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22900013A:
750x16 or metric equivalent. If you have a military series with drop shackle suspension you could go up to 900x16 but you will need a lot of luck to find them for sale.

jimthelandyman:
Don't forget that larger tyres will make the gearing higher and make it even more sluggish up hills if you have a 2.25 engine. i had some 225 wide tryes when i had my series 3 but can't remember the hieght of the sidewall these were slightly smaller than 7.50 r 16's but made going up hills more bearable.

stratie:
I had extended shackles on my s111 with standerd springs, i ran 235x85x16's and later on i put 31x10.5x15's with no probs on the road.
Off road the 235's were great, the 31's  rubbed just a tad on the really rough stuff.

CanIBeFrank:
(Firstly appologies for post hyjacking, although its on the same subject...)

Just before xmas I purchase and I'm currently rebuilding an 88 Series III  Diesel (rolling chasis at the mo), it has Range Rover diffs, goes very well on the flat or downhill, about 60. But was pants on any hill, down to 3rd on any moderate upward slope.

It curently has 750 R16's fitted, it's in need of new tyres, so would fitting 235/70R16 make any differance to the poor uphill peformance?

Miniman:
I have rangie diffs and also had hankook rt01's 205/80/16s on it and it was brill on the road. Had it at 85mph under its own steam on the motorway. Hill not bad at all. I now have 7.50/16s on and its bad on hills.

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