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prezzy



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What make of spacer did you use?
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blackwolf



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slowisthenewfast wrote:
...without the offset on these are there any issues with rubbing on a stock series 3 if you put on a fatter tire? like a 265 or 285/75r16 ?


I imagine the reason there have been no replies is that the question is about Series 3 vehicles and this is a Defender forum, and relatively few people have fitted the Nak wheels even to their Defenders. Combine these two and probably no-one really knows.

Bearing in mind the rims and tyres fitted to the One-Ton vehicles it is likely that a 285 on a Nak rim would be fine on the inboard side but I suspect there is a considerable risk the outboard edge will rub the body on full articulation, especially if the vehicle is on standard suspension.
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Jonothethird wrote:
Several weeks later but as no-one has replied….

I would say yes you will almost certainly get bad rubbing if you go up to 285/75/16s on zero offset You will need 30mm spacers with those tyres. Haven’t read the whole thread but you will also need 7 or 8’’ wide rims to fit those tyres on.

I run Bowler 16s (ET+10 I think) with 285/75/16 and have 30mm spacers. Without the spacers, they rub badly. With spacers, no rubbing. The spacers will also improve your turning circle.


I'm a bit confused by this post, is it just me?

Where are these tyres rubbing when fitted without spacers? If it is the radius arms then simply adjust the steering lock stops to fix this. If they are rubbing arches/bodywork then surely spacers will make this worse?

Spacers only improve the turning circle if you also optimise the lock stop adjustment!
Post #961578 13th Aug 2022 10:43pm
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