Disco 2 What to do about wheels and tyres seeking the knowledge of the collective

Hi All

Just put my new to mewinter tyres and wheels on my disco 2 and ilove the look my dilemma is the wheels are 18 inch 10 spokes

My original plan was to referb Theale alloys after the winter and fit them with AT or MT to run on the car all year but I know there are limited tyre options for the 18s

So should I
A: stick with the 18s and live with the choices I can get
B: put the 16s back on for better choice of tyres even thoe I don't like the look of the wheels as much
C: run referbed 18s with road tyres and stick the 16s on for off road fun
D: sell both sets of alloys and get some modular wheels and tyres
Looking for what people think so hit me with it

It's a personal choice thing init. You should go with what you like the look of. We don't really need winter tyres in this country so if you do off-roaring, have a set of road wheels that look good to you and a set of mud pluggers for the dirty stuff.

Col

I run 16’s on mine and I’m looking at given the new general grabber at3’s a go I wanted at2 but all my local places and even online places have no stock.

Im not a fan of a lower profile tyre on a 4x4 but then it depends what you do with it if the road is all it’s ever going to see than no problem.

I’m a big fan of black modular wheels but they look the business when you have other off roady bits on it.

Things that involve appearance are or personal choices.

As the others have said, it's really a personal choice.
I run standard tyres on the original 18" alloy rims and a set of winter tyres on 16" alloy rims.
I normally change over the tyres sometimes in November and change back again in April/May.
My reasoning for running on cold climate tyres, even though standard road tyres will work in usual British temperatures, is that they actually start working at seven degrees Celsius and not as some people think minus seven degrees, at temperatures like that do occur quite regularly even here in the UK.
One thing to remember though, if the markings on the tyre sidewall just show the M+S marking they aren't winter tyres.
Proper cold climate (winter) tyres will have the "three peaks and a snowflake" mark in addition to the M+S marks:

OK then if I'm going with the 18 inch wheels what experience do people have with ATs for the R18

I prefer to keep things as standard as possible. Although I have 16" Steel modular wheels on my 110 with AT2's. The At2's perform quiet well in the snow. Some snow tires work better than others. A good snow tire would out perform a M&S tire in the snow. We are in the snow line for around three months of the year where we live here in France. I run All season tires on our cars which also work well.
Doesn't the 18" wheels on a Disco 2 restrict axle articulation?
You haven't mentioned what sort of motoring you do and whether you intend to go off road or stick to tarmac. Snow tires in the mud are useless. On a recent trip to Morocco with a group one guy had snow tires on crossing the desert. They did seem to be permanently repairing punctures each day which could be due to snow tires having a softer compound.. They were also the only ones running with inner tubes.
Personally I would go with what is practical rather than what looks butch and isn't up to the job.
Good luck with your choice, as long as it suites you.

I'm driving mostly on the road with holidays and weekends on green lanes and tracks going to and from scout events odd bits of off road swapping between wheels isant going to be practical as can get called to go out to emergencys with little or no notice I like to look of the split 5 spokes but performance is key

It sounds like you're not doing any serious green laning or hardcore off roading. IMHO you should be able to get away with road tyres and some sensible driving on various tracks to and from those scout camps.
The most important thing when you're on light green lanes is to rely on your driving abilities and not just on your tyres. High torque when starting will spin up almost any wheel.