defender tyre question

[mudder110]

hi all putting new tyres on my 98 defender was wondering if anyone has any
sugestions currently have wrangler muddies got 50,000ks out of them would of got another 20,000 but in my infinate wisdom i didnt rotate them as ofen as i should have ive found these to be a top tyre but are realy exspensive
around $360 each has anyone heard anything about the hancook muddies
or all terrains allso i was going to run 235/85r/16s will this be to big
cheers

[lambrover]

hi all putting new tyres on my 98 defender was wondering if anyone has any
sugestions currently have wrangler muddies got 50,000ks out of them would of got another 20,000 but in my infinate wisdom i didnt rotate them as ofen as i should have ive found these to be a top tyre but are realy exspensive
around $360 each has anyone heard anything about the hancook muddies
or all terrains allso i was going to run 235/85r/16s will this be to big
cheers

I had wrangler mud tyres, they were good but I run Mickey Thompson now ATZ 4 bar.

235/85/16 are the standard size for a defender.

[Allan]

Very happy with the Toyo muds, had them almost 4 years now and very little wear evident, much done on verious surfaces both on my recently departed 110 and s.h.m.b.o's 90.

Allan

[Drover]

Hey Alan, I see your SVX has found it's way back to AULRO with Jacko44.

Cheers

[Allan]

Hi Drover
Yes that was good to see, we have emailed each other a couple of times since he bought it. I had been without the internet for 3 weeks (joys of Telstra) so only just started to catch up. I had KM2's on the Puma when we did the last Kimberley trip and was not happy with the wear compared to the Toyo's. I also think I would stick with 265/75's and not go to the 285's as the fuel consumption on my vehicle loaded and towing a small boat was around 15-16 ltrs per hundred K's far higher than when the Toyo's were on it at 12-13 with the same load.

Allan

[Jacko44]

Loving the Puma, shes a beauty!

Nice to know what became of all the other SVX's sold in Aus?!

[tonic]

I run 265's on mine, but my mate has 235 on his 130 and gets around 100k out of them working in quarries.

They are a Bridgestone MT 235. They are quite on the road, great in the wet and have been a very good all round tyre.

[camel_landy]

No problems with 235/85/R16 on a standard Defender.

M

[Jacko44]

Hi, I have goodridge km 2's , they are a bit noisy on the road, I am assuming this is pretty normal?

[BilboBoggles]

I run 265's on mine, but my mate has 235 on his 130 and gets around 100k out of them working in quarries.

They are a Bridgestone MT 235. They are quite on the road, great in the wet and have been a very good all round tyre.


Do you need to mod things to fit 265/75? I saw in some South African 110 owners manual 265/75 were original fitment there, and there is a mention on it on some 110 tyre placards. SO I wonder if that makes them legal fitment here in Victoria, ie that they were standard fitment to vehicle of the type. (It does not mention 265/75 on my placard.) Did you need engineering to sort out insurance legalities?

[tonic]

Do you need to mod things to fit 265/75? I saw in some South African 110 owners manual 265/75 were original fitment there, and there is a mention on it on some 110 tyre placards. SO I wonder if that makes them legal fitment here in Victoria, ie that they were standard fitment to vehicle of the type. (It does not mention 265/75 on my placard.) Did you need engineering to sort out insurance legalities?


I have 16x8 rims with -25 offset, they are 1/2" over size as you can only go 1" from standard which is 6 1/2". Check me, but that is my understanding.