Thread: Widest tyre on sawtooth alloys

I have a mate running 265/75/16 on the sawtooths.

You could run terrafirma wheel spacers ( 25mm wider ) to get a wider footprint too. ( Note ; These are illegal according to ADR )

Originally Posted by danske

I have a mate running 265/75/16 on the sawtooths.

You could run terrafirma wheel spacers ( 25mm wider ) to get a wider footprint too. ( Note ; These are illegal according to ADR )

I wouldn't contemplate putting spacers and as you mentioned they are not legal, 265 sounds good but I would keep the profile the same at 85.

The other thing with the wranglers they don't stick out of the rim much and I tend to scratch the rims often when offroad, my friends cruiser has Micky Thompson and they are stick out of the rim (don't know the technical term) and he never scratches his rims.

Thank you

Do you mean the balloon hangs out past the rim OR do you mean they have rim protectors, i.e. a rib next to the bead that shields the rim from gutters etc

Originally Posted by debruiser

Do you mean the balloon hangs out past the rim OR do you mean they have rim protectors, i.e. a rib next to the bead that shields the rim from gutters etc

I think the second one

Hi mate,

I'm due to collect my new 110 in just over a week. I'm swapping my standard setup for some 265/75R16 Hankook Dynapro tyres and these will be on black steel King wheels with an offset of "0".

I've been assured these will not stick out beyond the arches and will not rub.

The 265's in this profile are almost the same OD as the OEM 235's. Only a very small difference.

Good luck with your choice. Hope you get something you're happy with.

Cheers

265/75-16 is near enough as makes no difference to the same rolling diameter as 235/85-16, the "75" profile is a percentage of the width of the tyre, which gives sidewall height (in this case being 75% of 265mm).

If you want to go up in size, not just wider, the biggest that will legally fit on stock alloys is 255/85-16 (33"), although they are still narrow.

285/75-16 is also a 33" tyre, however will not fit on +33mm offset wheels and legally requires an 8" rim (if i understand correctly sawtooths actually have less offset than the standard +33mm LR alloys, the offset should be written on your rim next to where it says 7Jx16, can you give this info so we can further advise?).

So really you have two, possibly 3 options, 265/75-16 (32"), 255/85-16 (33") which will both fit and 285/75-16 which is illegal and may not actually fit...

Hope that makes sense.

Cheers
Will

Originally Posted by noyakfat

Hi mate,

I'm due to collect my new 110 in just over a week. I'm swapping my standard setup for some 265/75R16 Hankook Dynapro tyres and these will be on black steel King wheels with an offset of "0".

I've been assured these will not stick out beyond the arches and will not rub.

The 265's in this profile are almost the same OD as the OEM 235's. Only a very small difference.

Good luck with your choice. Hope you get something you're happy with.

Cheers

Exciting times for you with new defender, what colour?

I will choose the Micky Thompson MTR 265/75/16

Originally Posted by MR LR

(if i understand correctly sawtooths actually have less offset than the standard +33mm LR alloys, ).

Sawtooth are +20mm offset.

A 255/85 on wolf rims (6.5" +20mm offset) rubs on the rear upper spring hanger. For some people it rubs a little, other a lot. A 265/75 on the a 7" rim with the same offset will likely encounter rubbing on the rear spring hanger. If you are the touring type it may not be a problem. If you like to get crossed up the extra width will come into play.

MLD