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beggers:
Hi everyone, hope I'm not gonna bore everyone cause it's prob been been covered before but I've been thinkin of fittin some 235/85/16 tires to my 300Tdi Disco but was speakin to a guy the other day and he said it alters the gearing too much and told me not to. What does everyone else think? Is it too tall in the gearing or is it ok? Would really appreciate some feedback before I buy some tires.
Thanks

BobtailBogey:
i cant see it being a major problem will just take an extra bit of effort pulling away on hills etc..

as long as everything is up together then it should cope with it with no probs at all.

im running 235/85 on my RRC its a v8 but i have jardly noticed any differenceat all but soon going up to 35's ;)

crazymac:
Load of rubbish! Yes it does alter the gearing a bit, but not that you would notice. I run that size on my 200 with no problems AND they are Cooper STT's.

lee celtic:
I've been running 235/85's for about 4 1/2 years on my 200tdi and it's not made any difference apart from pulling away is a bit slower.

but once rolling I couldn't tell the difference. ;)

beggers:
Thanks for the input lads, much appreciated. What about clearance? Some people say you need a 2" lift and some say you just need to trim the rear arch.
Thanks

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