper on January 25, 2004, 21:33:08

Don't let Pat hear you calling his HUMMER a HUMVEE but hey your right about the room inside

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: themudmurderer on January 25, 2004, 22:16:05

i would go for the 35's.they do look nice together but would you really want to drive all that way on extremes?? i only use my for short journeys and thats bad enough.
mike

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: muddyweb on January 25, 2004, 22:36:04

Quote from: "themudmurderer"

i would go for the 35's.

I wouldn't... not unless you also want to go for the 24 spline strengthened half-shafts, 4 pin diff carriers and uprated CV's

....and that all costs a lot more money  :oops:

Title: tyre+wheel
Post by: thaiboxer on February 10, 2004, 13:55:22

I have 35's, mach 5,s on my 300 tdi 90 with standard axles. Used for 6mnths with no breakages. Unbeatable off road but poo on the road.

Your choice

Pete