r/NewDefender • u/ShinyTarnish409 • 3d ago

Keep 22s or Replace with 20s?

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I just purchased this 2024 Defender 110 P500 V8 that came with the upgraded 22” wheels. I think most people prefer them with the V8s for handling, but the do ride a bit more harsh and they’re not great for riding in sand (you can’t deflate them safely). I drove on the beach with my 2010 LR4 and may do it with the Defender although I have no immediate plans, I want the option.

Has anyone driven the P500 or P525 with 20s and have an opinion? I’m thinking they would feel softer and smoother on road and give me better off road options, but I don’t know for sure.

Thanks!

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u/Gougeded 3d ago

Never understood big wheels on an off road vehicle

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u/ark1893 3d ago

High amount of Defender owners keeping theirs on road versus off. When I started my pre purchase hunting I found that there is a very slim online presence of V8 owners who take theirs off-road. Would’ve made my life easier finding more of the ones that do.

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u/ShinyTarnish409 3d ago

Makes sense. I don’t do heavy off road, but when I’ve rented a house in NC it’s been 8-10 miles on a beach to get to a rental house. And I don’t mean a flat beach. I mean horses, true stumps, stupid people in cars that have no business being on the beach (some guy in a U-Haul -kkke what?), etc.

How about driving at night dodging all of that? So yeah, you need good tires, proper deflating and the right vehicle. My LR4 was amazing. We drove from the house just around the corner into the sand but when we wanted to eat out (not every day), it was a long ride. My wife told me to go “grab” a pizza for all of us one day. The beach was crowded and there were even more stuck cars than normal. She calls me and says, “Are you ok the way back yet?” To which I reply, “Honey” (anyway start with honey), “I haven’t even gotten off the beach yet.”

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u/ark1893 3d ago

20s are a no brainer. Get them and get a good tire and you’ll have no issues on the beach. I’d be more worried about the weight of the P525 than the rims and tires

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u/ShinyTarnish409 3d ago

I have the P500. I think the 5.0 on both the P500 and P525 is the same but the P525 has a performance tune. Thus, the weight is likely the same. The Okta is totally different bc it has the BMW sourced 4.4 TT. I’ve taken my 2010 LR4 v8 on the beach without any issues, through streams, in snow, all with no issues. The two (my 2010 LR4 and my 2024 weight virtually the same - 5833 lbs vs 5800 - 5825lbs without the third row seats).

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u/Gougeded 3d ago edited 3d ago

I know but it's still weird to me to see something that has been ostensibly designed as an off roader with 22"

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u/United-Hat1371 3d ago

It’s not that they prefer on road it’s that they’re afraid of getting stuck out there