Any clearance issues? Can you tell if this picture is the ET27 or the ET44? (Link below)

https://www.tuffantusa.com/product-p...ffant-steelies

 

Clearance will depend on the size of tyres you fit, rims are the same apart from the offset.

 

10-4, planning on Goodyear Dura-Track 275/65R18. I think that is the same as they have in their picture. I will be keeping the air suspension, and not switching to coils. I just want to have some confidence that the wider stance (offset) won't cause any problems. Will off road it mildly.

 

Do you have a GAP Tool to set up a taller suspension setting? If not, you will rub when stuffed.

 

The seller has it (which I'm acquiring). I didn't know that so thank you for the tip.

 

I run 275/65/18 with stock 18" rims. Not really rubbing issues up front unless in full stop turn I may catch the front bumper edge just barely. I did relocate the wire harness on the rearward part of the driver wheel well to a top the frame as recommended, but I dont think I needed to. The rears, I had to melt and mold the passenger liner a little at the rear coolant lines to get the liner tighter into the well. Driver side, a little. When dropped to access, no rubbing. On stops, rubbing but moveable.

So not sure what stock off-set is or what those rims will be, but offset of rims should only be used to correct things. If you are getting an offset that will push the wheels outward, you will have major rubbing issues.

 

Thanks for the feedback Dakota. I've heard of the melt and mold that would be needed with larger tires. The slight offset would concern me. I think ET44 is pretty close to stock and the ET27 is the wider stance (slightly). The pilbara says they will fit LR3, but I'm sure it matters what you do with your rig.

 

My thread on that tire size. You dont have much room to go outwards, but you have a little room to go inwards. Also not all tires are made the same. For example, this size in a mud terrain will likely have a lot more rubbing. So there are some differences from brand/type/etc.

https://landroverforums.com/forum/lr...o-3-lt-110827/

 

Also, as a last question for you guys - does anyone have a link or instructions to the emergency air suspension kit build out ... just in case a problem happens, and to be able to air up the equipment or how do the air suspension guys handle this ...? TIA

 

Depends on how the suspension fails. But assuming it is the compressor, you need a 6mm push connect coupler and a thin inflator adapter for ***** - not the needle adapter used for basketballs. Anyway, ya stick the adapter in the push connect then you disconnect an air line and connect this adapter you made. Now you can inflate with a tire compressor. The compressor can not be some cheap one, has to be able to reach like 150psi. But you also need the GAP tool and basically fire up the compressor then go into the GAP tool and do a calibration of the suspension - this basically lets you control all the valves easily and let the compressor fill one corner at a time. I have done this before, which is how I figured out how to make this actually work. I am sure they are other ways, but this allowed my friends rig to gain enough height to get off the trails.