7.5 r 16 tires legal on a 2002 defender?

[mfc]

I'm fairly Shure that there legal on steel rims but I'm not Shure
Any thoughts?
Regards mark

[Landybitz]

They are legal, and were fitted to 130's

[DeeJay]

Legal or not, I would not do it as 7" is pretty wide given they originally fitted on 5.5" rims.
In my humble opinion they would not "cling" to the rims sufficiently. Others may have practical experience.

[DeeJay]

They are legal, and were fitted to 130's


Weren't 130's fitted with 6.5" rims??

[Homestar]

Yes, can't see an issue with that. While I don't recall the exact the size of an '02 Defender, they must be close to that size from the factory and you can go up to 50mm in diameter bigger legally and without engineering in Vic. As mentioned though, not sure how well they would work on a 7" rim, but would be fine on something narrower.

[rick130]

Yes, can't see an issue with that. While I don't recall the exact the size of an '02 Defender, they must be close to that size from the factory and you can go up to 50mm in diameter bigger legally and without engineering in Vic. As mentioned though, not sure how well they would work on a 7" rim, but would be fine on something narrower.

Factory 110 wagon size with alloys was 235/85-16, so 7.50-16's are a bit smaller in diameter and narrower.

As mentioned, 130's used a 6.5" rim, and the steel rims on 110's were 5.5".

[Tombie]

Onto 16x7 is borderline. Many are 5.5-6.5" rim rated.

The issues will be prone to coming off the bead, and exposed side wall when aired down.