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« on: October 11, 2006, 00:41:21 »
after some big tyres.. maybe 255/85 or 255/100 michelin XZL's? am i right in thinking thats what i want? :) odd question i know..

wheres the best place to get em?
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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2006, 00:46:55 »
I could be wrong but i thought they came in 7.50, 8.25 and 9.00 x 16.  Although 900 x 16 probably is close to 255/100.  Damned big tyres they are..........  As to where you can buy them i have no idea, i wanted 8.25 x 16 myself a while ago.
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2006, 00:57:55 »
im not sure... i've been told/net appears to think that you can get them in those sizes... thing is, i dont want a tyre thats tall but skinny... want some width as i dont like the milk float look :)

reason i was looking at those is because they'll fit on wolf rims ;) alternatively though, any suggestions are welcome... we just want some bigger/taller tyres :D on 235/85 at the mo
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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2006, 01:15:34 »
255/100 would be a very tall tyre so would look narrow.  You might be as well getting 15" rims so you can fit 33 x 12.50 or similar, they are very wide and a bit taller than what you have although not as tall as a 255/100 would be.  I take it you have some kind of suspension lift?  If not the 255/85 would be ok i think, you might get away with a 33" but aren't certain on account of the width.  If no lift be sure they fit before you buy.  Hopefully someone will know anyway.
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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2006, 03:05:02 »
thats the only thing thats putting me off 255/100's.... the height making them look narrower. we dont have a lift as such, but sit higher than 80% anyway - the majority have come to the conclusion that we have HD coils fitted.

the whole dilemma is basically what we can fit on wolfs... dont wanna change the rims. 255/85 is gonna be the most sensible size i think as they will fit spot on, but then you're limited to tyre choice, being only between the 255/85 bfg MTs and michelins if they even exist in that size.

other alternative is 265/75 insa turbos... but we would like a bigger tyre
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2006, 03:17:16 »
as far as i remember the wolf is a 6.5 inch rim, i would not fit 265/75 on them, they will probably go on but the rim is a little narrow imho.
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2006, 03:36:59 »
yep wolfs are 6.5". theres been a lot of discussion about it everywhere... some say its fine some dont.... numerous people have even had 285s on them with no problems, although i definately wouldnt go that far.

BFG 255's spec info states as follows:

LT255/85R16/D 119/116Q RWL 66524 6.5 - 8 10 on 7 33.3 19 625 3000@65

the bold text being the rim width range... so a 255 would fit correctly according to them. 265 goes up to 7" - 8"... difference of about 1.25cm? cant make that much difference really.

just noticed on devon4x4 that simex do the ET's in 35x10.5R16.............10.5" being 266.7mm.......... :twisted:
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2006, 07:46:23 »
you do know that a 265/75/16 insa when placed beside a 33" kumho is exactly the same height  :wink:
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« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2006, 13:42:18 »
yep i've read it before.. think it was you that posted it :) just trying to find the best option.

craddocks seem to think that a 265 wont fit on a wolf rim "by the letter of the law" and then tried to sell me a procomp MT package with rims for £600odd........ must think im bloody green.

we'll probably still end up going for the insa turbo's i think.. just wanna look around first :)
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2006, 14:28:08 »
Got to say, do you really need tires that big on a 110?

They will effect your gearing, speedo and steering (although in a 110 with working PAS you will hardly notice it), might find it makes the truck a bit lifeless. 235/85s are a good size, give them a macho look without effecting too many things. (Well, I think mine looks great on them)
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« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2006, 14:53:07 »
ive got 33.12.50s on mine and they are the dogs dangley bits

looked at 255/85 bfg muds but cheapest i could find em was £140 a corner

in the end got some of the new kumho kl71mts for £89 a corner which is a good price for a 33 thats not a remould with a Q speed rating
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« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2006, 15:26:54 »
In reality you could tweak your 200Tdi to overcome any gearing issues...

Devon 4x4 - BFGoodrich - 255/85/16
 
http://www.devon4x4.com/shop.php?mode=productview&product=203&sitelang=&cat=5&subcat=41

Not a bad price on tyres... might be worth giving Tim a call  :wink:


Khumo tyres aren't bad, I've got Khumo MT's on mine - £73 each...
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« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2006, 16:43:13 »
Quote from: "Porny"
In reality you could tweak your 200Tdi to overcome any gearing issues...

Devon 4x4 - BFGoodrich - 255/85/16
 
http://www.devon4x4.com/shop.php?mode=productview&product=203&sitelang=&cat=5&subcat=41

Not a bad price on tyres... might be worth giving Tim a call  :wink:


Khumo tyres aren't bad, I've got Khumo MT's on mine - £73 each...


no, in reality, YOU could tweak our 200tdi to overcome any gearing issues :D :D :D what sizes do the kumho's come in? i've briefly looked at those before, too... good price on them

dew - do we have to NEED them to fit them? ;)
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« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2006, 17:10:57 »
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no, in reality, YOU could tweak our 200tdi to overcome any gearing issues :D :D :D what sizes do the kumho's come in? i've briefly looked at those before, too... good price on them


True...


I like the 285x75x16 which are 33 high and 11.3" wide... and  Ã‚£80 each from Paddocks.

But they won't fit on wolf rims... you really need an 8" rim. (or 7.5"min)
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« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2006, 17:25:22 »
We have wolf rims on our motors....... we are running them with Goodyear G90s. We were going to buy XZLs but they couldnt get them so did us the G90s instead but as far as I know they are a very similar tyre and in my opinion they are quite narrow......  I know they are 750s but when you look at them they dont look wide at all.... but you decide :wink:
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« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2006, 19:49:13 »
dont want 750's... too narrow. theyre only about 191mm wide...... gives the milkfloat effect :)

i reckon its going to be the 265 insa turbo's in the end as they will just fit on the wolf rims, look good too, and are also cheap as dogs***. cant afford/dont want to start changing the rims, as the ones we would go for will be twice as much as we would like to pay for them :P
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« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2006, 19:55:22 »
8) How's thing's abyssdj? 8)
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« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2006, 19:57:44 »
not too terrible.... ish! some daft chinese lady drove into the back of us earlier :lol: woman in a freelander informed us when we got back from town. we just laughed when she told us, probably thought we were off our trolleys.... made a lovely mess of her bonnet :shock: and a big black scuff on the side too... chipped our paint a tiny tiny big, and broke where the mud flap mounts :P

ill post a pic in a few mins :)
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« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2006, 20:03:22 »
:shock: Don't it just drive you nut's?? I was sitting in a traffic jam once when two girls in a 205 rolled back into me they drove off so i didn't worry about it?? :)
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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2006, 20:11:28 »
we waited around for a bit but she didnt show up... left a note asking her to call and she did - met her in tescos carpark just before we left burton and sorted it :) very polite and apologetic... she didnt speak much english

there was scratches and whatnot hanging off her car all over the place (red fiesta) :D and i swear when she came to meet us she'd gained ANOTHER dent in the back.. lol
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« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2006, 20:15:00 »
:D Thats why if we go shopping we'll take the landy rather than the pug trolley's etc don't bother the landy and have you noticed that when you park in supermarkets nobody parks near you :lol:
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« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2006, 20:19:01 »
yep very rare that people do! and the ones that actually do park next to you always have a good look when they get out.... :D we're always on the hunt for other landies to park next to... sad but everyone does it!!!!!! :oops: lol
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« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2006, 20:20:49 »
:oops: Guilty for that one :oops:
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« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2006, 20:29:45 »
someone posted on one of the forums about it once... asking if it was just them or does everyone do it :D needless to say, we all know what the general answer was :P
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