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

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Originally Posted by jakestride

Well in the end this is a pretty easy decision, and also making me think about a career change :) Just rang up one of the engineers in Perth

$1,000 for a 3 second line change test to put 235/85/16s on a D2 (Change lane at 100km/h in 70m).

So I don't think I'll go through the time/effort and hassle TBH! The guy on the phone was really helpful - he said the DOT had failed somebody for being 2mm over the diameter so for the sake of insurance I'm just not prepared to risk it.

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Hey Jake

Pm me with the details of the engineer you spoke to please mate. That price is cheaper than the bloke I spoke to.

Cheers
Kev

I wonder if he would do an AULRO group discount?

I'd be interested..........

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Originally Posted by walker

And here we go again. :p

Yes narrow tyres at a certain diameter will give you a longer footprint than wider tyres at same diameter, which is what you are after when you deflate tyres.

However, as others have stated, the 265 width is a great size on the D2 and I think what they should have had from the start. Most modern 4wd's now come with 265 tyres as standard. They track a lot better and there are a lot more tyres to choose from.

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Yes. I had 265/70/16 in several brands and have now had 245/75/16 in several brands and mine tracks better, tows better and offroads better in the later size. Now if I had a lift I would probably go 265/75/16.

Cheers

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Originally Posted by kelvo

I wonder if he would do an AULRO group discount?

I'd be interested..........

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... I think a lot of that cost is to hire a track/driver for the swerve test so perhaps if they could all be done at once it might well make a difference.

I have 245/75/15 on mine, with no issues and without any lift. Good on road also, but it 'eats' a couple of HP from our Td5. A remap it is recommended for the best driveability.

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Originally Posted by Furka

I have 245/75/15 on mine, with no issues and without any lift. Good on road also, but it 'eats' a couple of HP from our Td5. A remap it is recommended for the best driveability.

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/15 or /16?

Did your fuel economy go down too?

Happy Days

:oops2: Sorry they are BFG A/T on 245/75/16 or 30,5" . The fuel economy remains the same, practically: 10 to 12L/100km in my case, re-mapped to a Stage2 from TD5inside.

just chucked a set of coopers at3 in 245/75/16 on the disco, got em for $300 a corner. Spare fits on the back, just.

Previous tyres were goodyear wrangler at-r in 235/70, they were actually pretty good tyres, didn't manage to puncture one in about 3 years.

Will give the coopers a good workout this weekend and report back.

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Originally Posted by elshano

just chucked a set of coopers at3 in 245/75/16 on the disco, got em for $300 a corner. Spare fits on the back, just.

Previous tyres were goodyear wrangler at-r in 235/70, they were actually pretty good tyres, didn't manage to puncture one in about 3 years.

Will give the coopers a good workout this weekend and report back.

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Where in Perth did you get them that cheap?

See you on Sunday's trip.

Yeah looking forward to it!
My cousin's workshop is just over the road from a tyrepower so they have a pretty good relationship with them. He wasn't thrilled about the price it must be said :D