Need A Full Size Rim

[davidfkon]

Starting to feel the off-road itch, but only have the factory spare . . . anybody got an extra 255/60R18 112V for a 2008?
Also . . . will it fit in the spare area if not the thin one?

-D

 

[Houm_WA]

It will fit. You are going to pay a pretty penny for a LR rim. Just so that you know, an 18" rim from a BMW X5 will fit. This is a cheaper route, in case it matters. It's cheaper because it's much easier to find X5 rims on Craigslist or at used wheel/tire shops as opposed to LR3 rims.

I have 4 MT/Rs mounted on the 18" LR rims and one BFG Long Trail tire mounted on an X5 rim as a spare. The tire/rim combo, mounted and balanced, cost me $100 (I think...it may've been $150). Since I bought the road hazzard insurance on the MT/Rs, I need only get back to my nearest Discount Tire and I'd get a new tire and be good to go again.

Just another option for ya.

Oh...the full sized tire will fit. An oversized one becomes difficult and you'd have to deflate it.

 

[davidfkon]

didn't know the X5 rim fit . . . had heard there could be issues with other car's tires with regards to spindle size . . .

 

[Trynian]

I find great deals on used rims on Ebay payed a little as $60 in one case. Most of the time I spend arouns $130-$150. The prices vary depending on how many are listed at the time.

 

[davidfkon]

anyone out there got a stock goodyear w/decent tread they want to get rid of?

 

[Houm_WA]

$60!?!?! That must've been damn lucky because it seems to that shipping would be nearly that. Anyhow...like I said there are more used X5 rims to be had as compared to the LR3.

Yeah the spindle size is a problem with trying to fit DII rims....but I live to tell that the X5 rim fits. I have one and I have mounted it.

 

[davidfkon]

looking on e-bay . . . all I see is OEM and a year for the 18" rims . . . no other info . . .

 

[Trynian]

looking on e-bay . . . all I see is OEM and a year for the 18" rims . . . no other info . . .

You have to look around more, it is not always right out in front of you. Some days there are none other days there are many.

Keep watching.

 

[davidfkon]

understood . . . but for a stock LR3 255/60/R18 tire . . . what info other then 18" rim do I need . . . never bought rims before . . .

 

[Trynian]

understood . . . but for a stock LR3 255/60/R18 tire . . . what info other then 18" rim do I need . . . never bought rims before . . .

Mostly you just need to know what yours looks like and sift through, They rarely show a part number but you will know yours when you see it.

Tires pop up once in a while but mostly in a set.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-R...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item2ea9bc6ef0

If you can't find the exact style rim you are looking for, you can get a non matching one in the short term as I did, until you find the right one then resale it.

The 10 spoke 18 inch are the most common, that same as in the set above.