Thread: 9.00 16 Tyres

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Ask Michelin, they are the ones who brand their 255/100 R16 as 9.00 16 equivalent!

My thoughts it is because of the different way tyres are measured in imperial and metric standards.

I you have a look at Iain Reed's 101 with the Michelins with the standard bar treads you will see they are a bit wider than the bar treads. By the books - 255 tyres are probably too wide for 6.5" rims but they clearly work OK lets stick with a good thing - shame about their price though.

My MRFs are not wearing well and I have a slightly damaged sidewall where I scrapped a curb and will be again looking at tyres soon. Options have not improved since the last time I looked.

I think I will end up putting on 8" or 10" performance industrial alloys on my 101 so that I can then use a better range and better quality tyres on my 101 and keep my current wheels for special occasions.

Garry

Just measured my MRFs and my original Goodyear Bar tread spare - while the calculators come up with 35.5" both types of tyres are actually 34".

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

I you have a look at Iain Reed's 101 with the Michelins with the standard bar treads you will see they are a bit wider than the bar treads. By the books - 255 tyres are probably too wide for 6.5" rims but they clearly work OK lets stick with a good thing - shame about their price though....

Garry

I don't know which "books" you are reading, the book I read from was the Michelin Technical tyre catalogue and 6.5 inch rim is the recommended size for their 255/100 R16.

Not good news on your MRF's though!

Diana

I guess different sites say different things - I understood the max size for 6.5" rims was supposed to be 235mm width.

Whatever it is - with the exception of the Michelins, good tyres in the required size are almost impossible to get.

Garry

My bar treads are wearing quickly too.
Bar treads aways wear quick on tarred roads and always will.
The MRFs and the Nakang and the other one which is just marked miltiary non directional are all wearing at the same rate.
Interestingly I measured the OD of the 900x 16s and found 34 inch and when worn 33 inch.
I think Cooee had the right idea and go to a 8 inch rim.
Cost is stopping me doing this and just a general lack of money.
Current price of 900x16 bar treads is 230 dollars each plus GST and delivery( I had to buy some for a customer at work the other day)
285/8516 silver stone Extreme MT tyres cost only slightly more, but must take a 8 inch rim.
Radial tyres on a 101 would make a huge difference to ride and off road grip though tyre flex.
As for on road.......any thing is better than a bar tread, especially in the wet.

On the subject of cost I recently had to replace a Michelin XZL to give me a spare for the four on my vehicle. The tyre case with tube was just under $700 Aud for just one tyre !!!

I still have in storage a set of new bar tread MRFs yet to be fitted but they seem to be a far more financially viable option.

Cheers

Phill

Was just quoted $900 per tyre for a Michelin. The guy did offer to retread my old bar tread cases for $300 each . No one has ever heard of Alliance tyres.

The soft compound MRFs would seem to be good value at about $220 each even if they do wear a bit.

Garry

Anyone used these from Antique Tyres

16900 | Antique Tyres

They want $440 each and $40 for tubes - basically double the price of similar MRFs.

Garry