P38A New boots

300bhp/ton · May 8, 2018

Eventually got my new wheels and tyres fitted.

Bought them back in November, but due to a multitude of reasons I only got them mounted and fitted today.

Kumho MT51 in 255/70R16. Replaced the stock 18” alloys.

Could do with finding some sort of cap centre for the hubs though.

Grrrrrr · May 8, 2018

Good chunky tread. What's the noise like on the motorway?

What rims are those? 16" steelies?

Shimsteriom · May 8, 2018

I've got a set of those wheels on my D2, but I made the mistake of getting silver and they went spotty rusty after about 6 months. I should've gone for the black ones as they look much better.

300bhp/ton · May 8, 2018

Grrrrrr said:
Good chunky tread. What's the noise like on the motorway?

What rims are those? 16" steelies?

Thanks. Have cruised down the road at 60mph and a brief stint at 70mph. With the windows up and sunroof closed I’d be hard pressed to tell if they were any louder than the road tyres I just took off.

Rims are 16x8 steels with about a 10mm wilderness offset than stock. Got them from Paddocks, think they are listed under D2. But p38 has the same PCD and Centre Bore.

DanClarke · May 8, 2018

Looks great! The Rioja Red is a really lovely colour I think.
The large black wheels sort of shout "I mean business".

sheriff · May 8, 2018

Looks mean and ready for a spot of muddy puddin

kapilamuni · May 9, 2018

Looks great.

Feel the wheel nuts should go more..

Grrrrrr · May 9, 2018

sheriff said:
Looks mean and ready for a spot of muddy puddin

Good call. Milton Keynes is just a short trip from Billing. Or there are quite a few green lanes in Hertfordshire, just down the M1 or indeed in Northants and Rutland just up the M1.

wammers · May 9, 2018

Of course when he says he cruised at 60 MPH and 70 MPH he actually means 62 MPH and 73 MPH.

Stavros1967 · May 9, 2018

Look great what was the cost roughly please?

300bhp/ton · May 9, 2018

Stavros1967 said:
Look great what was the cost roughly please?

Got the rims from Paddocks with free shipping. Think they were around £40/rim +-

Tyres I sourced from Camskill. I specifically wanted an MT that would perform better in the mid than an AT. But mild enough to still be nice on the road. I also wanted something with sipes in for wet and winter weather. Think the tyres were around £80-95/each.

When looking I priced up fitting MT’s to my 18” rims. Remoulds where quite aggresive, looked cool and would have been the cheapest. But to get the sort of tyre I wanted it worked out just as cheap to get 16” rims and tyres instead of 18” MT’s.

300bhp/ton · May 9, 2018

Grrrrrr said:
Good call. Milton Keynes is just a short trip from Billing. Or there are quite a few green lanes in Hertfordshire, just down the M1 or indeed in Northants and Rutland just up the M1.

Yeah I’ll probably take it a few places. Although probably nothing scratchy. I’ve got two other Land Rovers for that.

And the bumpers are still vulnerable on the RR. I posted previously about some HD upgrades.

Testing the tyres out last night I managed to do this. Which I’ll have to tidy up.

Joss155 · May 9, 2018

Looking good. Fitted the same modular wheels to my P38.
What Nuts are they as I ordered standard and they went rusty instantly so I painted them black in the end but they need a touch up every so often.

wammers said:
Of course when he says he cruised at 60 MPH and 70 MPH he actually means 62 MPH and 73 MPH.

Oi. Where's the ****ty wheels comments you like to tell me about???

AdamD1 · May 9, 2018

I have the MT51’s too. They do howl a bit at around 50mph upwards but the D1 isn’t exactly quiet past that anyway.

wammers · May 9, 2018

Joss155 said:
Looking good. Fitted the same modular wheels to my P38.
What Nuts are they as I ordered standard and they went rusty instantly so I painted them black in the end but they need a touch up every so often.

Oi. Where's the ****ty wheels comments you like to tell me about???

OK just for you. Why fit shitty wheels to a nice motor?

Joss155 · May 9, 2018

wammers said:
OK just for you. Why fit shitty wheels to a nice motor?

Much better. Consistent discrimination

tomcat59alan · May 9, 2018

wammers said:
OK just for you. Why fit shitty wheels to a nice motor?

I must agree with you Tony.

Grrrrrr · May 9, 2018

Got General grabber AT2 on mine and must say they're surprising good on the slippy stuff and surprisingly quiet.

@300bhp/ton : got the old bumpers on mine and they don't have that funny plasticy stuff to break!

tomcat59alan · May 9, 2018

Grrrrrr said:
Got General grabber AT2 on mine and must say they're surprising good on the slippy stuff and surprisingly quiet.

@300bhp/ton : got the old bumpers on mine and they don't have that funny plasticy stuff to break!

But your car is the cheap option.

Grrrrrr · May 9, 2018

tomcat59alan said:
But your car is the cheap option.

Cheap but it can go over a bump without its bumper exploding! No colour coding brittle plastic on mine. It has had cars smash into the back with barely a scratch!

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