Off Road set of tires

[Prepilot_3ck]

I would like to buy a set of REAL off-road tires for my '03 Disco HSE. It's my daily driver so I keep a set of Toyo Proxie's on there. Helps with the milage, noise etc... However, they suck off-road. So I'd like to get a full set of wheels and tires that I can swap out when I go off-road. How big can I go without rubbing the fenders? Any brands, I found some General Tire Grabber AT2's that looked pretty good, but I'm just not sure about the size. Thanks, Brian

[TexasBadlands]

I have a 2002 Disco II and have been searching for OFF ROAD tires for two weeks so far and can't find crap. Ticks me off that you can't find any off road tires for a supposedly OFF ROAD vehicle! Even Land Rover North America had a stupid reply to an email I sent about it.

They sent out my Disco II with 18" wheels, and nobody makes OR tires for em!

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[Disco Mike]

ORIGINAL: Prepilot_3ck

I would like to buy a set of REAL off-road tires for my '03 Disco HSE. It's my daily driver so I keep a set of Toyo Proxie's on there. Helps with the milage, noise etc... However, they suck off-road. So I'd like to get a full set of wheels and tires that I can swap out when I go off-road. How big can I go without rubbing the fenders? Any brands, I found some General Tire Grabber AT2's that looked pretty good, but I'm just not sure about the size.

Thanks,
Brian

Brian,
You might consider buying a used set of factory 16" alloys off of one of the Rover forum classified sections, there are a lot of them for sale.
As for size, go to a 245/75/16 tires and I would suggest a BFG MT with teir 3 ply side walls, very strong and tons of traction.
Where do you live and what sort of wheeling do you plan on doing, what kind of ground or soil, maybe lots of mud????
Mike

[Disco Mike]

ORIGINAL: TexasBadlands

I have a 2002 Disco II and have been searching for OFF ROAD tires for two weeks so far and can't find crap. Ticks me off that you can't find any off road tires for a supposedly OFF ROAD vehicle! Even Land Rover North America had a stupid reply to an email I sent about it.

They sent out my Disco II with 18" wheels, and nobody makes OR tires for em!

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How much wheeling are you planning? If you plan on much, you had better plan on selling those 18" wheels and buy some 16"ers. 16" tires are much stronger then 18's, offer a greater selection and won't get torn up like the 18's off the road.
Are you planning on a lift some day, if so you should take that into consideration when buying tires.
Mike

[Landzu]

General Grabber AT2 comes in a 18" to fit the Disco II.
www.tirerack.com/

[Disco Mike]

ORIGINAL: Landzu

General Grabber AT2 comes in a 18" to fit the Disco II.
www.tirerack.com/

Still an 18" tire with a very vulnerable side wall. I would only do something like that if your only wheeling plans were to hit a dirt road once or twice a year, you really shouldn't do any wheeling that would require airing down for better traction.
Mike

[TexasBadlands]

I had thought about putting just regular tires on the 18" wheels again, and buying a set of steel 16" wheels with some BFG's on em to switch out. We wheel the Rover only a couple of times a year, mostly in deep sand. However I am prone to quick and nasty sessions of deep mud running if I see some somewhere...... hehe..

[Landzu]

ORIGINAL: Landzu

General Grabber AT2 comes in a 18" to fit the Disco II.
www.tirerack.com/

They also have customer reviews of the tires.

[Disco Mike]

ORIGINAL: TexasBadlands

I had thought about putting just regular tires on the 18" wheels again, and buying a set of steel 16" wheels with some BFG's on em to switch out. We wheel the Rover only a couple of times a year, mostly in deep sand. However I am prone to quick and nasty sessions of deep mud running if I see some somewhere...... hehe..

Just so you know, factory 16" alloys can be bought for less then good set of steel wheels. Either way, but 16X8" wheels designed for Rovers.
Good luck,
Mike

[kcabpilot]

There are a couple of choices for 18 inch off road tires in 285/65 R18 size. one is Nitto Tires and the other is BFG

I think you'll have to do a lift to get them to fit though.