Greetings-
I have a 2004 Disco II with 255.55.18 Wrangler HPs (stock) that now have 33,000 miles on them and are in need of replacement.
I live in the pacific northwest so there is occasional snow and plenty of rain.
This car has never seen serious off-road and is mostly driven by my wife.
I am looking for an "all around" tire as I would prefer to not switch between summer / winter sets if possible.

I have the Disco serviced at a local independent LR specialty garage and they provided a referral for a tire shop that recommended Nokian tires, which I haven't seen discussed anywhere really. Another local tire shop recommended Yoko YK520s.

That said, I would appreciate any general advice the community here might provide. I would like to stay with the current wheels, but changing tire size would be okay if there is a good reason to do so.
Thanks in advance for reading / replying.

 

I run Michelin LTX on two of our three Discoverys and on our Land Cruiser. There wear great, are quiet and aren't much more than some of the off-brand tires. For road, occasional off-road use, they are great. I have some Wranglers on my Chevy truck, corners cup very quickly. Phil

 

I'll second the Michelin.

 

I've run 265/60/18 Michelin LTX AT2 on stock suspension for over a year. Great tire, great wear, low noise, great traction.

 

Get these.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...yp=Truck%2FSUV

 

nitto terra grappler?

 

Thanks, everyone, for the advice so far.
Now, please forgive my ignorance, but could someone please explain, or even supply a link that explains, how tire sizes relate to wheel sizes? Well, let me try to be more clear.

In searching for the Michelin LTX tires, mentioned early in the thread, it appears they do not come in 255.55.18 sizes. Should I be making the assumption that the individuals using those tires are using a different size tire? Or did Michelin make a 255.55.18 in previous years that is no longer available?

How can you tell which size tires will work on stock wheels?
I have a strong suspicion you can't put just any xxx.xx.18 tire on a wheel and call it good. gchillog mentioned using a different size tire, does that mean a custom wheel is also being used?

And that leads me to a follow up... if there is some tolerance for using different size tires, is there a "rule of thumb" for what you can expect when changing the inputs?
In other words, what is the benefit for increasing the section width? Traction? Less fuel efficiency?
If you increase the sidewall aspect ratio what can you expect? A "cushier" ride with less responsiveness?

Thanks!

 

Try this

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Fill in your stock size then the new size to see the difference. speedometer will be out also.

On my D2 is Goodyear Silent Armor 265-60-18. About 1 " taller.

slight rubbing @ full lock but, stop can be adjusted to prevent it.

Ride is very good & tire is quiet, I now have about 25K on them & yes I did buy 5.

Stu

 

The rule of thumb is stay withing 3% of your original tire diameter. That will keep your odometer and speedometer with 2/3mph of accurate. Also check out Tirerack.com
I have the Bridgestone Dueler A/t Revo 2's...12 positive ratings on Tirerack.com from Discovery owners. Great tire with now 11,000 miles of wear. Still looks new.


Spike555 I cant believe you are not promoting the Cooper Discover S/T

I thought Hankooks where for Pontiac owners!

 

The Cooper S/T is a good all around tire, but a little noisy. So for someone that does little to no offroading, it would not be a very good compromise. I have these tires on my D2, but will be getting MT very soon.