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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: buster uk on June 17, 2005, 12:25:13

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on June 17, 2005, 12:25:13

Hi all,i have done a search through all the old posts but i cant get my answer.

What i would like to know is,whats the largest tyre i can fit on the standard 3 spoke rangie wheel ?

I think i am going for BFG M/T tyres.My car has air suspension but i am thinking of getting rid as it will only work at standard height and is past its best,so a 2" lift is on the cards.Just wondered what will go.

Ive noticed 235 85 16 seems popular ,265's look good on defenders,id like those but i suppose i need better ground clearance so maybe a not so wide but taller tyre .

Your sudjestions please,
thanks

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 17, 2005, 12:53:30

Ours came with something stupis like 285/70/16s on 3-spokes and it wouldn't go round corners.  235 is about the biggest I'd fit otherwise it's over-tired (and I don't mean yawning).

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on June 17, 2005, 14:06:43

235 85 ?
Over tired ! lol

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 19, 2005, 12:40:29

Sorry, spelling misteak, should have read over-tyred.  If hte tyre is too big for the rim then you get no feeling in the steering, the rim turns but the tyre doesn't etc etc, it's not a good experience.

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on June 19, 2005, 16:25:43

ok thanks,i suppose it would be quite noticeable when sharp cornering.
So 235 85 16 then ?  
I seen a rangie the other day and the tyre size seemed to be imperial !
It read 31 10.5 15. What size is that in normal tyre size :?

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: Jim-Willy on June 19, 2005, 19:45:36

Quote from: "buster uk"

ok thanks,i suppose it would be quite noticeable when sharp cornering.
So 235 85 16 then ?  
I seen a rangie the other day and the tyre size seemed to be imperial !
It read 31 10.5 15. What size is that in normal tyre size :?

They are yank sizes, it is a 15" wheel so no good unless you want smaller wheels, it will sit at a similar height to a 265/75-16 (roughly).  I've seen rangies with 2" lifts and 31/10.5 and they look OK

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: ratman on June 19, 2005, 23:15:04

with a 2" lift 235/85x16 will fit no problems

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on June 20, 2005, 17:06:06

any wider ??  
i think ratmans rangie looks awesome,i want to lift mine  ,put some large tyres on ,then maybe go for the wide arches,just the cutting to the back door put me off a bit on the arches.I think the 235's look a bit skinny    :shock:

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: ratman on June 20, 2005, 20:16:06

The lift i've got on the Blue one is a OME 2" from Devon 4x4.

I have run the simexs (35/10.5 x 16) on this one off road with little trouble. Yes there was rubbing but not to bad.

With this lift you should be able to fit 33" to 34" diameter and up 12" wide tyres all depending on what you intend to do with the car.

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on June 22, 2005, 17:55:16

would a 265 75 16 be ok on the standard 3 spoke alloy ??  they look really good,or am i un-necessarily (sp?) getting a too wide tyre and should go for 235x85R16 ?

thanks

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 22, 2005, 21:28:26

Given that the OE fitment were 205R16 why would you want soemthing so big? 235/70/16 are a good popular size which keep the price down.  If you go too big you risk loosing grip in the sticky stuff and in snow/ice or heavy rain.

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on June 22, 2005, 23:02:30

not 235 85 16 ??

I want better off road performance as thats where its mostly used,i thought wider tyres would be better as well as the extra height,as the defenders are fitted with 265's standard i thought they would be ok,and traction control and ABS should cope with the snow and ice,but i am after an opinion on this as i know little about landrovers so i value everyones opinion who knows what they are doing with rangie's.
So rr blues,you would reccomend 235 85 16 no bigger ?

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: mikesrangie on June 24, 2005, 21:38:26

Have got an 89 RR with 2" lift.  My recommendation would not to go any larger than the 235\85-16's.  I have two sets of tires (the yank way), one set is Grizzly Claw and they did do damage to the rear arches so they have been trimmed down.  The other set is Firestone MT's and have had no problem with them, if I would have chosen these in the first place I would not have had to trim the arches.  '
The 235\85 do look a bit skinny but they will get to the bottom of the mucky stuff and allow the tire to work.  I have been very pleased with both of my set ups

Mike

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: mikesrangie on June 24, 2005, 21:40:20

Forgot to mention that the Grizzly Claws are on steel modulars and the MT's are on the alloys.

Mike

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on June 25, 2005, 17:18:05

hi guys,got the BFG 235 85 16's and im very happy with them they look awesome.
thanks for the advice

andy

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: ratman on June 25, 2005, 18:56:21

WHERE'S SOME PICS THEN!

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on June 29, 2005, 08:57:21

Heres a few,what do you think ??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/busteruk/rr1.bmp

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/busteruk/rr2.bmp

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/busteruk/rr3.bmp

I lifted the air suspension manually and im unsure of the height.What height do you think it looks like +2" +3" ?? I ask as i am planning to remove the air suspension as it is defective and replace it with coil springs and thats the sort of height i am after.
I think it looks like +3"

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: ratman on June 29, 2005, 10:50:01

measure straight through the centre cap from floor to wing and dack doors and let me have the reading.

should be able to tell you from that

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on July 05, 2005, 18:51:32

hello again.
its 35" to the highest part of the arch to the floor,measured inline with centre of wheel cap.
Also dont forget i have 235 85 16's on instead of 205 80 16s.
thanks

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: ratman on July 05, 2005, 20:35:47

Ay up Buster

no worries will have a measure up on the missus standard classic and get back to you tomorrow

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on July 05, 2005, 22:51:27

ok thanks m8  :D

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: ratman on July 07, 2005, 16:57:58

ay up,

sorry about the delay, raining when i got home yesterday.

any way after checking you have approvimately 2.5" of lift with the 235's and a height of 35" through the middle of the wheel.

hope this helps.

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on July 07, 2005, 17:36:04

great thanks,so the 2" lift wont be far off then,been told 3" is too much

cheers
andy

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on July 08, 2005, 00:43:40

Oh the 2" lift, that old chestnut.. the springs are just the start of the spending.

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: buster uk on July 08, 2005, 16:33:15

got springs +2" and pro comp dampers 2" longer travel,h/d spring retainers front and back ,shock turrets spring plates ,rear spring isolators all for the conversion this weekend.
I will keep the air compressor on board to inflate the tyres,i am already manually controling it now by connecting the appropriate pins on the ecu plug as the ecu has recorded an air leak fault code and wont inflate with it plugged in.
I have been driving around fine with a 2.5" lift and appart from the slightly more vauge steering and top heavy cornering its fine and even off road it was ok without any prop problems although the rear anti roll bar flipped upside down,well the link parts anyway.

Title: What size tyre on 3 spoke alloys ?
Post by: Dave on July 11, 2005, 09:37:16

Them tyres look skiny :lol:  :wink:  
No only joking looks great on bfg  8)  

Ps andrew i dont get any of that on my disco with 265/75/16 on are the range wheels smaller than mine.