Went with the 265's

siacci · 24th January 2010, 11:28 AM

Bought a GU Patrol last June and it had these 265 Buckshots on it. On the road they were very noisy and the patrol is our around town car. I put some BF Goodrich AT 285x75x16 on it, much better..

I had these Buckshots sitting around and decided to put them on the D1sco.
Used the std rims to keep them inside the arch. Got the grinder out this morning after checking out as many posts as possible and had a hack at the back of the rear arches.Its a bit rough but ok. I am going to go bush again tomorrow and try it out

On the front I have just wound the stops out to stop the rubbing.

They certainly fill the holes better than the Cooper ST 235x70x16's did...

Dave

**milsy** · 25th January 2010, 07:35 PM

Best size tyre in my opinion, available everywhere unlike some of the smaller and larger sizes. I was going to put them onto mine, but had to go with the 245/75/16s due to the front 2"HD Dobinson springs not actually providing the lift. Will go to 265s after I put a bodylift in though. Is ur D1 a TDi or V8? If its a TDi does it struggle with the larger tyre?

siacci · 25th January 2010, 09:24 PM

Nah, it's a V8 auto. Makes light work of it all. It is so much easier in the auto off road. Lazy me!!

Dave

**loanrangie** · 26th January 2010, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by milsy

Best size tyre in my opinion, available everywhere unlike some of the smaller and larger sizes. I was going to put them onto mine, but had to go with the 245/75/16s due to the front 2"HD Dobinson springs not actually providing the lift. Will go to 265s after I put a bodylift in though. Is ur D1 a TDi or V8? If its a TDi does it struggle with the larger tyre?

265's are perfect for a tdi , mine is auto and found it actually drives better with the taller tyres and has more go at 80/100 kph than it did before.

**B92 8NW** · 26th January 2010, 09:18 PM

I agree they go better with the 32s on but mines worse at 80/100. Hoping my new intercooler and retune will fix that.

**cucinadio** · 26th January 2010, 11:32 PM

265's as well 98 v8 ...and will not go back, the ride is far better than the 235's as std

cheers

siacci · 28th January 2010, 01:43 PM

Went for a bit of a test drive. Went down a track that was quite rocky (probably why they called it Rocky Track). Had it balance on opposite wheels a couple of times waiting for it to gently tip the right way, neat as!

Once i got to the bottom i decided going up would be the order of the day. Awesome fun, but yes the 235's would not have made it.

So cool !!

Dave

**robzilla** · 20th February 2010, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by milsy

Best size tyre in my opinion, available everywhere unlike some of the smaller and larger sizes. I was going to put them onto mine, but had to go with the 245/75/16s due to the front 2"HD Dobinson springs not actually providing the lift. Will go to 265s after I put a bodylift in though. Is ur D1 a TDi or V8? If its a TDi does it struggle with the larger tyre?

What do you mean?
I'm about to look into new springs for a 2" lift, should i be steering clear of Dobinsons?

**four_stroke** · 20th February 2010, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by robzilla

What do you mean?
I'm about to look into new springs for a 2" lift, should i be steering clear of Dobinsons?

im the same... looking at 2inch dobinsons with bilsteins and 265/75R16 is the size tyre i was thinking tooo......

why wouldnt they fit?

**milsy** · 4th August 2010, 08:57 PM

Sorry for the dealy guys, I never saw the post. The front is just too sagged with bull bar, winch, dual batts and the tdi

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