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

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.

nsw law meant 245/70 was the biggest you can go (within 25mm??) so maybe stick with them, still a good size and keeps your morals in tact.

265/75/16 and why not get a 2" lift..... ? Great mod!

One of the benefits of the wider tyres has not been mentioned.

The wider tyres help keep the body off the wall.

Wider tyres will also help on sand and snow.

I used to run 265 x 75 x 16's on Landrover rims.

IMHO the 265's are a great size on a D2.

Some of the good 4x4 places will already have the engineering done for you if you buy their product (e.g. Les Richmond).

If you are limited to say 31 inch then achieving that via an increase in profile size will give more benefits on sand than via width increase and stock profile.

Cheers

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.

Has yours got ACE??? Will pass no problems even with lift.
Andrew

And here we go again.

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.

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Has yours got ACE??? Will pass no problems even with lift.
Andrew

No it doesn't - has SLS, but for $1,000 I'm not sure I can justify the cost!