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smith335:
i have at the moment 255/65/16 tires fitted on 8 inch rims to my td5 disco.

will 235/70/16 fit on the 8inch wide rims ?
i know its not safe to do it the other way round ie 255/65/16 on 7 inch wide rims.
well thats what the hand book says,but its nearly time for new boots for the disco so i thought i would go for some thing slimer,and there seems to be more choice in the 235/70/16 size.

looking at ATs. goodyear ,bfgoodrich,or the grabber ats. not sure whos best, and who has the best road manners,and off road abillitys.

any ideas

Guardian.:
ONE OF OURS HAS 265/70/16 ON STANDARD LAND ALLOYS THAT I THINK ARE ONLY 7 INCHES, AND THEY ARE FINE. SO 235 ON AN 8 INCH RIM WILL BE SOUND, THATS THE SIZE I REPLACED.

Henry Webster:
In terms of tyres - I have Goodyear's ATR which is excellent in the dry on road and is a pretty good general off road all rounder.

The BFGoodrich AT is I think slightly better on wet Tarmac (v. predictable), but not quite as good in the dry.  Again an excellent all rounder off road.

I don't have any experience with the General Grabber, but I would also look at the Matador Izzarda, which will be the control tyre for the British Off Road Championship next year and is well priced to boot!

H

smith335:
thanks for the advice chaps.
whats the  wear rates like on the good years atrs?
i had some good year mtrs on my old defender a few years back and they were a good tire,i hope the atrs wear as well.

whats your thoughts?

smith335:
henry, whats the wear rate like on the goodyear ATRs?

i think its down to BFGs or the GOODYEARS.

just want a good road mannered tire,and the ability to get in and out of fields when towing,and light green laning when takeing the gun dogs out.
and some thing that lasts a while.

thanks so far.

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