Member Since: 17 Aug 2008
Location: Point Cook
Posts: 39
20 inch stormers yes or no
Hi All,
have been thinking about upgrading to 20" stormers. I have a found a genuine set at a fairly reasonable price.
I am concerned that by going to 20" i will be compromising the comfort of my D3. What are your thoughts guys, especially those that have already done this.
Also what tyres should i look at and what price have people paid for them, also whats the average mileage achieved from a set.
My dealer reckons 30000km at best and that the ride is terrible.
Your thoughts on this woudl be appreciated, 1 part of me says bling it on, the other says dont mess with the beast.
Cheers
12th Jun 2009 12:56 pm
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10299
I've been on 20's for quite a while now (I tried Supercharged and Stormers) As for ride quality, its not rim size but tyre spec that will affect this, and the more low profile you go, in general the harsher the ride tends to become.
I've run 275/45x20 Hankooks (not impressed, to nervous on the road), 295/45x20 General Grabbers, nice tyre and ride, but now have settled on 265/50x20 Yokohama Advan ST. These are giving the best compromise between great grip and handling, with good ride and low niose, and even though Yoko's are considered a soft tyre, I'm already over 10k miles and tread is still at 6mm (8mm new).
If you go wide (295's), you will get some pulling on bad road surfaces, as the wider tread tries to follow the contours a bit more.
Hope this helps
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12th Jun 2009 2:55 pm
bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
Posts: 2270
Echo what Al said regarding the grabbers. Not convinced they're the longest lasting tyre but certainly the best option for 'looks'
Narrow Tyres look just wrong.
Be careful they don't rub as some stormers have different offsets from what I've previously read.
I'm running same Tyres as ronp, the cooper's and they seem fine.
Any big tyre wheel will need careful balancing.
Stormer/grabber combo will set you back just under a grand.
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12th Jun 2009 7:59 pm
Shrinky
Member Since: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 2515
Agree with the balancing, there are some garages that just can't balance 20" wheels. Some stormers you may need spigotts (Is that how you spell it?) .Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it
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