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Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: jonny_hains on April 03, 2007, 16:20:57

hi,
  wondering if anyone could enlighten me what size tyres i can fit on? i currently have 30x9.5R15's on 8 spoke rims but could do with something a little deeper after beeing rescued out of a couple of ruts by a disco and defender with bigger tyres on!! i have got some parabolic springs to put on if that makes any difference.

Any help would be much appreciated as i have not long been at off roading.

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: TBM on April 03, 2007, 16:26:03

I'm on 265/75 x 16 which fit and are just covered by the arches. I'm sure you can go bigger though. although may need some minor modification.

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: CanIBeFrank on April 03, 2007, 16:58:09

Have 31x10.5xR15 Bronco Rough Riders on mine fit just right, any wider and they would definately need arch extensions. No lock problems. Guess you could go a little bigger? but I'm happy with these.

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: James.Harwood on April 04, 2007, 21:24:34

Quote

Have 31x10.5xR16

isn't a lot different from the 265/75 16

If you are considering these sizes make sure you have a salsbury rear axle.

If you go too wide you will not have the weight for the tyre to work, a 109 with 265/75 is only just heavy enough to make the tyre work in bad conditions.

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Bob Ajob on April 04, 2007, 23:12:17

You should consider 750x16 either in xply or radial. These are 31" in diameter, though not as wide being 7.5" across rather than 10". This should also help in working the tyre.

These are two examples, both by General, the first is the cross ply, the second the radial:
 (http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/WHEELS_AND_TYRES/General_Tyres/images/gensagxply.jpg)  (http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/WHEELS_AND_TYRES/General_Tyres/750x16_General_SAG_Crossply_Tyre_Only.html)  (http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/SHOP_BY_BRAND_A-H/General_Tyres/images/gensagrad.jpg) (http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/SHOP_BY_BRAND_A-H/General_Tyres/750x16_General_SAG_Radial.html)

Either of these would be fine, and are quite easy to come by either on ebay or other sources. Click on each tyre for more info on the SAG.

For going taller, you could consider 900x16 - 9" wide, 34" tall, though these are hard to come by, and will require some minor bodywork cutting. It can be done to a SWB as it has been done already by a member of the Series 2 Club.[/url]

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Jim-Willy on April 04, 2007, 23:24:19

SAG x ply is a huge tyre for a 7.50 they are 32" easily......  go anywhere aswell i love 'em.  To be honest if a rut is too big for a 7.50 then it isn't really driveable........  straddle it next time :lol:

7.50 look right on a series aswell imho.........

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Leslie Henson on April 05, 2007, 00:45:33

I had 235/85/16 Dirt Devils on my 109. Nice and chunky tyre with no lock-stop problems. Have the same size Black Star Guyane's on catflap.


Les

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: AbyssDJ on April 05, 2007, 01:00:35

265/75/16 are about the biggest sensible tyre for a series vehicle :)

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: muddy_90 on April 05, 2007, 18:33:44

ive got 33" tyres on mine and seen a few wiv 34" and 35" but they had modded surpension

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Fuddy as muck on April 10, 2007, 17:55:40

I'v got 33" on mine aswell and although there fine for my needs, they do rub on the leafs on full lock.

Darren

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Little-Green-Machine on April 12, 2007, 19:58:10

we know some one who has 9oo's from a 101 forward controll, they need a three inch lift, spacers, cut arches and oh yea nerves of steel :D

Title: largest tyre on a three
Post by: fire boy si on April 22, 2007, 15:08:22

a tls swamper q78/16 will fit under the arches of a 3 it comes out as around 35.5/9.50 r16 but you may need to put milspec spring hangers on depending on how old your springs are bud

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: extreme90 on April 23, 2007, 22:37:05

biggest sensable size to fit a series is 265/75r16

they fill the arch nice and you are still left with a resonable lock, but if your suspention is old and sagged they are abit close to the back of the arch and does catch the exhaust so it does require a little trim  :lol:  :lol:

and thats with a bfg all-terrian tyre  :shock:
not SAG or anything else thats been mentioned with aggressive tread pattern which will measure bigger than a bf  :shock:

dan

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: fordlltwm on April 26, 2007, 21:02:09

I've run 10.50 by 15 on an Series 3 88" 8)

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: The Landy Guy on April 26, 2007, 21:37:34

is that a capstan winch on it? :?

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: fordlltwm on April 26, 2007, 22:07:53

Nope home made weed spraying bracket, made out of angle iron but folded on to the bumper for road work :P

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: The Landy Guy on April 26, 2007, 22:14:14

cool cool

i only ask cos i am after one

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: fordlltwm on April 26, 2007, 22:18:57

Fraid not mate, sold it now anyway.
It's in glossop being mutilated, i mean fixed by a friend.

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Spyderman on May 25, 2007, 19:39:54

With 265/70 R16 what width rims should I be using. I've been given a set of Pirelli's only done 2,000m. Will they fit on Disco 1 steel wheels, they are 7" wide?

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Lucy1978 on May 25, 2007, 21:36:20

get some 750r16 Michelin XZL's on it they're a fantastic tyre.
(http://www.climbingchris.f9.co.uk/wilma/tyres/PICT3732%20(Small).JPG)

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: James.Harwood on May 26, 2007, 08:23:58

Quote

With 265/70 R16 what width rims should I be using. I've been given a set of Pirelli's only done 2,000m. Will they fit on Disco 1 steel wheels, they are 7" wide?

7" should be ok although you should use 7.5"

Are Discovery 1 Steel rims 7"???? may ve worth checking

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Spyderman on May 27, 2007, 09:18:03

Quote from: climbingchris

get some 750r16 Michelin XZL's on it they're a fantastic tyre.


I've got Michelin XCL 7.50R16 at the moment, great off road, but a bit scary on tarmac, especially if it's wet. Will keep the XCL's for off road and use the Pirelli's for day to day on road. They are Scorpion Ice & Snow, so not so good in the summer, but come the Winter :D

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Lucy1978 on May 27, 2007, 09:29:13

I've found the XZL's to be pretty good on the road as well as off it, maybe my truck won't go fast enough to be scary  :lol:

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: ian_s on May 27, 2007, 09:42:13

my old 7.50 XCLs were fun in the wet.
and when i say fun, i mean brown trouser fun.
when i put the 200tdi in they just couldnt take the power and kept wheel spinning. i've taken them off for now, gonna save em for drift racing  :lol:

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Lucy1978 on May 27, 2007, 14:40:09

I guess XZL's are a better design than XCL's then, maybe that's why the military use them now.

Title: Biggest tyres on a Series 3?
Post by: Spyderman on May 27, 2007, 18:46:49

XZL's are probably a better all round tyre, but I think the XCL is better off road