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| stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342   
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Your choice.
235 standard fit and best all round performance and slightly cheaper. 265 for looks and........ I'm sure others will advocate the supposed benefits 
Steve  Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon
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26th Dec 2011 7:28pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
Thanks Steve
My local stockist has around 50 265s in stock, but 235s are on back order. Need to know what negatives there are for going to the slightly wider 265 |
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26th Dec 2011 7:44pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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None really ... it is all down to personal choice. worse you may need to do is adjust your steering stops slightly to prevent them catching the radius arms on full lock [simple to do, takes a few minutes] I run 235's on my Defenders for over 12+ years, started using 265 about 8/9 years ago simply as i think they look better. I've not noticed any handling or performance difference whatsoever, on or off road. Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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26th Dec 2011 8:12pm |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363 
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I once met a guy who ran Land Rovers entertainment and corporate days etc and he said 235's are the best all rounder by miles and anything else was for show... thats why i run 265's! 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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27th Dec 2011 9:20am |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
265s x5 purchased today and fitted to black wolf wheels -
white writing to the inside |
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27th Dec 2011 3:49pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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spot on |
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27th Dec 2011 3:50pm |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945
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27th Dec 2011 5:07pm |
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| Landyrob Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 93 
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i have 235 BF Goodrich All Terrain on my TD4 90, just bought a brandnew set of 5 for my new 110. LANDROVER Defender Best 4 x 4 x Far
Defender TD4 90 Hardtop 2.4 Defender TD4 110 Hardtop 2.2 |
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27th Dec 2011 7:31pm |
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| john adam Member Since: 01 Sep 2010 Location: Paris Posts: 77  
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I am also planning to change tires and wheels of my land. I would prefer the standard 235/85R16 size for BF Goodrich All Terrain , but I have some doubts concerning the wheels. Basically the choice is between Modular and Wolf wheels. Wolf are my favorite, but: 1) they should be painted; 2) on Paddock web site it is marked that “it is sometime necessary to purchase extended wheel studs”. Is this true also for Puma? Modular are already painted and cheaper, but less robust (even if probably well adapted for standard use).
Any suggestion? 
Ciao Carlo 1971 88 Series IIA somewhere in Southern Italy 1989 Ninety stolen in Paris 2004 90 TD5 gone 2010 110 S Puma TDCI running |
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28th Dec 2011 11:15am |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
There are other threads on this, but YES you do need new studs with Wolf rims. DONT listen to anyone saying that they have had Wolfs on standard studs and had no problems......yet ! The Wolf rim is heavier than standard rim this partly due to steel being thicker especially in stud hole area, hence need for longer studs. I dont think I need to go into insurance and the fact that you've been advised to fit them by supplier. Yes they are covering themselves, but dont you want to cover yourself too ?!
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28th Dec 2011 3:47pm |
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| john adam Member Since: 01 Sep 2010 Location: Paris Posts: 77
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thanks.
carlo 1971 88 Series IIA somewhere in Southern Italy 1989 Ninety stolen in Paris 2004 90 TD5 gone 2010 110 S Puma TDCI running |
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28th Dec 2011 7:25pm |
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