Tire question part II

[duckdive]

Has anyone tried E-bay ??

 

[Houm_WA]

E-bay has used rims, but not a lot for the LR3. Mostly there are new rims on there that you'll pay retail for. That, and even used...are really expensive. For an off-road only wheel, it became prohibitive.

However if there is a used X5 set on there then it is probably a good place to shop. ...bummer that the Mondials or Hurricaine wheels off of P38s don't fit.

 

[duckdive]

Wow! I'm glad I bought mine with the SE wheels. There used to be a lot more of the
18's for sale, now it seems people are scrambling to find them. Unfortunately that means
more people will have to pay retail.

 

[nwoods]

...why do you want LR wheels? They are ugly anyway. Just go aftermarket and/or find used X5 wheels. Much cheaper...

Because Land Rover wheels have a special bead design that significantly improves a tires ability to remain seated at low pressures and high deflection (like when aired down for off roading). Tire shops hate Land Rover wheels because they are harder to mount

 

[Houm_WA]

That's good info...woulda been good to know before I bought those chrome rims; but I guess I'll just have to keep the pressure around 30 psi or higher. I could probably get my money back out of those rims any day since I only paid $70 each; in the event that I ever found a reasonable price on 18" LR wheels.