20in. rims on RRC

[markstyle]

Hello, I was looking into putting either the 18, 19, or 20in. rims/tires off of a newer Rover on mine, I know I need wheel adapters to do this, and I know I will have a rougher ride on the road, plus lose a lot of off-roadability. With all that aside, how much modifying will I need to go through to fit on a set of the 19" HSE wheels or 20" wheels? I'm not looking to go with "bling bling" looks, only to improve the look the way I'd like it. I've done searches on here and other forums, but have not found an answer on adding wheels, the only one I've seen done is on cardomain, and is on 22" which is great for the person if they like it, but way too big for my taste. I'm running stock air suspension (that was serviced and works fine)

Thanks,

Mark

[Eric D]

I have 19" wheels on my 90 classic.
The only thing I dislike is the bump steer and the way it finds all the dips in the road. The truck has a tendency to pull and your fighting the steering wheel.

I do prefer a firm ride, thus I have the red poly bushings, Bilstein, and Bearmach big blue springs.

My wheel adapters came from the UK 2 years ago, I specifically asked to get them hub centric and they are.

My wheels are from a 2004 RR with Goodyear Wrangler tires. These are the ones that got the bad press on the newer Rover, haven't had an issue with them.
In fact, they are great wet and dry weather street tire.

If you don't have a lift, and just old springs, the wheels will rub the front air dam.
This shouldn't be an issue with your air suspension though, just a comment to those with worn out stock height shocks/springs.

I love the way the truck handles, like a slot car given its heft. I'm glad I didn't get swaybars like I wanted before with my stock 16" 3 spoke wheels.

I have no desire to add swaybars witht the 19" wheels, but I would love to find an alignment shop that could eliminate the bump steer issue.

I do have a Bilstein steering damper, and poly bushings for it, all new tie-rods, drop arm rebuilt, rear SLU ball joints. So I'm not sure what is the issue, but I'd love to hear some suggestions.

Hope this helps,
Eric D.

[markstyle]

Hey Eric, do you have any pics of your Rover on the 19"? Also, how much did the wheel adapters cost, and what size of tire are you running? Thanks for all your help.

Mark

[Eric D]

Mark, sorry I do not have any pics of the truck. I would like to take some pics, perhaps this weekend.

The tires are 255/55/19, I believe the wheel is 8.5" wide,

Off the top of my head, I think the adapters cost about $500 shipped, Roughly 200 GBP+ shipping.

I did have to source my own mounting hardware, washers and M16x2.0 nuts.
These were not included for some odd reason.

Eric D.

[Eric D]

Here is my 90 RR County.
UK Euro spec 1/2 amber corner lights, and side repeaters.
Real hid Bi-xenon 7" e-code lights. Nice dusty wheels thanks to Delphi pads f/r.

Not a lot of detail thanks to my Motorola phone cam, but it shows the wheels in question.

Cheers!
Eric D.

[markstyle]

WOW!!!!

That Range Rover looks awesome. That's exactly the look I was hoping for, I'm also hoping to get my body guy to put in some fender vents. Thanks for the pic, and for all your help

Mark

[never be over rover]

Originally Posted by markstyle

WOW!!!!

That Range Rover looks awesome. That's exactly the look I was hoping for, I'm also hoping to get my body guy to put in some fender vents. Thanks for the pic, and for all your help

Mark

The wheels are awsome, but fender vents might be a little much.

[Nomar]

You're not fooling anyone.

It still looks like a 17 year old Range Rover...

[markstyle]

It may look like a 17yr. old Rover to some, unless you take the time to appreciate the work put into it. The style on a RRC is timeless, and many reviews of the new Range Rovers mention frequently about how the newest generation resembles the RRC more than the P38a. So if the bodystyle is taken from it, then some of the RRC ideas have been incorporated into the new one. So what makes a Classic unable to incorporate the later technology and/or looks? I personally have projector headlights on mine, larger tires, DVD player, Bluetooth telephone, and am installing Bilsteins next week. I am a manager at a local dealership and deal with all makes/models of cars daily, so when I see new technology coming out, my first thought is always on how I can incorporate it into my own projects. Next thing is either going to retrofit a Car PC, or put in a Smart-key owner-recognition alarm. I'm thinking I'll swap out the lock actuators when I do the install though, to get away from the problems on the RRC power lock actuators. I think the Range Rover Classic on newer wheels, and fender vents is genius. It's not that you're trying to make people think it's a 2007, more like you're trying to incorporate a style that you like into your own project.

[rmuller]

What is the point of fender vents on an RRC? Are you going to hook the air intake to it?

[RR5L]

Whilst its not mine, this thread is useless with out pics....so here ya go!

[cellulararrest]

ugh

[bama]

to each his own i guess, how about two inch lift on some 265 mts and 16's??

[RR5L]

Originally Posted by bama

to each his own i guess, how about two inch lift on some 265 mts and 16's??

I agree, not my thing either. I noticed it was forsale when looking for new trucks.

[Discoveryxd]

ewwwww... trying to make an old british classic a pimp mobile doesn't make much sense...