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Amrik

Member Since: 01 May 2017
Location: Derby
Posts: 3

Are 19inc or 20Inc better considering looks and drive.

What are better for 2007?

Mon May 01 2017 7:55pm

Sharpy1980

Member Since: 24 Sep 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 98

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Zermatt Silver

I have just removed 22's and fitted 20's which has improved the ride by 100% but the missus hates how it looks now but I don't mind it so it's personal preference really, one other point if yours has the brembo brakes fitted then you need to check that 19's will clear the calipers before you commit. Clickadeeclick

Mon May 01 2017 8:05pm

TheWojtek

Member Since: 08 May 2015
Location: PoznaÅ„, Poland
Posts: 737

2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Buckingham Blue

If yours doesn't have big Brembo brakes, you're much more comfortable with 19".
If you need to run 20" due to your brakes (or for looks), use 275/45 instead of the stock /40 profile, there is a perceptible difference in terms of comfort. Regards etc.,

Wojtek

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WAS: 2006 RRS Supercharged
IS: 2010 RRS TDV8 HSE

Tue May 02 2017 1:13pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 9003

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

What looks best is a personal thing. I like 19 in wheels with deeper sidewall tyres on a 4x4. Big wheels with rubber band tyres look daft on a big vehicle like the RRS - save them for Porsches etc.

19in wheels will generally ride better than the 20s. Both can be run with a deeper sidewall than standard and this improves things for both wheel sizes.

Whatever wheel you go for, make sure it is load rated correctly and that the tyre is also correctly load rated. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Tue May 02 2017 1:37pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 9003

LR made 2 types of 19in RRS wheels that fit over the Brembo callipers. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Tue May 02 2017 1:40pm

TheWojtek

Member Since: 08 May 2015
Location: PoznaÅ„, Poland
Posts: 737

I believe they can be traced back to Disco3's from G4 Challenge, they ran Brembo brakes IIRC. Which models are those 19" exactly? Regards etc.,

Wojtek

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WAS: 2006 RRS Supercharged
IS: 2010 RRS TDV8 HSE

Tue May 02 2017 2:07pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

This is one that will fit - it is the Disco3 HSE OEM wheel and I have the Goodyear Eagle MTRs on them for off-roading
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I don't think I ever actually used them as a G4 D3 owner saw I had them and made me a great off for them for his car as it was running on road biased tyres on non LR wheels.

This one will also fit as I have them here with Ice and Snow tyres that I ran my TDv8 on in the winters
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Here they are fitted to my TDV8

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In the weather I bought the tyres for!

I also found this photo from when I had 3 sets of wheels for the TDv8

Summers on the OEM wheels, the MTRs and the Ice and Snow.
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There were then a further two sets of wheels as well in my garage for my Defender.......

There is also a set of 18" Compomotive wheels that were specially made for the Bowler Nemisis RRS-a-like that will fit but they are hugely expensive and very very difficult to find. And the car cost >£120,000 too....... for a space frame with a tuned 4.2S/C covered by a fibreglass body - mind it was a pretty successful full on offroad racing car like this....

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Personally I preferred it in orange....

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Or it was available in road going finish looking like this

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Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated

2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tue May 02 2017 3:17pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 9003

The other 19 that fits over Brembo callipers is this one on my TDV8:
2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Tue May 02 2017 3:58pm

TheWojtek

Member Since: 08 May 2015
Location: PoznaÅ„, Poland
Posts: 737

Tim in Scotland wrote:
Or it was available in road going finish looking like this

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Regards etc.,

Wojtek

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WAS: 2006 RRS Supercharged
IS: 2010 RRS TDV8 HSE

Tue May 02 2017 8:36pm

Puslinch

Member Since: 08 Jan 2017
Location: Surrey
Posts: 202

2012 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Firenze Red

Sharpy1980 wrote:
I have just removed 22's and fitted 20's which has improved the ride by 100% but the missus hates how it looks now but I don't mind it so it's personal preference really, one other point if yours has the brembo brakes fitted then you need to check that 19's will clear the calipers before you commit.

I did the same... 2018 Telsa MS
2012 Range Rover Sport HSE+
1990 Porsche 944
1985 LR 90 Soft top V8

Wed May 03 2017 7:45am

GodivaNige

Member Since: 14 May 2016
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 420

TheWojtek wrote:
Tim in Scotland wrote:
Or it was available in road going finish looking like this

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Sadly, the EXR-S project was shelved. CPP in Coventry was earmarked to produce 200+ a year for Bowler but they were embroiled in a deal that went bad with Spyker and the struggling company were then rescued by a city based firm, but not before Antanov reputedly siphoned off huge amounts of cash from the business.
It was a nice bit of business for me as I was given all the PR photography work for both the Bowler and Spyker projects and thought it would run to a nice additional income lasting a lot longer than it did.

I'm pleased Bowler survived the fallout though, would have been a shame to lose them for good.

Wed May 03 2017 8:56am

shepp

Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Bingley
Posts: 440

2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Java Black

There is always the option of the newer speck wheels. 20's with 255/55/20 tyres. It eliminates the wheels looking to small and increases comfort. They fit perfectly without any rubbing MY12 RRS HSE
Gone 4.2 supercharged RRS
Gone 90
Gone s2000

Wed May 03 2017 10:39pm

TheWojtek

Member Since: 08 May 2015
Location: PoznaÅ„, Poland
Posts: 737

The only problem is:

Specification  Sidewall  Radius  Diameter  Circumference    Revs/km  Difference

275/40-20         110mm   364mm     728mm         2287mm        437        0.0%

255/55-20         140mm   394mm     788mm         2477mm        404        8.3%

Regards etc.,

Wojtek

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WAS: 2006 RRS Supercharged
IS: 2010 RRS TDV8 HSE

Thu May 04 2017 7:45am

Disco_Mikey

Member Since: 08 Apr 2012
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 4416

2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE Santorini Black

255/50R20 or 275/45R20 will make the speedo almost 100% accurate with GPS. Any bigger and the speedo will be underreading...

Thu May 04 2017 8:25am

TheWojtek

Member Since: 08 May 2015
Location: PoznaÅ„, Poland
Posts: 737

275/45R20 is only 4% larger than stock, though.

Specification  Sidewall  Radius  Diameter  Circumference    Revs/km  Difference

275/40-20         110mm   364mm     728mm         2287mm        437        0.0% 

275/45-20         124mm   378mm     756mm         2373mm        421        3.8%

I find them 100% GPS-accurate, 255/55 are by more then double the percentage larger... Mind you, it's easily corrected with the IID Tool I believe? Regards etc.,

Wojtek

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WAS: 2006 RRS Supercharged
IS: 2010 RRS TDV8 HSE

Thu May 04 2017 1:53pm

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