LR3 owners sound off, which tires?

[Victory_Overland]

I've had my STT Pros on for almost a year now and maybe 8K miles. I'm happy with them. Good durability in rocks, good clearing in mud. OK on the street, though they are louder and cost me a little mpg over the Duratracs they replaced. They're also pretty heavy. Not very good in snow, but that's typical of most MT tires and probably not too high on your needs list anyway. I haven't had a chance to try them in sand but I'm expecting they won't be great there - they'll probably want to dig more than float.

Correction to my orginal post tire size as those LT255/75R17 are only C rated which are not going to work. I am looking at the LT265/70R17 which gets me an E rating where I need to be at. I am keeping my 18" factory 10 spokes and when the Nitto Terra Grapplers run out, I am replacing them with Duratracs for everyday use.

These STT Pros are going to be for the 17" weekend get-a-way set up only to include my rear hanging spare. Im in Hawaii so unless i make it to the Big Island, snow is not going to be an issue and IF/when I move back to the mainland then my choices might switch up again. My point of the STT Pro is I hear they are top notch in mud, wet, sand which is 90% of my offroading here in Oahu.

 

[RedCoat23]

Good time to get Compomotive Rims for US buyers

The exchange rate between US and UK is currently $1.20 to the Pound. Direct conversion says that last year when we were $1.60 to the pound they were $468 a corner. At $1.20 they should be $348, but this site has them at $302.28. At that price I'm considering a set. There's still shipping but even so.

 

[sunrisehiker]

The exchange rate between US and UK is currently $1.20 to the Pound. Direct conversion says that last year when we were $1.60 to the pound they were $468 a corner. At $1.20 they should be $348, but this site has them at $302.28. At that price I'm considering a set. There's still shipping but even so.

Nice .
I am, however, looking for a reliable set of 17's for LR3. Mud tech has a set , but way...too expensive.

 

[Jwestpro]

I am looking at the LT265/70R17 which gets me an E rating where I need to be at. I am keeping my 18" factory 10 spokes and when the Nitto Terra Grapplers run out, I am replacing them with Duratracs for everyday use.
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What 17" wheel are you planning on? Be aware the land rover 17 is also narrower than the 18 and the tire you're choosing may not be a great fit on the width. Will probably feel a bit unstable on highways compounded worse by the tall sidewall.

Obviously your first choice is the better profile but I understand the difficulty finding the right load rating too.

 

[Victory_Overland]

What 17" wheel are you planning on? Be aware the land rover 17 is also narrower than the 18 and the tire you're choosing may not be a great fit on the width. Will probably feel a bit unstable on highways compounded worse by the tall sidewall.

Obviously your first choice is the better profile but I understand the difficulty finding the right load rating too.

OEM TDV6 wheel which is just under a 17x8. I'll measure for sure when I get them but I'm not concerned since just about every LR that crossed the Camel Trophy was on pizza cutter 17" BFG MTs. Yes the weight is much greater in my LR3 fully loaded to fully loaded Defender at times, but if the load rating meets the spec, I'll trust the tire manufacturer did the math as a consumer.

 

[Jwestpro]

OEM TDV6 wheel which is just under a 17x8. I'll measure for sure when I get them but I'm not concerned since just about every LR that crossed the Camel Trophy was on pizza cutter 17" BFG MTs. Yes the weight is much greater in my LR3 fully loaded to fully loaded Defender at times, but if the load rating meets the spec, I'll trust the tire manufacturer did the math as a consumer.

I have the lr 17. it's not 8" wide.

Your tire size I rear listed as 265/70x17 is not a "pizza cutter" but I guess they might not be much different than me running 275/65 on the 18x8 wheels.

However, on my 17's I've fit these which are "pizza cutter": 245/75x17 E load range Nokian studded LT2 LT245/75R17 121/118 Q up to 100 mph, max load 3200 lb

https://www.nokiantires.com/winter-tires/nokian-hakkapeliitta-lt2/

The bonus of course in a narrow snow tire being increased ground pressure for improved traction on top of the tread design and studs.

 

[Victory_Overland]

I have the lr 17. it's not 8" wide.

Your tire size I rear listed as 265/70x17 is not a "pizza cutter" but I guess they might not be much different than me running 275/65 on the 18x8 wheels.

However, on my 17's I've fit these which are "pizza cutter": 245/75x17 E load range Nokian studded LT2 LT245/75R17 121/118 Q up to 100 mph, max load 3200 lb

https://www.nokiantires.com/winter-tires/nokian-hakkapeliitta-lt2/

The bonus of course in a narrow snow tire being increased ground pressure for improved traction on top of the tread design and studs.

