265 x 65 x 18 - word of warning

[shamirj]

hi all,

just wanted to pass on my recent experience with upsizing to bigger tyres for better ground clearance. decided on the hankook tyres and had all 5 fitted. problem was the spare fitting in its original location (in the rear under the car). i did look up GOE who suggested these tyres would fit and they do BUT in my experience the spare struggles to fit. I have a mitch hitch fitted which is shorter then the original LR hitch (from the rear). I think if you tried with an original hitch it may not fit at all. the only solution was to install the spare with no air. luckily i have an arb on board air compressor to pump up when i need the spare, but what if the compressor is no good, i have a useless spare with no air. future note to myself is drop back to a better size tyre. tyre was inflated by tyre outlet to 38 psi. so what have others done with this size tyre mounted underneath as a spare. not sure if removing the heat shield in that area would help or be wise. other option would have to be a rear mounted wheel carrier. thx

[TB]

Yeah, this is exactly why I decided to limit myself to 265/60/18. It's all about the trade-offs you're willing to accept, and in order to keep my spare tyre situation from becoming a hassle I gave up that extra bit of diameter. Driving on 285's would be awesome. Dealing with a puncture in one, much less so.

All I need now is for my 18's to arrive...

[Redback]

hi all,

just wanted to pass on my recent experience with upsizing to bigger tyres for better ground clearance. decided on the hankook tyres and had all 5 fitted. problem was the spare fitting in its original location (in the rear under the car). i did look up GOE who suggested these tyres would fit and they do BUT in my experience the spare struggles to fit. I have a mitch hitch fitted which is shorter then the original LR hitch (from the rear). I think if you tried with an original hitch it may not fit at all. the only solution was to install the spare with no air. luckily i have an arb on board air compressor to pump up when i need the spare, but what if the compressor is no good, i have a useless spare with no air. future note to myself is drop back to a better size tyre. tyre was inflated by tyre outlet to 38 psi. so what have others done with this size tyre mounted underneath as a spare. not sure if removing the heat shield in that area would help or be wise. other option would have to be a rear mounted wheel carrier. thx


Apparently if you deflate the tyre it will fit without taking the shield off, how much I don't know we have carriers, try it yourself maybe if no one replies about it, let air out until it fits.

[plusnq]

Apparently if you deflate the tyre it will fit without taking the shield off, how much I don't know we have carriers, try it yourself maybe if no one replies about it, let air out until it fits.


My KO2s fitted when deflated. We solved the problem by fitting a long range tank 😂

[letherm]

Have a look at this thread, post 308.

18 inch 3.0 wheels. (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-discovery-3-and-4-a/241526-18-inch-3-0-wheels.html)

Martin

[Russrobe]

Managed to get my 285 60 18 in there no problems deflated with original tow hitch!. You have to get it a bit of help with your boot but nothing too serious. I later decided that having the spare dragging along underneath there is not good! Even my 265 60 18 originally fitted would get pounded while going over dunes. One of the main reasons i ended up with a LR tank (hangs about 2 inches higher than any tyre) and RWC.