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Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 |
There's nothing wrong with 265s, however there's nothing (for most normal Defender usage) to be gained by having them over 235s other than the look. There are plenty of disadvantages, like more mud up the sides and a worse turning circle. I believe that 265/75R16 is standard on some Toyotas so it's possible that you might get a better choice if you need them in a hurry. I've needed tyres in a hurry before, and found that I either can't get any 4x4 tyres in a shop or they stock everything you're likely to want to fit to a Defender. As for wider tyres increasing stability... well kind of. With wheels of the same offset the wider tyres will give a slightly increase overall width and therefore stability, but you'd get a similar effect with increasing the offset of the wheels or adding (shock horror! gasp! lol) spacers. I guess with bigger tyres being slightly heavier you'd lower the centre of gravity slightly but that's really clutching at straws. My Defender is not tyre limited when it comes to cornering and I'm running 7.50s. When I drop them to ~25-30 psi then I start to reach their limits because of sidewall flex but that's me being lazy and running off road pressures on the road. It should be noted that 30psi would probably not seem like a particularly low pressure if you had 265s but it is quite a drop from normal for me. If I was running a rallying Bowler that was doing lots of very high speed off road work then other tyre sizes (or indeed other vehicles entirely) would probably make more sense for me. But I'm not. |
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3rd May 2018 4:59pm |
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L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 |
Thank you both for the reply's, really helpful 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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3rd May 2018 9:52pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
Whilst I don't disagree with the rest of your post, I think you're mistaken on this point. Firstly, the Camel vehicles were very modified by any reasonable standard - roll cages, winches, lights, underbody guards, etc. The Discoverys used on the event were also fitted with very non-standard wheels and tyres - 7.00 x 16, IIRC. However, those tyres were simply chosen for the expected terrain, which was predominantly muddy jungle in many events. It's long been known that in heavy mud, a narrower tyre tends to cut through to more solid ground beneath, which is clearly very different to the conditions that you're having to face. Generally, of course, there's a big difference between what's good off-road and good on-road. For a vehicle like a Land Rover there's always a compromise and the extent that anybody will tolerate in either direction is dictated by needs. 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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4th May 2018 7:50am |
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Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 |
A fortnight after the discussion has ended, this may be of interest:
I realise this doesn't exactly help the OP but as background information for anyone else reading in the future... |
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19th May 2018 5:58pm |
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L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 |
Thanks for that Cupboard, that was very interesting, made a lot of sense 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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24th May 2018 9:39pm |
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JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905 |
Good choice r21! But I might be biased
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24th May 2018 10:03pm |
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