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  1. 20th May 2009, 06:55 PM #1
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    235/85R16 or stay with 31x10.5 R15 on County?

    G'day all!

    I am in the market for new tyres atm, and i was just wondering what people believe is the better tyre size for a County:

    31 x 10.5" tyres or 235/85 R16 tyres?

    The reason i am asking is that i have 31 x 10.5" tyres on my County on 15 x 8" rims, however running smaller than standard height rubber is annoying me so i have been contemplating on getting some D1 steel wheels (because they are cheap) and running 235/85R16 tyres (because i believe they are the widest tyre you can fit to these rims without them scrubbing).

    Btw, i know i can get 32 x 11.5" tyres to fit a 15" rim, but they are too wide for my liking.

    Thank you in advance!

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    i cureently was running 235/85/16's, i currently have 7.50/16's fited, considering 255/85/16's which i believe do not rub

    i use disco steel rims
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    considering 255/85/16's which i believe do not rub

    i use disco steel rims
    They don't rub any bodywork unless your front springs are sagging. Also your steering stops need a fair bit of adjustment.

    I might be speaking from experience
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    We ran 235/85/16s with d1 rims on the countythey rubbed on the radious arms abit, not to bad though
    Then we went with 31/10.5/15'' mudies they were alright but to small, then on to 32/11.5/15" muddies they did the job well for a while!! stuck out from the guards abit and currently on 33/10.5/15" muddies very good couldn't be happier, slight rub in the rear on full flex due to sagged springs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Treads View Post
    They don't rub any bodywork unless your front springs are sagging. Also your steering stops need a fair bit of adjustment.

    I might be speaking from experience
    Thanks for that!

    I was under the impression that wide tyres on disco rims rubbed the shock tower at full articulation, as well as the radius arms at full lock. I am not too keen on adjusting my steering stops as the turning circle of the county is woeful enough!

    Also, i don't know if this helps but i have a 2" lift.
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    Quote Originally Posted by long stroke View Post
    currently on 33/10.5/15" muddies very good couldn't be happier, slight rub in the rear on full flex due to sagged springs

    TIM.
    I wouldn't actually mind this size tyre, however BFG is the only company that makes tyres in this size, and they are too pricy for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by I Love My Landy! View Post
    I wouldn't actually mind this size tyre, however BFG is the only company that makes tyres in this size, and they are too pricy for me.
    Yep they arn't cheap the best price we found was $360 each, way to pricy for us also, lucky we found a set of three on black powder coated rims with only afew kms on them for $400 the lot
    Just the one tyre almost cost more than 4 rims and 3 tyres

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    Quote Originally Posted by weeds View Post
    .......... considering 255/85/16's which i believe do not rub

    i use disco steel rims
    It's quite common to off-set Disco rims by 25-30mm to run 255/85/16's on a County / Defender. This avoids having to adjust the steering stops.

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    Out of interest rijidij, how much did it cost to get your disco rims off-set? Can it be a DIY job or is it a professional only job?

    Cheers!
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    Quote Originally Posted by I Love My Landy! View Post
    Out of interest rijidij, how much did it cost to get your disco rims off-set? Can it be a DIY job or is it a professional only job?

    Cheers!
    It's funny you should ask that as I've just had a go at off-setting a Disco rim myself for the first time. After grinding out the welds, I drifted the center out, cut some of the shoulder off the center and made up a jig to hold everything in the new position before tack welding it together. Spun it on the hub of my Landy to check it for true and welded it up.
    It cost $60 per wheel when I had my first set done years ago, and now I know why.........it's a lot of work, well, mainly the grinding.
    I only attempted it because I recently bought a good quality welder.

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