Bavarianbrit
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Buy one wheel & tyre for £300? Better to get 4x steel wheels with winter grippy tyres and keep one of them as the spare on board.
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Buy one wheel & tyre for £300? Better to get 4x steel wheels with winter grippy tyres and keep one of them as the spare on board.
nun_hunter
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The hill descent control looked pretty impressive to keep it under control at the end.
EMcC
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The hills the Dacia tackled in Turkey following the Toyotas were much steeper than these shown here, it did a few side skids, as did the Toyotas but they all made it up the hills, we were in the mountains of Tokat in a very snowey and sleety January.
Shootgun
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That's the plan, but i don't know if there is a direct fit, as the original wheels are on 18'' and i'm looking to fit some 16'' , also an aluminium skid plate.
Need to ask somebody in the know, as it might require spacers.
Jagare
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Mine has a full size spare wheel as well.
Thanks for all the replies.. Has anyone got any pictures of the boot space kitted out and or any with carcass loaded in there to.
I have the same dilemma. My new wheels are 18" alloys. My old steel 16" rims have bigger BFG ATII tyres on them.
1) Is the hole spacing for the wheel studs the same spacing?
2) Will the tyres rub on the inside or will spacers be needed?
I'm going to my local tyre place tomorrow to find out. As for skid plate, I've never needed one on the older Dusters, but I read somewhere that one might be needed at the rear of the III as the EGR valve (?) is a bit exposed. Some of the continental "you tubes" might have info on that.
Bavarianbrit
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When doing CAD suspension swing envelopes for ensuring that the tyres can never even with chains fitted, touch the inner wheel wells this info should then IMO be available from the manufacturers. How to get it well it is any ones guess. Off road high sidewall tyres tend to eat up the space compared to the rubber bands now generally being fitted.
Shootgun
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I have spoken with the guy whom made the above video and he did had problems with the AT tires rubbing against the shock absorbers . He managed to sort this out changing the rims again, but i don't want to go through this myself as well.
Check out his channel, loads of info in there Duster Cool Travels
Let us now please what your tyre guy says.
EMcC
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I was really impressed when I saw your vehicle and as regard the above reference to uncomfortable seats, I would not think that applies in your case. I forgot to ask you about a spare wheel, Kevin's latest came with a full size spare as he asked for it but I believe it was an extra. The previous one didn't so he took it to the Aldershot branch of Dacia and they fitted a cradle to take a full size spare, not sure whether he let go when he part exed for for his latest one.
Essexsussex
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You can get a plastered bath full size across where the back seats fold down and something similar side to side in the boot area. I can get 3 in my plasterers bath so that’s at least 5 fallow unless massive bucks.
Thank you.. thats what I was trying to work out.
Essexsussex
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Here you go - two layouts!
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That's perfect mate thank you
. Gives me more of an idea with the space ect.Were you in Tokat on a driven boar hunt, I was there last year
EMcC
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Yes January this year, the first trip of 2024 one of Mark Curtiss's trips, rifles turned up a day late and got conned for money on return trip for ammo not paid for by mark according to the airline. Mark didn't come to the airline to make sure we all got off Ok and swears he did pay but we got nowhere and had to pay it. quite an expensive trip too, 250 euros tip from 14 of us each for the beaters, not good food in the hotel unless you ordered from a separate menu at a price and the extra ammo cost on the return trip and then the cost of the trip as well.
jthyttin
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3) will the smaller rims fit over brake calipers?
You can check the manual for listed tyre/rim sizes (and rim width + ET). Even if they list 16" steel rim, it might be a close call and all aftermarket rims might not fit (regardless of ET)
Thanks for your reply. I've done some digging and found the following:
Same wheel fitment and centre bore but different offset. Mk2 being 50, Mk3 being 30-34 depending which style of wheel
If you put the duster 2 wheels on the duster 3, they'd sit further in the arch.
So, anybody interested in a set of 16" rims with BFG AT2 tyres?
Rasputin
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Red spiker in a large jet sled. Two trays fit side by side. As I mentioned earlier lots of space but you stink
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Happy days fits perfectlyRed spiker in a large jet sled. Two trays fit side by side. As I mentioned earlier lots of space but you stink
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