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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069  
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there's a lovely set of Mach5s and 285 (or 265) KM2's on Devon 4x4 forum at the moment
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28th Jan 2014 7:34pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 
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There's not too much else in what you might consider to be a modern tyre available that will fit on the standard steel rim. 90's used to at one time be supplied with 205/16's but these look awfully small these days - ridiculously so on a 110. I think you can still get Avon Rangemasters as 7.50's, which are hard wearing. Not brilliant in the wet though, compared to more modern tyres.
The 'standard' metric size is 235/85 and these are really too wide to fit on the standard 5.5 inch steel rim. They do fit on the 6.5 inch heavy duty (or Wolf) rim though and look very purposeful. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th Jan 2014 9:21pm |
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| Pacific24 Member Since: 21 Nov 2013 Location: Europe Posts: 58 |
Thank you for the replies. I had the same problem with mt old Series Land Rover with LWB wheels for tubed tyres. Seems as though the heavy duty wheels are the way to go then. Does anyone happen to have a photo of a 7.5x16 tyre next to a 235/85? Do they look about the same or are the 7.5 tyres clearly more narrow? Any effect on ground clearance?
Cheers. |
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29th Jan 2014 4:45am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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On paper, there's only a few mm difference in diameter and to all intents and purposes they are treated as being the same - hence the Land Rover options. In practice however, not all tyres are created equal and some makes and tread patterns can work out to be a lot bigger than others. Subject to this though, ground clearance should be about the same.
The tread width of a 7.50 works out to be around 200mm in metric so they are narrower - a distinct advantage in some situations! Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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29th Jan 2014 9:37am |
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| Pacific24 Member Since: 21 Nov 2013 Location: Europe Posts: 58 |
Excellent, thanks for that. I think I will go for the heavy duty wheels then as it leaves the option open for fitting either 7.5x16 or 235/85 tyres. The tyres available for the basic steel wheels seem to by very limited these days.
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29th Jan 2014 11:47am |
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| pjw4233 Member Since: 30 Nov 2009 Location: Lake District & Cheshire Posts: 273 
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HD (Wolf wheels) are the way ahead for tyre choice (up to 255) and look great on a Defender.
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29th Jan 2014 8:57pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2214 
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Hope this helps . |
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29th Jan 2014 9:39pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762  
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Here you can see the 7.50 Michelin latitude cross on the back wheel and the BF Goodrich 235.85/16 on the front wolf wheel...
Click image to enlarge Not very happy with the behaviour of these BF tyres on mud though... Won't be on my list next time I have to get new tyres! Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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30th Jan 2014 6:10pm |
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| Pacific24 Member Since: 21 Nov 2013 Location: Europe Posts: 58 |
Excellent, thank you for the photos, helps to see them. I will go for the heavy duty wheel option, makes sense regarding the better choice of tyres.
Just out of interest, if you specify this option when ordering a new vehicle, do they use longer studs? If you ordered the vehicle with standard steel wheels, do you need to change the studs prior to fitting the heavy duty steel wheels, or alloys for that matter? |
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31st Jan 2014 10:37am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443 
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^^^ No, no and no, in that order!
No need for longer studs when fitting XD rims. |
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31st Jan 2014 12:01pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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But the existing studs are short!
There's some space left on the nut...the stud doesn't reach the top of the nut when tightened! Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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31st Jan 2014 2:44pm |
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