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What Size Tyre Would You Recomend?
235/85/R16 - Stock
21%
 21%  [6]
245/85/R16
3%
 3%  [1]
255/85/R16
25%
 25%  [7]
265/75/R16
28%
 28%  [8]
285/75/R16
21%
 21%  [6]
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fekete



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Bonatti Grey
freds wrote:


Hi all, Went to go and have some of the bits and bobs put onto the car today, things like bull bar, winch and so on, and they had these: 285/70/R17.. so i popped them against my car and they look amazing.. im just slightly worried about the amount of height thats left for the tire to travel up into the wheel arch.. Now the suspension is stock in the photos and i am putting on the OME 'Extra heavy duty' suspension which should lift the car buy 40mm - 3"... if is does will this tyre then fit no probs?

(bare in mind that the wheel rim at the moment is sitting close to 3" off the center of these tyres and that these are actually made for a 17" rim unlike my 16's)

PLEASE ADVISE


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Those tyre's will fit without any rubbing 285/70/17 without a lift NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY
Post #9224 30th Mar 2009 6:53pm
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freds



Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
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fekete
fekete wrote:
That would be 8mm not 8" Thumbs Up


Great thanks!!

Would you recommend these over the 285/75/R16.. so the 17" rim over the 16"?? is there any difference between the two as far as clearance is concerned??

AndrewS - is that a 'skinny' tyre i see on the back of your landy (on your avatar) what size is that? cos im wanting to carry two proper size spares and then one skinny version going on the bonnet, im guessing the full size 285's will be too big and pull off the bonnet with its weight, along with kill the vision over the front..
Post #9232 30th Mar 2009 9:13pm
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fekete



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The difference is the rim's
the 16 are 16/7j
where the 17 are 17/8.5j
285 will sit alot better on the 17/8.5j rims.
285/75/16
285/70/17
the tyre's diameter work's out the same size
so the clearance will be the same Thumbs Up NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY
Post #9234 30th Mar 2009 9:28pm
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AndrewS



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freds wrote:
is that a 'skinny' tyre i see on the back of your landy (on your avatar)


No its a full size as is the other spare on the rack
Post #9238 30th Mar 2009 10:11pm
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Sonic3d



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freds wrote:


Thanks for the info! its good to see a picture of an almost identical truck to mine! looks good! how long have you had them on for and have you had any probs? what do you rate - would you take your land rover round Africa and India with these wheels on - could it be done with ease


They have been on the 110 since new about 7500 miles now and before that they did about 5000 miles on my 90, no sign of wear yet Very Happy If i had to buy another set of tyres tomorrow i would definately buy the same Thumbs Up
Post #9242 30th Mar 2009 10:29pm
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The Boy



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My 285/75/16 run on 8.5 inch wheels.

Post #9252 31st Mar 2009 9:02am
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freds



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THANKS EVERYONE!!!!

I AM NOW AT EASE WITH THESE TYRES AND WILL START LOOKING INTO WHERE TO GET A SET, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP AND WILL UPLOAD PICS OF MY LANDY AS IT GETS ALL ITS GEAR!!

IM NOW LOOKING FOR A SET OF BFG MT 285/75/R16'S ON 16X8 STEEL RIMS.. FINALLY..

THANKS AGAIN!!! Thumbs Up Bow down
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Post #9277 31st Mar 2009 7:22pm
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