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Old 01-12-2021, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman153
I can definitely be wrong about the size but yeah they are a great tire, and in practice the extra 2cm in width will make very little difference, but if they fit why not have a little more rubber.
Doubled checked just for you, they are 255/60's. The width wasn't as big of a concern for me as the height. I'm not willing to do a brake swap to fit 18's, and the 19's aren't a big enough jump for me to go out and source 19" rims.
 
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Old 01-12-2021, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Sushisean
Doubled checked just for you, they are 255/60's. The width wasn't as big of a concern for me as the height. I'm not willing to do a brake swap to fit 18's, and the 19's aren't a big enough jump for me to go out and source 19" rims.
Thanks for checking, really appreciate that! Yeah the sidewall is the bigger issue offroad when you are running 20's, and those 255's don't look narrow at all. Also agree with you on the brake swap, not worth doing.
 
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Old 01-12-2021, 07:11 PM
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Very cool
 
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Old 01-12-2021, 07:37 PM
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Did you have to do any tweaking to get the fold down table to work? I’ve been looking at ways to modify some of the Jeep ones out there to fit i side my defender. Next step was
to just build a custom interior drawer system with a slide out table.
 
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Old 01-12-2021, 07:55 PM
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Did you have to do any tweaking to get the fold down table to work? I’ve been looking at ways to modify some of the Jeep ones out there to fit i side my defender. Next step was
to just build a custom interior drawer system with a slide out table.
nope bolted right in and works great. Just had to use longer bolts that the ones in the door from the factory. Other than that piece of cake and works great.
 
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Old 01-12-2021, 08:08 PM
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Nice! 🔥
 
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Old 01-15-2021, 06:05 PM
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The 19" Gloss Black wheels are a bit better than the 20" only problem is tire selection....
 
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Old 01-16-2021, 08:56 AM
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I went ahead and swapped the rear brakes on my P400, so I can fit 18” wheels, as I use her off road. I currently still have the 19” wheels while I decide on 18” wheels. The only 18” wheels I know of that work with with this setup are the Tuffant’s that Lucky8 sells. I haven’t pulled the trigger on them yet, as I really would prefer something that looks more retro like the steelies...kinda hoping the market catches up and offers more than one option. I don’t want to run lift rods, so then I’ll have to figure out the largest tire I can fit without rubbing issues.
 
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Old 01-16-2021, 10:08 AM
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The Terrafirma 152 is an 18" steel wheel with ET45, biggest tire possible without modification is 32,6" ( 265/70R18)

 
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Old 01-16-2021, 12:46 PM
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This is a great build! Keep it up... I’m pretty sure I saw this on YouTube as well!
 


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