Thread: Who has 285 tyres on there Defender?

i dont have a 130 but my trailer is and has disco rims and the same 285's as my 90. have a look in the trailers section for photos.

cheers phil

Better pix of the 285 shod 110, also note: 2003 they come fitted with a 300TDI...................
What do Landrover special vehicles know that they dont tell the standard TD5 buyer
construction by landrover brazil........ha-ha

Tawayama Safaris - Defender CKD

they sold out of all the TD5 stock, so they are using whats left

cheers phil

Originally Posted by discowhite

they sold out of all the TD5 stock, so they are using whats left

cheers phil

They've been doing that ever since they ran out of Isuzus.

I've just read through this entire thread and I can't find a definitive answer on whether 285/75's touch any suspension components or bodywork, when fitted on disco steel rims, on a standard height Defender. Anyone able to answer that?

We are looking for new M/T's for Tulips Defender wagon and are weighing up the options for either 255/85's or 285/75's. She wants wider, taller tyres than the 235/85's that are on it now. It appears however that 255's are only imported by Poopers and BFG, and as such prices are quite high in comparison to 285's

Anyone able to answer that?

I might be able
Justin,
considering mine (SSRs 50% worn) still rub the radius arms and they're fitted to aftermaket 8" wide rims, I'd say yes, they will touch.

Not a big deal, just steer back a little when it happens.

I am running the new BFG KM 2's in 285/75. The truck has 3.5 lift front and 2.5 rear. It drives nicely on the freeway up to 85 mph and I regularly air down to 15-18 psi off road. I have yet to shread a tire or break a bead. The tires are mounted on stock rover deep dish style alloys. The only down side is that the tires do rub on the radius arms @ full lock. The locks can be adjusted out if so desired to prevent this. This results in a slightly reduced turning radius. As you can see they fit well within the stock flares.

Originally Posted by Treads

I've just read through this entire thread and I can't find a definitive answer on whether 285/75's touch any suspension components or bodywork, when fitted on disco steel rims, on a standard height Defender. Anyone able to answer that?

We are looking for new M/T's for Tulips Defender wagon and are weighing up the options for either 255/85's or 285/75's. She wants wider, taller tyres than the 235/85's that are on it now. It appears however that 255's are only imported by Poopers and BFG, and as such prices are quite high in comparison to 285's

I run disco alloys and BFG M/T's which I believe are the same dimensions as the steels. The fronts are fine and don't touch on anything, and the rears are about 10mm from the chassis top spring mount. On hard cornering and full articulation the inner sidewall will "polish" the spring mount. It wont mark the sidewall of the tyre but will rub the mud off it and the paint will wear away on the mount. Both my tyres still have the little rubber bits still there from when they were molded, they haven't worn away at all so it can't be rubbing too hard at all. Otherwise, it's all good
I run original rear suspension and heavy duty (130) front springs, even with the original fronts the tyres will clear everthing on the front after you adjust the lockstops.