DWarner
Active Member
Hi guys. I'm a newbie to the Forum as I'm new to LR ownership as well, but have used the site for information for a few months. Thank you to those who've contributed to my learning about the vehicles...
We purchased a 2013 HSE in Mariana Black a few months back and I promptly started researching the aftermarket wheel and tire options available for the truck. It took about a month before we were able to square something away because as many of you are aware, due to the vehicles size, there aren't a lot of options available.
Hopefully some of the information I learned in the process will be helpful for someone who wants to go with a larger wheel and tire package going forward...
If your LR4 comes stock with the 19" wheels and 255/55/19 tire package, a reputable establishment will likely advise you to stay away from any size larger than a 20" rim. This is due to the load rating on our 19" tires. They are rated at 111 which guarantees they'll hold up to around 2500lbs per wheel. The same size tire with a rating lower than 111 is deemed too light to carry the weight of our LR4s.
This 111 load rating makes it difficult to find many tires in 19s' or 20s', and impossible to find in 22" sizes.
If your LR4 comes stock with the 20" wheel and tire package, the tires provided then, for some reason, only have a load rating of 110, which will hold around 2300 pounds per corner.
You may be able to get a tire dealer to sell you a set of 22" wheels and tires with a 110 load rating if your truck came with the 20" package, but it may sacrifice some of the wear-ability and safety of the tire on a truck that weighs 5700 lbs. This is particularly true if you intend to tow a camper or boat with your truck...So it seems like a bit of a gamble in my mind, even if the look is something you're shooting for. If you plan to ever go off roading with your LR, the guys on here will correctly tell you you'd be better off going with and 18" setup...
Rim width is also an issue with the LR4. I originally chose a 20x10 TSW wheel and a young tech at Discount Tire ordered a set of Cooper Zeon LTZ tires in 275/45/20 for me. When the tires arrived and were mounted on the wheels, the manager informed the tech that they couldn't mount them on the truck. They looked real sweet, but the Coopers in this size were only rated 110 and Discount Tire wouldn't mount them as a result. 275/40s were out because they weren't heavy enough...
Next, we tried a set of Nitto Terra Grappler G2's in size 285/50/20 on the same 20x10 rim. Again, looked really sweet, and beefy, but they didn't fit, as the height of near 31" overall left the tire rubbing a bolt at the front of the wheel well when turned full chock, and rubbed worse when in the lowest access suspension setting. So 285/50's are basically a no go because they're too tall...
In the end, we figured out that there was really two 20" tire sizes that would work. A 265/50/20... Problem here is that for this size of tire, the widest rim width it will work on is a 9.5" wheel. As a result, the 20x10 option is out...And a 285/45/20 tire is a second option, but there are only one or two high priced choices available out there...
So, we found a set of 20x9.5 32ET Voxx Danza wheels and mounted four 265/50/20" Nitto Terra Grappler G2's.
I was apprehensive to go with A/T tires because my wife drives the truck everyday and we won't be taking it off-road except to pull our camper into a campground, but I couldn't be happier. They're quiet, smooth, and the additional width seems to add a little stability to the top heavy wobble our vehicles are known for.
Stock width of the tires was 10"... these are just under 11". Sidewall height is 1/2" shorter than stock and the overall diameter is about 1/2 inch larger. This tire size fills the wheel well out nicely, looks aggressive without being gaudy, and the 32 offset has the wheels very close to flush with the fender flares.
So while there are quite a few rim choices available for our trucks, the tire choices, as many of us have found out, are few and far between.
We purchased a 2013 HSE in Mariana Black a few months back and I promptly started researching the aftermarket wheel and tire options available for the truck. It took about a month before we were able to square something away because as many of you are aware, due to the vehicles size, there aren't a lot of options available.
Hopefully some of the information I learned in the process will be helpful for someone who wants to go with a larger wheel and tire package going forward...
If your LR4 comes stock with the 19" wheels and 255/55/19 tire package, a reputable establishment will likely advise you to stay away from any size larger than a 20" rim. This is due to the load rating on our 19" tires. They are rated at 111 which guarantees they'll hold up to around 2500lbs per wheel. The same size tire with a rating lower than 111 is deemed too light to carry the weight of our LR4s.
This 111 load rating makes it difficult to find many tires in 19s' or 20s', and impossible to find in 22" sizes.
If your LR4 comes stock with the 20" wheel and tire package, the tires provided then, for some reason, only have a load rating of 110, which will hold around 2300 pounds per corner.
You may be able to get a tire dealer to sell you a set of 22" wheels and tires with a 110 load rating if your truck came with the 20" package, but it may sacrifice some of the wear-ability and safety of the tire on a truck that weighs 5700 lbs. This is particularly true if you intend to tow a camper or boat with your truck...So it seems like a bit of a gamble in my mind, even if the look is something you're shooting for. If you plan to ever go off roading with your LR, the guys on here will correctly tell you you'd be better off going with and 18" setup...
Rim width is also an issue with the LR4. I originally chose a 20x10 TSW wheel and a young tech at Discount Tire ordered a set of Cooper Zeon LTZ tires in 275/45/20 for me. When the tires arrived and were mounted on the wheels, the manager informed the tech that they couldn't mount them on the truck. They looked real sweet, but the Coopers in this size were only rated 110 and Discount Tire wouldn't mount them as a result. 275/40s were out because they weren't heavy enough...
Next, we tried a set of Nitto Terra Grappler G2's in size 285/50/20 on the same 20x10 rim. Again, looked really sweet, and beefy, but they didn't fit, as the height of near 31" overall left the tire rubbing a bolt at the front of the wheel well when turned full chock, and rubbed worse when in the lowest access suspension setting. So 285/50's are basically a no go because they're too tall...
In the end, we figured out that there was really two 20" tire sizes that would work. A 265/50/20... Problem here is that for this size of tire, the widest rim width it will work on is a 9.5" wheel. As a result, the 20x10 option is out...And a 285/45/20 tire is a second option, but there are only one or two high priced choices available out there...
So, we found a set of 20x9.5 32ET Voxx Danza wheels and mounted four 265/50/20" Nitto Terra Grappler G2's.
I was apprehensive to go with A/T tires because my wife drives the truck everyday and we won't be taking it off-road except to pull our camper into a campground, but I couldn't be happier. They're quiet, smooth, and the additional width seems to add a little stability to the top heavy wobble our vehicles are known for.
Stock width of the tires was 10"... these are just under 11". Sidewall height is 1/2" shorter than stock and the overall diameter is about 1/2 inch larger. This tire size fills the wheel well out nicely, looks aggressive without being gaudy, and the 32 offset has the wheels very close to flush with the fender flares.
So while there are quite a few rim choices available for our trucks, the tire choices, as many of us have found out, are few and far between.
