Thread: 245/75/16 illegal?wtf

Originally Posted by pawl

I completely agree with you. But in the eyes of the law, the vehicle is deemed unroadworthy, this is what was explained to me. I suppose it depends on how far they stick to the rules.

Exactly, I agree with above. If the tyre size cause the crash then you may have trouble.

End of the day if an insurance company wanted to they could check most cars and I'm sure they could come up with a road worthy issue.... land rovers leak oil... isn't that a road worthy issue. Meaning all landrovers that leak oil essentially could be denied an insurance claim....

I run 245/75/16 and if my insurance company denied me I'd happily take it up with the insurance onbudsman.

I fitted 245 75 16's to my Disco & passed roadworthy & VIC Roads inspection with them on.... No questions, no problems.

Originally Posted by andyncill

I fitted 245 75 16's to my Disco & passed roadworthy & VIC Roads inspection with them on.... No questions, no problems.

Check with your insurer!

Originally Posted by andyncill

I fitted 245 75 16's to my Disco & passed roadworthy & VIC Roads inspection with them on.... No questions, no problems.

hahahah so did I in NSW...doesn't mean your legal

A question came up on outers the other day and has had me thinking. My D2 is engineered and legally registered in NSW. Hypothetically I go for a holiday interstate, in this state apparently the engineers certification is not worth the paper it is written on if I was to re rego it there. Without the engineers certificate in NSW my car cannot be legally registered. When I cross the border does my rego therefore my insurance become nil and void until I return to NSW?

My brother in-law works for one of Austrailia’s largest Car insurers. He works in a section that is officially there to investigate fraud, and bogus claims – however there is a large team (he is in it) within the fraud group that’s only existence is find ways to deny otherwise valid claims (Staff bonuses paid on number of claims denied), and I’m told that claims on 4WD vehicles are easy pickings for them, oversize tyres being the number reason they deny and force the client to court, where the client rarely wins. The information is also passed to the accident investigation people or coroner in the event of a fatality. Insurance companies are a vindictive little group… I don’t have any time for this family member but I’m not game to step out side the laws after hearing what his work days involve… My D2 has 245/70s...

If the diameter of the tyre is increased the brakes have to work harder and are less affective (simple leverage equation) this is why the law exists.
When I changed the wheel and tyre combo on my boat trailer from 175R13 to 185R14 the electric/hydraulic (disc) braking system could no longer lock the rear axle when turned up full - the controller had to be set significantly higher for normal braking.

Originally Posted by harlie

My brother in-law works for one of Austrailia’s largest Car insurers. He works in a section that is officially there to investigate fraud, and bogus claims – however there is a large team (he is in it) within the fraud group that’s only existence is find ways to deny otherwise valid claims (Staff bonuses paid on number of claims denied), and I’m told that claims on 4WD vehicles are easy pickings for them, oversize tyres being the number reason they deny and force the client to court, where the client rarely wins. The information is also passed to the accident investigation people or coroner in the event of a fatality. Insurance companies are a vindictive little group… I don’t have any time for this family member but I’m not game to step out side the laws after hearing what his work days involve… My D2 has 245/70s...

If the diameter of the tyre is increased the brakes have to work harder and are less affective (simple leverage equation) this is why the law exists.

When I changed the wheel and tyre combo on my boat trailer from 175R13 to 185R14 the electric/hydraulic (disc) braking system could no longer lock the rear axle when turned up full - the controller had to be set significantly higher for normal braking.

Can you find out where they are having their X-mas party

Originally Posted by pawl

So in this size 235/70/16, I'm basically left only one option, the Cooper ST, the only aggressive tyre I can find, everything else seems to be for the road. And these are rated as passenger tyres not LT!!

I've been running 235/70/16 Cooper ST for 6 years now. I do about half my ks on the dirt and have a few good trips logged in that as well. They've been fine and I usually get at least 80k out of a set. They're the best compromise tyre I've tried and handle tyre-damaging terrain very well.