18" tyres
Submitted: Sunday, Jan 10, 2010 at 09:39
ThreadID:
75051
Views:
3970
Replies:
10
FollowUps:
4
This Thread has been Archived
Member - Pesty (SA)
A friend is about to buy his first 4wd, mainly for caravan retirement travel, but a little soft 4wding.
He has been drawn to a near new Pajero, which i have no problem with other than it has 18" tyres.
Are these easy to come by and how much more expensive are they?
It seems that the current trend to go to bigger and bigger sizes is getting out of hand.
Cheers Pesty
Reply By: Member - Cantiva Clay (NSW) - Sunday, Jan 10, 2010 at 19:45
Sunday, Jan 10, 2010 at 19:45
I've got the 18's and wish i downgraded to 17's. Not only are 18's hard to come by for a lot of the profiles only HT's are available ...at a price (big price); AT's...good luck, 18's out west...not a chance. Sorry to seem negative but its true. Another
point of interest, letting your tyres down a bit not only aids traction but can significantly improves ride comfort (of the seal) and reduces the stress on
suspension, you cant safely do this with low profile tyres as you are basically risking your rims. Like others here, it amazes me how the latest 4wd's (Prado Discovery) are coming out with supa low profile tyres, few good rocks and that's it........they should offer a realistic alternative you know?
AnswerID:
398728
Reply By: Member - Leanne W (NSW) - Monday, Jan 11, 2010 at 14:15
Monday, Jan 11, 2010 at 14:15
Hi Pesty,
I have an NS Pajero, which came with 18" rims. The 18" tyres are very expensive ($500+ each when I last checked), and as others have mentioned only come in a limited range of tread patterns. After a lot of research, I discovered that due to the Pajero rim's offset of +46, there were no non-genuine 17" rims that would be legal in some states (this may have changed recently or might in the future). I forked out for some Mitsubishi steel 17" rims (with the +46 offset), and now run on 17" tyres. These tyres are about $200 cheaper per tyre than the 18". 16" wheels will not fit on the 4 door Pajero models.
As someone else has mentioned, with other car manufacturers bringing out 4WD's with 18" wheels, a wider variety of 18" tyres may become available in the future.
Cheers
Leanne
AnswerID:
398815
Reply By: Member - Paul Mac (VIC) - Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 at 20:10
Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 at 20:10
Gday Pesty,
I have a Pajero NS with the 18" tyres. The tyres on the car were Bridgestone Duellers H/T (D840's).
I changed them over to Yokohama Geolander (Geo 12's) A/T tyres in the same size and they cost $400 per tyre fitted,balanced and a wheel aligned in late September 2009 from Bob Jane.
I am very pleased with the tyre as there is negligible road noise and they handle on and off road really
well for an all terrain tyre. The other thing Bob Jane gave me was a complete tyre guarantee up to 20,000km so if I have any problems with them they will change them over no questions asked.
I was informed that the 18" tyres at the moment are usually around the $400 mark however, the American tyres ( Coppers etc) can be a lot dearer.
I also agree that with more manufacturers putting 18" tyres on they will become easier to source and a little cheaper in due course.
Cheers.
AnswerID:
399034
Follow Up By: OREJAP - Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 at 09:31
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 at 09:31
G'day Pesty, I don't know about your comment that the Pajero won't go to the
places your vehicle will go not knowing how modified your vehicle is I can only mention that the Pajero will go
places that the average off the showroom floor Nissan & Toyota will go. anyway back to tyres. You cannot fit 16" Pajero wheels to a NT Pajero. I know I have one. What Paul Mac is saying is right on the money. I did the same deal with Bob Jane Hopper's crossing, Vic. The Geo 12 AT-s is the go but I would also consider the Scorpion. Most tyre dealers I have spoken to including Cooper sales staff were not in favour of the Cooper 18" tyre apparently there is some "glitch" with them I am told
FollowupID:
668293
Follow Up By: HGMonaro - Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:30
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:30
I think that comment was more about this specific owner won't take it
places Pesty goes, not whether it's capable or not.
FollowupID:
668300
Follow Up By: OREJAP - Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:44
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:44
Yep, you're probably correct HG getting a bit "Crusty" in my old age.
FollowupID:
668303