Thread: 245/75R16 with no lift

AFAIK, just a "camel trim" on the rear guards, and adjust the steering stops a bit.
You may need to trim the flange off the rear guards from 12 oclock to the front to be safe if you are going to be heavily loaded and on rough roads.
Regards Philip A

I had 245/75/16 Michelin road tyres on mine when I bought it and thought they were just the standard size. It never scraped anywhere. I'd just fit em and see how they go. if your not going to go off road until you lift it then you shouldn't have much to worry about

Hi, well I've got 245/75/16 BF Goodrich Long Trails already fitted on my 97 D1. I wondered about them too when I bought it, but they seem OK and no mods have been made to the bodywork. The lockstops have been adjusted and not quite enough on the nearside, because there is a (light) recent rub mark on the radius arm. I'd say fit them and see.

Cheers

Gromit

"You just gotta be lucky sometimes!"

Running 245/70/16 on my disco with no rubbing. Have been offroad without any rubbing as well. They are only 10mm wider than standard that came with alloy rims.

I had 265/70/16's from my old Rangie and fitted them to my 94 model with sagged standard suspension and had no rubbing with normal driving even on rough dirt roads.Same situation as you,I was waiting to fit a lift.
Cheers
Shane

Originally Posted by nicho

I had 245/75/16 Michelin road tyres on mine when I bought it and thought they were just the standard size.

Standard size is 235/70R16, which is 29 inches diameter.

The 245/75R16 is 30.5 inches.

245/75R16 is the largest size you can fit to a standard car, but depending on the actual tyre (brand, style, etc) they may still hit a little.

The point at which they will hit is on the rear of the rear wheel arch.
There is a folded in bit at the very bottom of the rear wheel arch, you may have to trim a little triangle section off from here to stop hitting.
You may get away with not doing this, but I would think the Bighorns will just touch here.

As mentioned the steering stops may need to be wound out a touch to stop the tyres rubbing on the trailing arms.

I have 245's on for daily use and havent touched the steering stops, you will be fine for now so just fit them and do the camel cut and lift when you can.

Hi
Without wishing to hijack this post, can anyone suggest a suitable pressure for 245 / 75/ 16 BF Goodrich Long Trails fitted to an otherwise standard Discovery 1?

There are no pressures listed in the handbook for this size of tyre

Cheers

Gromit

"You just gotta be lucky sometimes!"