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JOW240725



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
Wyvern, they're not 255x85 are they? I didn't think you could get KO2's in that size? James
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Post #941917 10th Feb 2022 10:47am
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AJC



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Correct, they were bought off me, they're 285/75's.
Post #941929 10th Feb 2022 11:20am
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wyvern



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ops!! my mistake .. !! Whistle

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Post #941940 10th Feb 2022 12:22pm
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
AJC wrote:
blackwolf wrote:
Oh, yes! The best combo by far... Very Happy


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The most purposeful looking defender i have seen.

assuming theres no lift to it, do you have uprated suspension at all?
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It is essentially all standard in the suspension department. As a County-spec DC it left the factory with the 1-ton rear suspension and no anti-roll bars (sway bars for our US readers). I have fitted standard LR anti-roll bars front and rear since with a load on the roof-rack the body roll was noteworthy, but the springs are all the originals (not bad at 253k miles and with a heavy winch on the front). The rear dampers have been replaced once, the fronts are original.
Post #941990 10th Feb 2022 7:33pm
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TSAF



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Greece 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 HT Venetian Red
100inch wrote:
More 255 on Sawtooths. m

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Have you fitted any spacers? Are you running stock suspension?

Cheers
Post #977355 10th Jan 2023 1:10pm
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100inch



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No spacers as Sawtooths are 20mm OS. Too much OS and the tyres will rub on your spring towers (110/130 only). Suspension lift is roughly 50mm in the back and probably 35mm front. m
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Brewstop



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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Zambezi Silver
Simboii wrote:
Thanks for all the input for the 255/85’s! Bit the bullet and had some Toyo 255/85/16’s fitted last week!



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Love the look, fill the arches so much better than the 235/85’s i had on previously!!
Happy with the road performance of the Toyo’s aswell considering a mud terrain tyre, still need to test them on some lanes!!


How are the Toyo tyres working out?

I’m a 255/85/16 convert since 2015, need to find competitive priced tyres over BFG offerings! Sandy
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MarkBrown



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I've had Toyos on mine for about 8k now. I think they'll go until about 25k before needing replacement. I'd have the same again, they do everything they're supposed to, like any tyre really. I'd say they're quite soft rubber, but wear evenly, grip well enough in the rain and snow and cope with muddy fields.
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Brewstop



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Thank you @mark brown - much appreciated Sandy
Post #991797 7th May 2023 9:26pm
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Simboii



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Brewstop wrote:
Simboii wrote:
Thanks for all the input for the 255/85’s! Bit the bullet and had some Toyo 255/85/16’s fitted last week!



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Love the look, fill the arches so much better than the 235/85’s i had on previously!!
Happy with the road performance of the Toyo’s aswell considering a mud terrain tyre, still need to test them on some lanes!!


How are the Toyo tyres working out?

I’m a 255/85/16 convert since 2015, need to find competitive priced tyres over BFG offerings!


Yeah getting on great with them, done about 5k with them so far and not even looking asif theyve worn abit yet! Done exactly what i want them to and wouldnt be able to justify the extra cost for BFG’s really!!
Post #991800 7th May 2023 9:40pm
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
MarkBrown wrote:
...I've had Toyos on mine for about 8k now. I think they'll go until about 25k before needing replacement. ...


Interesting. I've run BFG KMs on both my vehicles for the last 20 years, and the first set (of original pattern KM) did 100,000 miles on my Disco 2 with enough tread to be usable off-road still when I replaced them. Although as the KM has evolved the compound has become softer and they therefore wear out quicker I still get at least 50k miles out of a set then take them off a little over half worn but it saleable condition.

It makes the price of KMs, which has always been high but has recently rocketed, rather less unappetising knowing they still last more than twice as long as the competition.
Post #991802 7th May 2023 10:13pm
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MarkBrown



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United Kingdom 1983 Defender 110 Other HT Auto Keswick Green
I've always had MT tyres, various makes, they've never seen more than 30k per set and by that stage there's usually one with a slow puncture and at least one with no corners left.

My first set of BFG Mt's lasted about 25k on a 110, this was over twenty years ago so they may well be different now.

The Landrovers do seem to wear them evenly though, unlike Jeeps I've had which don't.

Perhaps I'm hard on tyres, the brakes don't seem to go very far either!

Anyway, I like the Toyos, but would also go for a set of BFG's if the funds allowed, but if both sets were the same price, I'd take the Toyos.

I had a part worn set of old pattern BFG's on my old 110 which stayed on the car for around 20k, but they weren't very nice, particularly in the wet.
Post #991804 8th May 2023 7:07am
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Ianh



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So after 10 years good service it’s time to change my 265/75r16 Goodyear wrangler duratrac’s.

I bit the bullet and going for BFG KM3 255/85r16’s. Five of them are a significant outlay , but what the hell, at 4-6k miles per year they should last 10 years as well and I drive mostly on country lanes full of potholes or B roads. Very Happy

They are going on my 2013 2.2 110 7 seat XS with factory 16 inch sawtooths. No winch but I do tow my penman on the odd occasion.

I will have them balanced by a good experienced fitter using weights, and will order some small, valve insertable, dynabeads (8oz per wheel), ready to deploy once the tyre fitting lube is dry if they are not perfectly balanced or as they age and balance is compromised.

So the question.. what pressure front and rear should I go for.? Currently run 28 psi front and 32 psi rear on the 265/75r16s.
Post #994962 3rd Jun 2023 1:24pm
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Ianh



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Little bump,
Having the 255/85r16 BFG KM3’s fitted tomorrow, so any advice on tyre pressure for front and rear tyres would be appreciated as per above post.
Post #995364 6th Jun 2023 6:52pm
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
In normal use I run mine at 30 front 36 rear, that's on a winch-equipped double-cab running at around 2.75 tonnes. Those pressures give a nice even wear pattern.
Post #995366 6th Jun 2023 7:18pm
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