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mikeyp

Member Since: 14 Sep 2010
Location: Londinium
Posts: 104

Tyres...confused

My TD5 has Michelin 4x4 O/R XZL 7.5 R 16 C tyres fitted on steel wheels. Looking at the handbook I either have 6.5Jx16 or 5.5Jx16 wheels, and at a guess I have the 5.5J wheels. Seems that the Heavy Duty wheels are 6.5J.

The MY 2011 come with Continental Conti Cross Contact AT 235/85 R 16 tyres on 7Jx16 rims. which seem to get a very good right up. However I don't think these tyres are available for my rims.

Just wondering what my options are when my Michelin XZL's need replacing.

24th Dec 2010 7:34pm

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6092

You can tell if yours are the HD rims easily... there will be a ring of holes around the edge of the "middle" piece of the wheel, like this:

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it will also have the 6.5 stamped on the front face.

a standard 5.5 rim looks like this:

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235's are usually fitted to 7" rims, but the military have 235 michelin XZL's fitted to wolf rims, aka the HD rim as you mention above, on their wolf 110's.

25th Dec 2010 4:30pm

Ethan

Member Since: 04 Apr 2011
Location: Costa Rica
Posts: 5

what is the function of the holes in the rim? just bought a td5 110 with alloy wheels, I asume those white ones are much stronger

9th Apr 2011 2:11am

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