Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Oz on December 23, 2009, 12:56:09
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Hay guys im after a set of good mt tyres for a 1987 range rover. What would you guys surgest. With out mods
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BFGoodrich.
but i think this shoiuld be in the wanted section?
R
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Lol cheers but they aint really wanted yet just trying to get some views :)
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For decent muds consider BFG, but expensive!!
Cooper STT's better price (about £86 ish) or
Kumho KL71's, cheapest price but directional.
Personally I went for the STT's and they are excellent both on road and off! Got them from Camskill tyres.
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I would recommend Kumho kl71's they work in all conditions even snow and ice.
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Which size Kumho would I be able to fit? And any where good priced to get em from. Sorry for ll the questions
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And what size coppers could I fit
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235.70R16 is pretty much the standard size for both tyres on a RR, you could go for 245.75.R16 (I think) without any mods.
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235/70/16 i'd guess without any mods.
Have a look at the camskill website. Free delivery i think
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another thought would be maxxis buckshots. they are much cheaper than bfgs or coopers with the same pattern and they still arnt remoulds and they do the business too. i had a set and got them from camskill.
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Nice Rangie. As it stands and without mods then 235/70 and you'll still need to check the lock stops. BFG AT are very good, being a ture 50/50 AT tyre. I've got the BFG MT as well but I think there are bteer tyres out there, like my Machos (they gto nicked though) and one advantage youhave IIRC is that you can run Q rated tyres (remoulds) on the 3.5.
You could try a set of police spec springs which will give you about a 1" lift without being considered "modified" and they'll set you back less than £60, then you could stick something a bit beefier under the arches.
I did find though that my Machos were bigger than a BFG of the same size anyway, so check carefully.
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where would i fine police spec springs... i really like the kumho tyres. but directional
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Insa Turbos or sahara I've used them on 110's , 90 and Discoveries and they've always got me where I wanted to go. and not that noisy on the roads.
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hay cheers but im really not after a remould i have bad experiance with them... al though i agree the tred pattern is good :) and did get me throughthe mud
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sorry, but you CAN fit 235/85's onto a standard range rover, i did, standard alloys and saggy springs on a H reg. though if you get an aggressive tyre pattern, such as special tracks, they may catch on the arches, they do on my two door, though the springs on it are still standard and original...
got a three inch lift for xmas...they wont rub then! ;)
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Police spec springs are sold by most 4x4 places but there's a pair in the for sale to do the back, the front ones are usually just TDi front springs anyway.
I'm not convinced about 235/85 on a standard car, mine's lifted 2" and I still scrape the bodywork when articulated.
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Hi, if it helps, I have 235/85/16 Khumo's, with a 1" lift. Tyres are superb, low noise and bags of grip, and do not seem to wear much (they do get used hard, pay and plays and greenlanes).
They do touch on full articulation, so best go for 235/70's if staying standard. They are directional, but so what!
Dave
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standard alloys with 235/85 durango MT's. i can say quite positively, that they didn't rub, and i did some stupid stuff in the mud.
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I think that my H/D springs have softened with use, this is with 2" lift and 235/85s on the back, the car has 3ARB fitted too.
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articulation pics....wait a sec i will see if i can find mine, new laptop so no pictures but may have some online...
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my old four door, before i fitted 35's, it did have a +3 lift.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/squaddiefox/n500155253_3147914_934-1.jpg)
my current two door then on saggy original springs, caught slightly but the tyres were brand new special tracks and it was the extended side lugs that caught.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/squaddiefox/crossaxle.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/squaddiefox/elephantsfeet.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/squaddiefox/rangie-1.jpg)
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That's curious, you definitely seem to have more room in the arches than I do :-k
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i now have a +3 lift, though real world with all my gear and the winch in the front comes out at around 2-2.5 inch, i think your motor may be struggling due to the ARB's as they keep the axle relatively flat through it's articulation. with a lift i have noticed that when the wheel articulates it gets a bit more of an angle as it travels upwards especially as the opposite side drops down.
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From your pictures it looks like you can get the tyre further into the arch before it rubs, that's what is curious. I've bought (not fitted) longer bump stops to keep the tread aways form the wheelarch at the back.
Obviously I will get better articulation when I finish the disconnects (in that picture I've about lost grip on one wheel) but as it is in that picture it's just about to rub on the arch.
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i haven't noticed any rubbing inside the arch, and i had no bumpstops fitted at that point.