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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8096   
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i ran them on a 90 back in 95. they are smaller RD than 7.50s and vehicle will loose top speed and rev more for any given true speed. Cheers
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26th Jan 2015 5:07pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971  
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You can get 7.50 mud tyres if you want, things like the Michelin XZL.
You've probably got Michelin Latitude Cross tyres on at the moment, I quite like them and you can do an awful lot worse IMO. If you do want other tyres, there are loads in the 235/85 size which is often said to be the "metric equivalent" of 7.50, which I don't quite get as it's far wider. Anyway, for tyres that size (they're standard fit to a lot of Defenders) you'll need wider rims than the standard steel rims, either the heavy duty "Wolf" steel rims, Boost alloys, other alloys (genuine or otherwise) or modulars. Have a look at these threads: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic33135.html http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic22360.html |
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26th Jan 2015 10:37pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2760
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In my opinion, 235/85/16 is the only wheel size that looks right on a defender... Lots of winter tyre options too Cheers, David
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27th Jan 2015 12:08am |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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27th Jan 2015 8:16am |
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| Mik Member Since: 19 Oct 2011 Location: Azerbaijan Posts: 3 
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Great, thanks for the feedback!
Cupboard, I agree that the Michelin Latitude Cross tyres which I have are not bad - in fact I am quite happy with them day to day - it is just in more extreme use cases they reach their limit (like any tyre of course!). Thanks for the links, very useful! I also agree with the rest that 235/85/16 would be great. My problem is that there simply isn't much of a choice here in Georgia (the country) at the moment in that size, and while they can order tyres from Europe, they claim it will take about a month for them to arrive. As my current tyres are quite worn, and I am supposed to be driving a lot in the snowy mountains over the next weeks, I decided to just bite the bullet and get the 225/75/16s for the next few weeks, and try to sell them later. Did a bit of driving with them now, and have to admit that just as jst said, there is a notable difference in top speed and revs, much more than I would have expected. You have to shift a whole lot quicker than before, and if you thought that first was short before, you should try it with smaller wheels  .
It also seems like I can see that the car is sitting lower when I am driving, although there probably my mind really is playing games with me  . I'll post if any more interesting insights come up. Thanks again! Trying to Live that One Life |
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28th Jan 2015 7:43pm |
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