Thread: 265 or 285 ?

Ordered Six 255/85R16 BF Goodrich KM2's today They get fitted Monday Yay!

Looking forward to trying these out

Cheers,

Originally Posted by JohnR

Ordered Six 255/85R16 BF Goodrich KM2's today They get fitted Monday Yay!

Looking forward to trying these out

Cheers,

Thay are fantastic, enjoy.

Allan

No prob, glad to help. There's so much useful info on here eh!

Sorry for the "Thread Jack" Guys & Gals,

The current 2011 Defender Comes with 7.50 R16 Tyres,
or you can get it with the Wider 235/85 R16 Tyres.

Which Tyre gives you the correct / most accurate Speed or distance you've traveled?

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I was at the Dept of Transport today (QLD), & asked -
How much Wider Tyre we can put on a car Legally
(thinking she would give me a % or something like that)
She could not find out the answer
Anyone know who to ask

Thanks Guys

I have 235's on my puma and it reads within a k or two of spot on. Pat

I ran 7.50x16s and it was way off, i have ran 255x85s and 285x75s and its spot on with those.

My 255's are right on acording to the g.p.s.

Allan

The change when I first fitted my 265/75 BFG ATs after removing the original 235/75 GBs was amazing, it did everything better both on & off road, the next set of boots were 285/75 BFT ATs, in the sand the 285s we certainly an improvement over the 265s but onroad it was a backwards step. It handled notably worse with more tyre flex & the steering was less direct, turning circle also worse due to needing to decrease the steering stops to stop the tyres scrubbing on the front radius arms at full lock. Tyres are also quite a bit heavier than the 265s, but overall for the driving I do in the desert it is been worth the effort of fitting the 285s over the 265s, if my off road driving was not mainly desert I would go back to the 265s so I could stick to BFG ATs. If I was going to fit a set of MTs I would seriously consider the 255s.