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  1. 3rd September 2010, 05:20 PM #1
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    Tyres again. 275/70/16

    I've read heaps of posts about being able to fit 265/75/16 tyres on the D2 without a lift but the trouble is it increases the diametre of the tyre beyond what is legal. I spent a bit of time with a mate who owns a tyre shop today and and from what we can see you can increase the diametre of the tyre by up to 50mm from standard and remain legal. 235/70/16 are 740mm. 265/75/16 are 810mm an increase of 70mm so illegal. 275/70/16 are 790mm so 50mm increase and still legal. Has any body fitted these to their D2 and have they had any problems with rubbing etc.
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  2. 3rd September 2010, 06:10 PM #2
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    I'd be happy with a size in the ballpark of my original tyres. 255/65/16. I'm thinking BFG A/T although with a fatter profile, why you want to go so big?
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  3. 3rd September 2010, 06:27 PM #3
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    I'm looking at diametre rather than width. If I can get the 275's under there I will basically get an extra inch of clearance.
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  4. 3rd September 2010, 07:49 PM #4
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    i think you may find the rule is 15mm untill the vsi rule is brought in, so 245/70 is about your max legally.
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    One thing to remember with bigger diameter tyres is that your TC won't lock up until a higher road speed ... your speedo might say 80kmhr, but with a 265/75 you'll be doing as good as 90kmhr.

    I went from 255/65 up to 255/70. That's about 4%. To get TC lockup up in an 80 zone, I have to hit at least 85 (via GPS) before the TC locks up, then back off to 75 to stay under 80. 265/75 will make this even worse. If you do lots of open road driving it should be OK, but around town your fuel economy will suffer.

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