Ahhhhhh, you are correct good sir. I should have clarified as I mean I will stay as narrow as operationally beneficial and possible. Many on here seem to want to keep going bigger and wider; I just don't see the overall benefit.

So yes, I plan to stay as close to stock width as possible, just taller!

 

[SWRJ1430]

Hello,

Changing the wheels and tires that are currently on my Land Rover LR3 from 20" to 18". I am having a problem finding 18" wheels (other than stock). I am aware of the ones offered on the Johnson rod website but want other options.

Any Suggestions?

I do like the Fuel Boost D534 but they are unavailable now.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Victory_Overland]

Hello,

Changing the wheels and tires that are currently on my Land Rover LR3 from 20" to 18". I am having a problem finding 18" wheels (other than stock). I am aware of the ones offered on the Johnson rod website but want other options.

Any Suggestions?

I do like the Fuel Boost D534 but they are unavailable now.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Any particular reason "other than stock"? You can probably find a 5 wheel set of OEM 18" Disco 3 wheels of any year for less than $500 on the mainland and other $100 for shipping on a pallet. Designed and ready to carry anything you will put your Disco through! Mind you a cracked aftermarket is going to have you waiting on another aftermarket assuming they do not get discontinued. Many of the wheels that used to fit on Disco 3s for the bling factor are no longer around because the Disco 3 is no longer a super bling LR so low density caused less wheel options or discontinued all together.

Don't forget that many advertised "off-road" wheels are not really up to off-road use, especially the weight of a fully loaded piglet like an LR3/4. It might be better to stick to a proven OEM wheel or a wheel built for the Disco like Compomotive, Mudtech, etc... Yes long wait time and a bit of cost, they are here to stay and all are proven for the vehicle.

 

[Ray_G]

 

[soflorovers]

Duratracs have disappointed me

For the first 15,000 miles, I was a very proud advocate of the Wrangler Duratrac. However, after putting 20,000 miles on a set of 4, I'm extremely disappointed in how they're holding up. Tire noise has gone up exponentially and I've found that one of the rears has started to crack (delaminate?) on the surface between the tread blocks and the cloth from the inner fibers has come out through the cracks. While this is occurring where I previously had a nail, the tire was patched at Goodyear and NOT plugged. I was assured that the fix was proper and that the tire would maintain it's structural integrity. While I'm no stranger to nails in tires and patches (probably had tires patched on different cars 10-15 times in the last 4 years), this is a first for me. I'm extremely disappointed in how the tire has responded to repair. Unfortunately for me, it's looking like I'm going to have to buy 4 new tires because I don't want to damage the drivetrain. I will most likely do another set of duratracs because my left rear is still in great shape and I'd love to mount it as a full size spare. Has anyone had a negative experience with their Duratracs? My alternate would be to do a set of 4 BFG's and keep one duratrac as a spare.

 

[ColoDisco]

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[zelatore]

I've posted previously about my Duratrac experience. I don't hate them, but I don't plan to buy them again.

I found they didn't hold up to rock crawling. After 2 years and maybe 25K miles (I forget exactly) they were chunking and tearing badly. You could literally tear pieces of tread off with your fingers. They had also gotten very loud - louder than my current Cooper STT Pro mud terrains which certainly aren't quiet. I also holed 2 sidewalls, though that could have happened with any tire.

They were OK on the road; good in snow/ice; OK on rock; average in mud. I was running 275/65-18s.

While I'm happy with my current Coopers so far, I wouldn't recommend them for the average dual-duty rig. For a trail focused rig they're pretty good. But the truth is for a rig like an LR3/4 a good quality AT is probably a better option. By the time I do tires on this rig again I should have my RRC built to handle the more aggressive stuff, and I'll probably step back down to a 275/65-18 in either Cooper ST-Maxx or BFG KO2. Of course who knows what will come out in the next couple years, but those are my current thinking.

 

[soflorovers]

Thank you for the input. While I've always loved the BFG, I really wanted to give the Duratrac a chance. Looks like I'm switching back to a BFG

 

[srschick]

the set of Nitto TerraGrappler G2 in 285/60-18 are finally nearing EOL, probably next spring. I was entirely happy with them, got me where I needed to go and more miles than I expected out of them!
Looking into the BFG KO2.
instead of trying to pick through 25 pages of posts, I'm going to ask it (probably again):
will a 265/70-18 work? how about with a slight lift? (GAP)
If not, would you personally go with a 265/65-18 or 275/65-18?