Hi All,

I recently asked opinion on chaging my 20 inch wheels for 19 inch as I preferred the ride with my old '05 RRS which had 19 inch wheels and find the 20's less comfortable.

I've been getting conflicting answers on what my options are and wanted to check if anyone knew if these 19 inch wheels (see linky) are suitable for a 2008 TDV8, as some say the Brembo calipers prevent these later style wheels being viable.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-RANGE...231584c817

Has anyone fiitted these on a similar 2008 vehicle????

Other than the wheels, I love the TDV8 and can see me enjoying many happy miles etc but ride could and should be better, those low profile tyres are a pain!

Thanks in advance.

No i don't think they will fit over your brembo brakes. Infact i'm pretty sure they won't

I hate to confuse things ... but I'm pretty sure I've seen them over Brembos before

Hmmm, not as definitive as I'd like. Thanks to you both for the responses, ideally I'd like to get a go / no go on this as I like this style of wheel but don't want to waste time & cash on flea bay if the older 05 style options are the only alternative.

Anyone got a pic of an 08 car on these wheels or any ideas of where to find the answer?

Thanks in advance
BC.

some 19s do fit and some don't - search for the thread that explains it (on some wheels a bit by the hub slants in and fouls the brakes)

I don't understand how anyone can find 20s an uncomfortable ride

in fact I refuse to believe it, if you drove without seeing the wheels before you got in  ============
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2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
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2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Well having driven both over a decent period of time, I'm fairly sure I prefer the 19's. Interestingly my opinion (for what it is worth) is also shared by some of the Landie mags who also express frustration with the low profile of the 20 inch set up, so I'm not alone. I can honestly say the ride at low or motorway speeds with the 19's is much smoother than the 20's and I can't believe this is purely due to the continental tyres on my 20's as opposed to the pirellis and then generals on my previous vehicle.

The RRS is after all not really a sports car, whilst it handles much better than the full fat version, in reality it is still a premium 4x4 designed to take you anywhere in comfort and style!

That said from a sad and cosmetic perspective, the 19 inch wheels I mentioned in my post look much better than the 05 wheels which would appear to be my only option if the newer wheels are not suitable.

For now I think I'll pick up a set of the 05 style 19's, run them for a bit and keep the 20's in reserve as I guess if I do want to sell the vehicle at any time having 20's will be a selling point!

Thanks again for the input.

A TDV8 on 19's is like your Mrs going out for a posh meal in trainers and sweatpants...just wrong...! RRS gone
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I still don't understand what is uncomfortable about the ride on 20s!

is it bumps you find intrusive? corners?

(genuinely interested) ============
2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
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2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

The ride on 22s is fine so nothing wrong with 20s

Perhaps these people have been brought up in old jags and ford zephyrs and are used to the bouncy ride

awd man wrote:

A TDV8 on 19's is like your Mrs going out for a posh meal in trainers and sweatpants...just wrong...!

Perhaps some of us are less interested in how the girl dresses and more how she goes...

Back to looks, I think 55 profile on 19s looks better than 40 profile on 20s. Indeed, 255/55/19 gives you 35mm more overall diameter than 275/40/20. The Pirelli Scorpion ATRs I've just fitted to mine look great and the vehicle looks somewhat more masculine, IMHO, than it did with the 275/40/20 it came with last summer.

Oh, and the increased sidewall gives a bit more protection to the rims for those who worry about such things.

And one last plus for 19 inch rims is that it allows one to be a bit individual - every man and his dog has 20 or 22 inch rims on their Sports in order to look different. But they all end up looking the same. As one of the few people who seem to use the smaller wheel mine looks different because it is. People who think they know Sports also think that because it's got 19s on that it must be one of those wheezy 2.7 jobbies. So I get a bit of Q-car benefit on my TDV8 too. Everyone's a winner!  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

S/C 20s on the TDV8 is the only way to roll!

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Looking nice and clean RRSBoy!

James

Oh look, a black RRS on 20 inch rims. How unusual!

Is that sat in off road height mode? 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

why try to be unusual when looking usual looks so.. damn.. fine  ============
2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
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2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!