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Defender-Stu

Member Since: 14 Jun 2012
Location: South West England
Posts: 1320

Bigger tyres for the look?

Hey guys,

Just a quick question but I have been thinking of taking my Factory Goodyear MT tyres off my x tech and going for some 285s on my x tech rims, would this be ok or is the run too thin to really/safely take these? My current tyres have only done 12k and got loads of tred left but just not the look I want if you get what I mean, but if going bigger is not a good idea then won't do it

Cheers

Stu

20th Nov 2013 7:42am

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

Hi have 265's on my saw tooth's think they are perfect size as just inside arches I think 285's would be on outer limits & you would get more crud up the side - will take a photo taler when light & post what a 265 looks like from the front & side if it helps unless you already have 265's

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20th Nov 2013 7:48am

taffrican

Member Since: 14 Jan 2011
Location: Living room
Posts: 624

If it is just for looks then fit 265's and spacers

Optimists say the glass is half full..
Pessimists say the glass is half empty..
Engineers say the glass is twice the size it needs to be!

20th Nov 2013 7:53am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

265/85/16's with spacers on a 90, can rub rear wheel arch when off road

20th Nov 2013 7:59am

Defender-Stu

Member Since: 14 Jun 2012
Location: South West England
Posts: 1320

pjb wrote:
Hi have 265's on my saw tooth's think they are perfect size as just inside arches I think 285's would be on outer limits & you would get more crud up the side - will take a photo taler when light & post what a 265 looks like from the front & side if it helps unless you already have 265's

Yes please mate that would be great

20th Nov 2013 8:02am

Defender-Stu

Member Since: 14 Jun 2012
Location: South West England
Posts: 1320

bpman wrote:
265/85/16's with spacers on a 90, can rub rear wheel arch when off road

That says to me Steve that I should go max a 265 and no spacers?

Also if I was to to do this would you still be interested in my good years or what sort of price would you think I could get for them?, never been off road in them aswell?

20th Nov 2013 8:04am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

Remember the Xtech offset is different to Boosts so 30mm spacers will look silly IMHO

20th Nov 2013 8:21am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

Defender-Stu wrote:
bpman wrote:
265/85/16's with spacers on a 90, can rub rear wheel arch when off road

That says to me Steve that I should go max a 265 and no spacers?

Also if I was to to do this would you still be interested in my good years or what sort of price would you think I could get for them?, never been off road in them aswell?

You have a PM

20th Nov 2013 8:24am

johnszs

Member Since: 16 Aug 2010
Location: Hereford
Posts: 459

2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Alveston Red

265 75 16 or go for 255 85 16

2004 TD5 Defender 90 xs station wagon

20th Nov 2013 9:19am

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

Standard Sawtooths with 265's - Any wider & you are outside the arches & a very dirty defender - Mine is bad enough

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20th Nov 2013 9:42am

alfred.

Member Since: 25 Jun 2012
Location: Brindisi - Puglia
Posts: 37

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey

Hi pjb, your shocks are original? Or you have changed the height? DEFENDER 110 SW Puma 2.2 Corris Grey "ROKKO TORPES II"

20th Nov 2013 10:57am

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

hi all original - as a hard top springs are quite hard & need some weight in the back

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20th Nov 2013 10:58am

Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Tonga Green

How wide are the 'sawtooth' alloys? You shouldn't go over 265 width on the regular LR alloy wheels (7" wide) as it goes out of the tyre manufacturers specification..... But many have done it without any problems

Glyn

20th Nov 2013 11:10am

RRUK
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Member Since: 31 Mar 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 2025

here's mine, these are 265/70's on Predator alloys and certainly look chunky and give it a purposeful stance.

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1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol

20th Nov 2013 11:27am

Nidge

Member Since: 27 Jan 2008
Location: Kildare Ireland
Posts: 821

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Cairns Blue

Yes but are predator alloys not 17" x 8" with a 20mm offset

20th Nov 2013 2:00pm

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