Pro/Cons of wider tyres (245 vs 265 on a stock D2)

My D2 wheels came 255/65/16 at standard 29 inch fyi
Regards

About to fit some 265/60/18's.
Sitting in my garage, just got to get them fitted up.
Got them very cheap :)

I have had stock then 265 and now several sets of different brands of 245/75 ie one size wider but one profile higher....much better all round. .no tramtracking and better for sand.

Cheers

Will 265 70 16 rub on a standard disco, currently running 235 70 16 on mine but the coopers will need to be replaced prob another 10,000 k, price i got from nitro where 265 70 16 hankook AT where $240 each, maxxis muddies where $270, guy stated that they wont rub but not sure

Cheers

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Originally Posted by naviguesser

About to fit some 265/60/18's.
Sitting in my garage, just got to get them fitted up.
Got them very cheap :)

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Hi, can you let me know when you fit them how they go. I will be looking at a set of new rubber in the not too distant future. I have 18's and I want to go wider than the 245's that are on it.

Happy for you to pm me.

Craig.

I went for a 33x12.5 R18 (approx. 315/60R18) on mine, are they better offroad, who knows, I think they work well and they still drive very well on the highway for a MT tyre.

I have a D2 V8 that is lifted with bar work, roof rack, rear drawers and fridge etc, it still averages 16l/100km on the highway with the 33's.

I think they look good and fill out the guards on mine well, that is the main reason for putting them on.

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Originally Posted by Yorkie

245/75 is one of the best sizes on the d2 imho, i have gone from 235/70 to245/70 to 245/75 and now 235/85.
the 245/75 felt the best in all driving conditions, the 235 can feel a little skitish, the 245/75 give a nice balance of lift and control. :)

however the extra height offroad for the 235/85 is great. :cool:

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Will 235/85 work with a 1inch lift? AFAIK You can lift legally by 50mm in WA above standard tyres so 1 inch lift plus 235/85 over 255/65 is another inch which is 50mm?

TBH I am thoroughly confused by all the tyre options, my research seems to be summarised as follows:

• 235/85/16 will rub with no lift
• 235/85/16 may give a slight loss of power

I don't tow and don't have a roo bar. As long as the loss of power isn't too bad, a 1 inch lift will stop rubbing/etc. and with an exhaust upgrade/remap this can be overcome then I'm happy.

Jakes, I too have standard/no lift. I do have +35 springs on the front, but that just brings me back to std original height.
The best oversize for standard height [255/65 (D = 29.05)] appears to be
255/75 (D = 31.06), but a very hard size to find.
265/75/16's (D = 31.16) do rub, 265/70/16's (D = 30.61) don't
I suspect that I will go with Yorkie at 245/75 (D = 30.47) if my recollections are correct - as the best compromise of available and not too oversize. I do have the six spoke 8" rims, but should not be too wide for the 245/75s

Thanks - I think that also the 245/75 are the biggest you can get and still stay under the 'tyre diameter must not change my more than 50mm' rule from the Dept of Transport.

I think I'll go with the 245/75 route, no matter how much I stare at the DoT guidelines I can get the 50mm limit to change :)

But again, if I recall correctly, 50 mm rise actually means theoretically up to 100mm diameter higher tyres (car is only lifting by the radius, not the diameter). However, its the room under the arches and the turning circle bump stops that are the limiting factors meaning needing to keep under 31 diameter.