>>Not all series came with "little training wheels, some came stock with
>>7.5 x 16, which are about 32" tall.
>out here, that is a training wheel. 37/38 is the norm for many i run with,
>i'll probably go 35's on a landy
THen you may have some minor cleearence peoblems to resolve. THe largest
tyres the factory fitted to a series rig that wasn't a special was a
narrow tyre that was 34 inches in diameter (900-16). That was on 109s
with extended shackles and front spring mounts.
As the suspension articulates upwards the top of the tyres go in towards
the midle of the body. and as the wheels articulate outwards the tops
swing outwards.
You need to clear the wing openings and the inner wings. I'm running
265/75/16 mud terrains and on full upward articulation the tyres just
kiss the rear inner wings.
The front action seems to be basically just up and down. So a basic
spring over axle conversion will allow you to run 35s or 36's.
The rear wheels also dance around in a twisting motion bringing one wheel
forwards and one rearwards. It is a lot more complex motion pattern than
the front sees.
I've seen some people handle 35's by cutting the rear inner wing and
rebuilding it by moving it inwards towards the centre, providing more
space for upward articulation.
Another posibility might be to use wider offset wheels to move the tyre
away from the inner wing and cutting the wheel cutout larger.
Here is something else to think about. A series Land Rover was designed
to fit through the average farm gate in Scotland. It is a lot narrower
than most all the 4X4s out there.
Doing a axle over conversion will raise the centre of gravity by a fair
amount. I do not know where you play but if it includes side slopes be
sure you install a functional full roll cage.
Modifications are a series of comprimises. Be sure you know the
tradeoffs.
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