Thread: Rims and Tyres

Alot of people run 35s on daily driven trucks without much hassles legally, on a fender 35s are an easy fit with a little bit of lift and a slight trim on the flares, i ran 35s on my county on stock suspension(very sagged) without cutting but it did rub a bit, i run 37s now but i have cut a bit out of the gaurds and flares, not heaps though i also have lifted it about 2in now.

Rangie steel rims are 16x6 i think? not sure about the offset, you should be able to find some steel rims from most tyre places that will have about 30-50mm back space over standard, if you fit 35x12.5 50mm will be needed, narrow/shorter tyres 30mm will be fine. Ive been looking around lately for some more rims myself and i have found 15x8s and 16x8s in good offsets are fairly easy to get ahold of and usualy sell for about 100-120 a rim.

If you decide 35s are to big/to much hassle, then 255/85-16s work great on a fender and come in at about 33.5in i think. a set of maxxis bighorns in this size will set you back about 260 a tyre i think.

I may be wrong here, but if not then your Mick, Chris's brother. I'm a mate of Chris and Dobbo, so chances are I'll see you round some time. Thanks allot for that reply about tyres and rims aswell, just what I needed. Now I just need to give my springs a measure and see how they are going. Chopping the cuards doesn't worry me if it is needed, I may go with the 35's if you don't think it will cause any major problems.
Jim

I'll be running 255/85 on Landrover Alloys when I get the money to upgrade tyres.

Where you say Rangie Rims are they the alloys or steelies?

I've been told a 255 will fit nicely on a stock Defender, and it will also correct the speedo

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

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I've been told a 255 will fit nicely on a stock Defender, and it will also correct the speedo

yep, been running them for years.
Minimum rim width needed is 6.5".

The Range Rover rims (alloys) I have on my County very slightly rub the shock absorber mounts on full articulation.
So I guess they are not quite as offset as the County.
Easy enough to measure if your mate has some.

255/85 r16 (33) fit on 16 x 7 rims..... im looking 16x8 rim soon steelies from LRA $95 a friend got them for.

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

I'll be running 255/85 on Landrover Alloys when I get the money to upgrade tyres.

Where you say Rangie Rims are they the alloys or steelies?

I've been told a 255 will fit nicely on a stock Defender, and it will also correct the speedo

Can you give me some info on the correction of the speedo? I think my speedo is reading about 9% too slow because when i am on the high way and sit at about 93km/h thats the speed every one else is going. At 100km/h i am over taking most peoples...

Cheers
Ben

15x10"s and 35's what more could you want