Thread: 9.00 16 Tyres

Originally Posted by garrycol

315/75R16 are the same diameter as 9.00x16 - not on paper but in reality yes.

Diameter yes, but they are ~35% wider, which is the point I was trying to make. If all 101 owners were happy to run a 12.5" wide tyre then this thread would not exist, as every manufacturer makes a 35x12.5-16.

The problem I have is that the metric ones cant carry the weight and secondly are too wide in that they rub on the radius arms with standard 6.5 inch wheels.

All I know standard wheel on a 101 is 6.5 inches wide.
After going to wider wheel of 8 inches and rubber to suit I will never go back.
Going wider rim fitted to a standard wheel centre is hard to pick from the standard look of the vehicle.
Safety alone on hard roads and off road is well worth the effort.
The off set on my wider rims is standard on the inside, with the extra width to the out side of the vehicle.

Doing it that way with a slightly bigger diameter over the 900x16 and the 11 inch wide rubber of the Simex I am running on my 101 keeps the scrub radius near standard with no unnessary strain on kingpin bearings etc.
No clearences are reduced to the steering / suspension components and the fitting of disc brakes to the front of my 101 recently has proved this to be true as there is little room inside the wheel with that big C/V joint there to do so.
Now the better rubber has made handling safer, on road grip better and now working with the disc brakes, the whole thing in a emergency stop is just so much on the next level compared with what I had before.
I worked out on my simex the weight carrying per tyre was reduced, but overall all four tyres as a whole exceeded the GVM for the vehicle, in the real world not a problem for me and the 101.

Other things I have found with my set up , off road wise front wheel cabin entry tread step on the front wheels no longer gets damaged off road due to the extra protection of the wider wheel and tyre.
The wheel tyre combination still fits within the standard rubber wheel arch flares at the front and the width increase and diameter increase is within the current national rules for vehicle lift and tyre diameter/width .( compared to 900x16)

On a 101 Landrover it should be noted.
Optional tyre sizes offered by the factory were up to 18 inch wide and 38.5 inch diameter (terra tyres) and the vehicle was factory tested with this size.

Personally I quite like the look of a 101 on wider rubber, they seem to have a better stance.

The fact that 315/75R16's are readily available for less than new bargrips -be it coopers or BFG's- makes it even more of a no brainer.
Michelins are nice, but too ****ing expensive.

have been chasing a couple of prices on 9.00x16 tyres, got $465 + $55 for tube for bar treads and between $850 and $880 for 255.100R16 Michelins, do these prices sound about right?

The 9.00x16s seem a bit high but they are now as rare as hen's teeth new so it is really a sellers market. What brand are they? If MRF too expensive.

The Michelins would be about $100 - $150 to expensive in the big cities but out in the sticks who knows.

Garry

Originally Posted by mark_coffey

have been chasing a couple of prices on 9.00x16 tyres, got $465 + $55 for tube for bar treads and between $850 and $880 for 255.100R16 Michelins, do these prices sound about right?

You can get Michelins copy's out of Canada for under $500.00 shipped. Michelins are way to expensive for us on a special registered vehicle. There is a guy up this way who imported Bar Treads and some road tyres, he is selling them for around @250.00 each if you buy 5, we didn't like the tread pattern. I will endeavour to find his details if you wish

Mrs hh