7.50 r 16 tyres....HELP!

[redneck.woman91]

I am interested in getting a set of 7.50 r 16 tyres, but I am curious as to whether or not they will go on Range Rover Vogue rims? I have a gorgeous set of Vogue rims on my Defender, and Id rather stick with them than the steelies the tyres come with

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Am assuming that you have a set of alloys from a Vogue classic (rather than P38a or L322 Vogue). They are a 7" rim while the Defender rims are usually 6".

Yes you can fit 7.50 tyres to them however there were only a small number of alloys that were rated for the Defender and they are the ones fitted to both the Disco 1 and Defender Xtreme.

There are also many radial tyre sizes equivalent to the diameter of the 7.50 16 that are better for the 7" rims.

[Blknight.aus]

While they will fit most tyres coming in the 7.50R16 format these days are light truck style tyres where as the decimal equivalents (
235/85 R 16) have a wider variety of construction speed and load rates.


you'll be working the sidewalls a bit with the 7.5's on a 7 inch wide rim and ID suggest that a slightly wider profile tyre will behave better on the wider rim
(see previous comment)

[Loubrey]

Agree 100%...

235/85/16 in any brand that strikes your fancy is definitely the way forward on those Rangie alloys, maybe even 255/85/16 if you feel adventurous!

[Wal Rat]

Try 285/75/16 they make your speedo accurate as well

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regards
wal