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I have 235 75 15 on the original alloy wheels, works fine. See no point in et30 unless you have wider tires that do not clear the springs or inner fenders. I have had et 25 or et30 on my SJ and they did not improve the ride!
If I had wider wheels with my 235 tires they wouldn't clear the front bumper at all. Now they rub just a bit not too much. If I sometime get Iceland flares then I'll change to 8"et20 and 30".maybe..
Sometimes it's just personal preference rather than putting spacers on down the line offset is better than spacers in my opinion. Haven't changed the bearings yet in the six years I have had them on, although I don't do many miles year and I wanted a wider stance
I’m planning to use it as my daily as well as weekend off-roading, I reckon I will be doing 8000-10000 miles per year so possibly it is best to have less offset eg. E0, do you know how far out towards the arches this would be? Preferably I would like it to be in line with the arches.
So I’ve settled on a model and if all goes well and there are no issues I’m picking up a 2007 Hardtop on Sunday.
The plan for the year is to steadily make these modifications (listed below). Would I be able to get some advice one what should be done first, how it should be done, any technical information that will be useful and so on.
I’m planning to keep this topic updated to show the build and get the community to help influence it and so on.
It's your car and your choice to go with what you want but if you're looking to daily it all the above modification will make it worse. It won't handle as well if it is tall, it won't accelerate if the tyres are too big, a roof system will eat fuel and metal bumpers reduce payload and make it heavier and harder to stop. And that's before you combine the above and factor the cumulative effect of all of them together. Yes it will look cool but it might also only be doing 25mpg or less. What you can live with on a weekend toy is going to take some living with on a daily. I work Dreadnaught off road every day on the farm and other than a roof system I don't have any of your proposed plans and I don't have any problems getting where I need to be and I still have a comfortable car to use on the road. I know most people don't want to hear me but I have to offer a counter view to add balance and help you make the best decision for you.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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1) In addition to what you write, probably the the most effective device would be a 12V compressor so that you can deflate your tires when off-road and inflate them when on the street again.
2) The next item would be tires, I would recommend the original dimension but something meander looking.
3) Something that affects off-road capability heavily but does not influence on road behavior would be manual diff lockers. So I would recommend a rear diff locker and if you still have money left also a front locker.
4) Depending on where you go off-road and if you do it alone a winch might be very useful. If you off road alone, the a winch is almost a „must have“. Also, a winch does not influence the on road driving (except for the weight) but is extremely useful
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