Are these Boost Alloys?

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Would anyone please be able to tell me if these (see photo) are Boost Alloys on my 2014 Defender and do they have a zero offset?
Sorry about the tyre questions but here goes ......
Would 255/85/16 tyres fit on my wheels without fouling?
At the moment I have 265/75R16 tyres but I'm thinking of changing to either 255/85/16 (33") or to the standard 235/85/16 (31.7") with Maxxis RAZRMT772M. After reading the other tyre threads I'm leaning towards the 235's because they seem ideally suited to the defender and are less strain on the drivetrain. However this year we are going to do to the old Carson Track now called the Oombulgurri Track and we have been advised that 33" would be better suited. There is a good video of Neil Swaysland travelling the Carson Track solo and it looks like his tyres are standard 235's and he didnt seem to have any issues (12 Days Solo on the Carson River Track Part 1 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MexB8wl8Sfk)). Also there is a much bigger range of tyres in the 235's.
So in summary I'm leaning towards 235's in the Maxxis mud terrain.
It would be great if I could get some advice on this.
Many thanks
Bruce


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[HardCharger]

Those are indeed Boost alloys and from what I recall, they have a positive offset but how much offset escapes me now.

They will fit 255/85/R16s but you may have to adjust the steering stops to prevent them rubbing suspension components to a shine.

I recently came from 255s and went back to 235s as that's where I started from and am more used to this size.

I hope this helps.

[loanrangie]

Those are indeed Boost alloys and from what I recall, they have a positive offset but how much offset escapes me now.

They will fit 255/85/R16s but you may have to adjust the steering stops to prevent them rubbing suspension components to a shine.

I recently came from 255s and went back to 235s as that's where I started from and am more used to this size.

I hope this helps.Offset is +33 same as most landy wheels of that era.
265's fit in 70 or 75 profile with some minor steering stop adjustment.

[Robmacca]

Those are indeed Boost alloys and from what I recall, they have a positive offset but how much offset escapes me now.

They will fit 255/85/R16s but you may have to adjust the steering stops to prevent them rubbing suspension components to a shine.

I recently came from 255s and went back to 235s as that's where I started from and am more used to this size.

I hope this helps.

That's very interesting that you're going back to 235's from 255's... What have u experienced to cause u to go in that direction?

I've been running the 265/75/16 on my Puma (235/85/16 on my old Tdi300 Def) and I'm looking for something taller for the Puma (& possibly for the old Def due to diff clearance). There is a few reasons why with one being clearance but the other is that running a taller tyre on the Puma is that I can more comfortably sit on 100kph in 5th gear as I'm always concerned about the stories I hear about the MT82 6th gear issues...

[HardCharger]

That's very interesting that you're going back to 235's from 255's... What have u experienced to cause u to go in that direction?

I've been running the 265/75/16 on my Puma (235/85/16 on my old Tdi300 Def) and I'm looking for something taller for the Puma (& possibly for the old Def due to diff clearance). There is a few reasons why with one being clearance but the other is that running a taller tyre on the Puma is that I can more comfortably sit on 100kph in 5th gear as I'm always concerned about the stories I hear about the MT82 6th gear issues...

I actually just tried the 255s as I've been told they are a good tire size for the Defender. They are. It's just that I've used 235s ever since I got the Defender and know it's clearances in parking garages and steering calculations by heart and is second nature to me. The 255s were a learning curve for steering calculations, I also experienced some components rubbing on the tires on full lock (easily remedied by adjusting the stops but I didn't as I wasn't fully committed to the size yet), fuel economy went down (expected), more driveline backlash (could just be my truck as I need to replace some parts), there were also some uncertainty now as to which garages I would fit in and which would me a 110 open top [biggrin]

Once I figure a few things out, I may try the 255s again, but for now, 235s will serve me just fine.

Hope this helps.

[ramblingboy42]

It's interesting that quite a few 4x4 drivers are reverting to basically factory sizes.

I did on my D2 , had 32" muddies and on changeover time reverted to 235 a/t's .

with reduced pressures the muddies provided a better drive over corrugations.

I did an epic mudroad drive....10hrs... on them and was really unable to compare with anything else.

I have since changed vehicles and had a set of offroad tyres @ 265x65/17 but am now selling them and reverting to 255x65/16

the smaller wheel/tyre combo in my view provides generally sweeter all round driving as changing my D2 back to 235's did exactly that.

aspect ratio is the real decider.....especially when aired down......I'm sure most owners have the bigger wheel/tyres for the "tough " look.