Big rims, low-profile tyres on big SUVs serve no practical purpose but they do make them a head-turner
The Mahindra Thar has an impressive stance with stock 18-inch gunmetal alloy wheels. However, an auto enthusiast just upsized the wheels of the Thar from stock 18-inches to collossal 28-inches.
Overview
A video showing Mahindra Thar driven with low-profile tyres over 28-inch alloy wheels has become viral on social media. The details of the owner and where-abouts of this Mahindra Thar are not available in the video by Rahul Rajput. Though, the registration plate of the Thar shows that the vehicle is from Punjab, a state popular for its love for large alloy wheels in vehicles.
Mahindra Thar With Massive Wheels
A Mahindra Thar with massive 28-inch rims?
In the short YouTube video, we can see that a red-coloured Mahindra Thar is crawling slowly on low profile tyres. Such tyres are usually not spotted on hardcore SUVs like Thar. Since most people do not get off the tarmac and do not go off-roading, such tyres are becoming popular. The low profile tyres are wrapped over massive multi-spoke alloy wheels, which fill up the wheel well beneath the front and rear wheel arches.
It is interesting to note that the spare alloy wheel mounted at the back of the Mahindra Thar do not get any tyre wrapped over it. Probably because the low profile tyres of this size are quite expensive. To accommodate the new alloy wheels and tyres, the customizer must have altered the suspension and wheel alignment of the SUV.
And are sitting on low profile tyres
The 28-inch alloy wheels are not so common in production vehicles. Even the most outrageous and dynamic supercars and sports SUVs are armed with 22-24 inch wheels.
These 28-inch alloy wheels are perhaps the largest aftermarket wheels that have found their way in a Mahindra Thar. These wheels perfectly fill the wheel wells, with the tyres slightly protruding out to give a wider and more planted stance to the Thar.
How much do such big tyres cost?
An owner has installed massive 28-inch wheels on the Thar
While the YouTube video hasn’t disclosed the number of alloy wheels we can safely assume the set of four alloy wheels might have cost the owner Rs 2-2.5 lakh. In addition, these alloy wheels have also demanded a new set of four tyres, which add in Rs 1.2-1.5 lakh more over the cost of alloy wheels. In a combined manner, the whole setup of alloy wheels with new tyres should cost you between Rs 3-4 lakh.
Problems with oversized alloy wheels
A Mahindra Thar with massive 28-inch rims?
While these alloy wheels make a vehicle more noticeable and attention-grabbing, these wheels are more fragile than smaller alloy wheels. Due to the brittle nature of alloy wheels and low profile tyres, this Mahindra Thar has become useless for usual roads which are filled with potholes and large speed breakers. Such alloy wheels can break easily.
In addition to this, the new set of alloy wheels and tyres eat up a lot of space for the working of the suspension system. It also reduces the ride comfort levels as and when the speed rises.
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