Thread: 9.00 16 Tyres

Thought about BFG 255x85 ? I've had them on my IIA FC (with 6.5" IIB rims, 4.7 diffs) for a year or so. Only slightly smaller overall diameter than the 900x16 bar grips I had. As we know the actual fitted rolling diameter is not always as described in the literature. The handling is vastly improved on the road.

Originally Posted by brookvale

Thought about BFG 255x85 ? I've had them on my IIA FC (with 6.5" IIB rims, 4.7 diffs) for a year or so. Only slightly smaller overall diameter than the 900x16 bar grips I had. As we know the actual fitted rolling diameter is not always as described in the literature. The handling is vastly improved on the road.

The BFG MT and Maxxis Big Horn in the same size measure a true 33.3" at 30 PSI, so a bit shorter than a 255/100.
IIRC Cooper do a 255/85 too in the ST.
Speaking from experience the Maxxis is a bit softer in the sidewall than the BFG, you need to run higher pressure s for the same bag. Not a biggy, just the design of the carcass.

Can't recall the load ratings off hand (1300kg rings a bell ?) but are available from their respective websites.
All three are legal on a 6.5" rim.

I'll ask re Ag Tyres at Moree and being bought out, my tyre bloke gets tyres from them and Maxxis regularly and i see him almost everyday, everyone in the district here get their deliveries dropped there.

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

I checked out that Red 101 with the camper conversion at garrycol went to the corner country with.
It was running the silverstones MT117 285/85/16 and i measured the diameter compared to my bar treads and they were smaller and the fact that they were squeezed on to a standard rim put no better tread on the road than a bar tread and would last about the same.
On this vehicle the smaller rolling diameter would have suited it as it was running 4.7 to one diffs and a Mazda diesel.

I did not speak to the owner of the red 101 much and did not measure his tyres but did hear from someone else that the tyres were not wearing well but was hearsay.

The Mazda went Ok but does hit the aerodynamic wall at the same speed as a V8 101 and seems to have similar performance as the V8. Fuel consumption is much better than the V8 but like the V8 it deteriorates badly as speed increases.

255/85/16 tyres will be too small for a standard 101. Would pull better but would run out of puff at a slower speed - most likely 85kph instead of 90kph true speed.

Garry

Ga

Yes agreed re running out of puff with 255x85 - but I got lucky and found an LT95 overdrive... makes road cruising much better ) Would an OD fit in the 101 version?

Originally Posted by brookvale

Yes agreed re running out of puff with 255x85 - but I got lucky and found an LT95 overdrive... makes road cruising much better ) Would an OD fit in the 101 version?

Both Ron and I have O/Ds - we have both founds that the V8 is a bit hard pushed to push the 101 on anything other than flat or downhill road. I have found top speed it about 10kph slower in O/d.

Actually works better at lower speeds where the engine is back in its torque range. Loping along offroad at 50kph in 4th O/d gives great fuel consumption.

Garry

Ag Tyres in Moree is no more - as thought it has been sold to Maxxis. The owner of the old Ag Tyres is still working there and there is still stock of MRF 9.00x16 Bar Treads ($265) and there is also a 8 ply tyre (no name) bar tread for $195.

When these are gone it is not likely that MRF will be stocked any longer.

So if you want 9.00x16 bar treads, now is the time to get them.

Garry

Fuel consumption - lol - yep anything better than 15mpg is great!
My FC has a 3.9 (carbs) in it and I can have the speedo wobbling at the end of the dial (and that's not all that's wobbling!) but it'll cruise at 100kph happily in 4th OD even up ordinary highway gradients. Took a load to the tip at the w/e - tare weight now recorded as 2.3t

Originally Posted by garrycol

Ag Tyres in Moree is no more - as thought it has been sold to Maxxis. The owner of the old Ag Tyres is still working there and there is still stock of MRF 9.00x16 Bar Treads ($265) and there is also a 8 ply tyre (no name) bar tread for $195.

When these are gone it is not likely that MRF will be stocked any longer.

So if you want 9.00x16 bar treads, now is the time to get them.

Garry

Yep and no more National tyres either now with Maxxis ownership...
They were a US made 4WD tyre that the local fella here bought the last eight of.