Hello! I am finally out of my Previous (Italian) Owner's questionable alloy wheels. The steel 16 inch rims from Cruiserworld.eu (Goss from France) have arrived, and my mail ordered BFG AT KO3 have arrived, and been grudgingly fitted by a German tire technician who clearly thought that I was out of my mind to deviate even the slightest from Technischer Uberwachungsverein (German arbitrator of all automotive standards and granter or legality for any modification). Per the discussions on many tire forums, the BFGs are quiet and smooth- can't wait to get off pavement! Also, thanks for all the Mudders out there who have fitted a wide variety of sized tires, and displayed pics of their trucks. I went with 285/75/R16, and they do fill out the fenders. Questions now are:
- Given the 33s, with a bone stock suspension, how much terrain will it take to run those tires into the finders? the front looks especially tight...
- Seeking a bit more room in the wheel wells to address the previous question, any recommendations on spacers and shocks? (I'm still running, as far as I can tell, the factory shocks at 324,000KMs)
- Thanks to my German tire mounting buddy, the balance weights are on the outside. Any suggestions on painting them black to match?
- Since I lack a spare carrier, and I have a weird European trailer hitch that cramps even the factory spare, any suggestions on flat tire repair kits or gear? Note- I ran Land Cruisers in Eastern Kenya for six months with BFG AT's and didn't have a flat, so pretty sure Germany isn't going to be a huge tire risk- but you never know!
Thanks again to any and all who reply! Pleased to help anyone with European Land Cruisers...
- Given the 33s, with a bone stock suspension, how much terrain will it take to run those tires into the finders? the front looks especially tight...
- Seeking a bit more room in the wheel wells to address the previous question, any recommendations on spacers and shocks? (I'm still running, as far as I can tell, the factory shocks at 324,000KMs)
- Thanks to my German tire mounting buddy, the balance weights are on the outside. Any suggestions on painting them black to match?
- Since I lack a spare carrier, and I have a weird European trailer hitch that cramps even the factory spare, any suggestions on flat tire repair kits or gear? Note- I ran Land Cruisers in Eastern Kenya for six months with BFG AT's and didn't have a flat, so pretty sure Germany isn't going to be a huge tire risk- but you never know!
Thanks again to any and all who reply! Pleased to help anyone with European Land Cruisers...