Thread: Bighorns!!!

My 245/75's required the inside lip of the rear guards to be rolled in. 265/75's would require some hefty guard work to stop them rubbing. I've heard 235/85's fit without too much intervention with power tools Others here may be able to comment further on that....

Ok, so i have decided to go with the Bighorns as i have read great reviews on the tyre and many off you guys seem to be very happy with their preformance!

Now i have eliminated tyre size down to the following two sizes, but still looking for a little bit more advice on which tyre would be better suited to the discovery

I am running a 2inch lift in the disco and still running the standard steel Diso rims.

235/85R16 or 245/75R16

The 235 is a 31.7" tall tyre where as the 245 is a 30.6" tall tyre but has a slightly larger foot print...with all of this in mind which size would be better suited, i understand with both i will have to cut the gaurds but i am happy to do so, but i was curious if i run the 235/85R16 will i still need to adjust the steering?

Hope to hear from you guys don't go shy on me

Originally Posted by Grover-98

Ok, so i have decided to go with the Bighorns as i have read great reviews on the tyre and many off you guys seem to be very happy with their preformance!

Now i have eliminated tyre size down to the following two sizes, but still looking for a little bit more advice on which tyre would be better suited to the discovery

I am running a 2inch lift in the disco and still running the standard steel Diso rims.

235/85R16 or 245/75R16

The 235 is a 31.7" tall tyre where as the 245 is a 30.6" tall tyre but has a slightly larger foot print...with all of this in mind which size would be better suited, i understand with both i will have to cut the gaurds but i am happy to do so, but i was curious if i run the 235/85R16 will i still need to adjust the steering?

Hope to hear from you guys don't go shy on me

I've run both on my disco. 245s were fine with a 2inch lift and minor guard trim. I put 235s on and huge amount of contact in the wheel arches. Two inch bodylift fixed that. Steering stops will also need adjusting. If you don't want thses hassles stick to 245/75/16.

Pete

Originally Posted by discopete

I've run both on my disco. 245s were fine with a 2inch lift and minor guard trim. I put 235s on and huge amount of contact in the wheel arches. Two inch bodylift fixed that. Steering stops will also need adjusting. If you don't want thses hassles stick to 245/75/16.

Pete

Cheers mate!
ill stick with the 245's from what iv read there

go the 235's you get that bit more diff clearance that may get you out of trouble one day.

Originally Posted by matt39788

go the 235's you get that bit more diff clearance that may get you out of trouble one day.

I knew this would happen, very mixed advice.

Well That extra diff clearance would be good but the taller tyres are going to give me more dramas with gearing and speedo.

Ill get the price on both sizes when i call around and see what kind of difference there is in cost as that is also a major playing factor!

Originally Posted by Grover-98

I knew this would happen, very mixed advice.

Well That extra diff clearance would be good but the taller tyres are going to give me more dramas with gearing and speedo.

Ill get the price on both sizes when i call around and see what kind of difference there is in cost as that is also a major playing factor!

Grover i put 235/85 on my D2 TD5 going from 245/75, It will take a lot of power from the car and if you are running standard size at the moment, you will notice it a lot, if you use the car as a tourer stick with 245s, however if you do a lot of off road hard stuff, go the 235/85s for the extra diff clearence.

Baz.