Hi all,

I'm debating what snowies to put on my 5.0 SC - will be spending a few months between Tignes and Mayrhofen this Winter. I'm inclined to go for 255/20/50 but was wondering if I can stretch these onto the 5 spoke 5.0 supercharged alloys?

I suppose what I'm really asking is do I really need to go down from 275 to 255 on a 4wd vehicle? I've always
downsized before on normal 2wd cars but would I really notice on a range rover where I'll be in the alps but not offroad?

Thanks Ben

Don't forget as Ady555 mentioned - if you have any sort of warranty (Land Rover or aftermarket) you'll need to stick to what's recommended by LR.

You may allso find your insurers specify that 'approved' parts must be used and they will want to be notified of any modification - that includes non-standard wheel/tyre combinations; it won't normally/necessarily change the premium.

Need some help about these:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?deta...sowigan=Wi

My dealer says its a good tyre and the 275/45/20 would be perfect for my genuine 20" stormer.

What you think? Found some Khumo aswell but had a speedindex W up to 270 km/h.

Is it right that you would need as low speedindex on winter so the rubber is not that hard?? RRS 2006 2.7 HSE

RRSNorway wrote:

Need some help about these:
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?deta...sowigan=Wi
My dealer says its a good tyre and the 275/45/20 would be perfect for my genuine 20" stormer.
What you think? Found some Khumo aswell but had a speedindex W up to 270 km/h.
Is it right that you would need as low speedindex on winter so the rubber is not that hard??

A winter tyre should be softer compared to an all season for any given speed rating, not sure if the softness changes with the rating itself.
I guess nobody would want to drive at 270km/h on snow/wet/icy roads, but your insurance company might insist that you have to have correctly rated tyres for the car  

"Roads ? Where we're going there are no roads." Back to the future.

You got a point there

Think the federal himalaya 275/45/20 is the way to go

They have both 275/45/20 and 275/40/20 so what to do?..hehe RRS 2006 2.7 HSE

Has anyone got any experience of these tyres, Euro Tyfoon Snow? I can't find any useful information on the internet, they appear to be proper Winter tyres as they're marked with the snowflake in the mountain?

Thanks Ben

Ady
Try damien at click on tyres in saltaire, old friend of mine (well he is when i am spending the best part of a grand on rubber and does vredestein at approx 225 each fitted. I use them all year round, even in the south of France.

We keep all the Vredestein Winter tyres in stock, great tyres.  Please call us 01737 241370 for the quickest response

www.ajstyres.co.uk

mrfrog wrote:

RRSNorway wrote:

Need some help about these:
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?deta...sowigan=Wi
My dealer says its a good tyre and the 275/45/20 would be perfect for my genuine 20" stormer.
What you think? Found some Khumo aswell but had a speedindex W up to 270 km/h.
Is it right that you would need as low speedindex on winter so the rubber is not that hard??

A winter tyre should be softer compared to an all season for any given speed rating, not sure if the softness changes with the rating itself.
I guess nobody would want to drive at 270km/h on snow/wet/icy roads, but your insurance company might insist that you have to have correctly rated tyres for the car

Another thing i love about Land Rover's choice of the new 20" Pirellis is that they are M&S rated - Yay

Obviously you could get more hard core snow tyres - but M&S is a massive improvement and probably able to meet most peoples needs Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

My Pirelli's arn't M & S rated

Ady 555 wrote:

My Pirelli's arn't M & S rated

Another 2013 MY result (yay)...sorry  Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

So what other changes are there from 12 to the 13 model

didnt we do this a while ago?

M+S Tyres (ive even just gone out to check!)
Flat beam headlights (no more adjustments when going abroad)

Probably subtle changes that unless you know you wouldnt notice Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Which Pirellis are they fitting now? Scorpion Zero Assimetrico? 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed