Rick
I am very happy with my 33's. I don't have any complaints with the all
terrain tread except in loose dry dirt. The 33's did not rub (that I
noticed) even before I got the parabolics. They have a very round section
on 15 inch LR rims and I didn't even need to adjust the steering stops.
They are big bouncy things, and you'll want your steering and suspension
bits in good nick if you're gonnna drive a SWB fast (on the highway, at
least). Get a steering damper too.
Tirerack seems to still have some 33X9.5/15 KO's:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&width=33X&ratio=9.5&
diameter=15&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1
Todd Schlemmer
Vashon Island, WA
www.ozedeph.com
-----Original Message-----
From: lro-admin@koan.team.net [mailto:lro-admin@koan.team.net]On Behalf
Of Rick Behning
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 3:42 PM
To: lro@koan.team.net
Subject: [lro] Tires, fuel, and other newbie questions
I am in the process of getting my 71' 88" IIA back on the road. I have it
running and need to do some brake work to get her on the road, but....
The PO was burning unleaded fuel, for about 10 years, and I don't think, nor
does he, that there was the unleaded valves conversion done. I saw the kit
in the Rovers North book and am wondering what the implications of running
the rover on unleaded are? If nothing has occured, catastrofically, in the
past 10 years, then is there any concern? Despite the truck originally being
sold in Canada, I still believe it is meant to run on regular leaded, I can
not find this any more can I?
So, do I need to save up for a new engine or what?
I want to put new tires on the rover too. The 7.50x16 are about 31.5" in
diameter, right? I have the standard 15" rims, so I was thinking I could go
with 32"x15x11.5 but I don't want all the extra width. So I could go
33"x15x9.5 but I am wondering if the extra inch or so is going to greatly
impact the performance offroad. I am thinking the added diameter will help
the highway characteristics, and as this is going to be my daily driver that
would help. But I don't want to go off the road and be helpless. I know a
new engine would aleviate a lot of my concerns, but I can not afford that at
this time. I am really leaning toward the 33's because I don't want the
width of the 32's and I don't think I will be happy with the 31's. Please
give me some feedback.
The 33's will require parabolic springs, but that is not such a bad thing.
Any opinions on which springs, shocks ar ethe best, most economical?
Thanks for your help and I am gald to become a rover owner.
Any of you in Colorado? I am up in Greeley.
Rick Behning
Staff Engineer, E.I.T.
City Of Greeley
970.336.4145
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