Thread: Tyre & wheel size advice - Discovery 2

this has been spoken about many times.

the 265/75 changes your gearing significantly enough.

you can definitely see it on your speedometer.

even with 50mm Lift I would still go for 245/70, I have had both and there is no significant improvement in the vehicles capability with 265's from my experience.

they will possibly stop you from entering underground carparks.

just to add Forged , without flares the 265's will chuck mud up the side of your car , so assume theyre chucking dirt.

what tyres are you fitting? bridgestone 697's are good but throw stones.

I had Khumo kl71 m/t's for about 80k and will go back to them.

I have recently , surprisingly , very easily reached the 697's adhesion limits in wet weather.

Maybe I like to go thru roundabouts too fast......

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

this has been spoken about many times.

the 265/75 changes your gearing significantly enough.

you can definitely see it on your speedometer.

even with 50mm Lift I would still go for 245/70, I have had both and there is no significant improvement in the vehicles capability with 265's from my experience.

they will possibly stop you from entering underground carparks.

Thanks Ramblingboy. I do understand the consequences of running those size tyres and im prepared to manage them.

However my question was more focused towards the wheel sizes and offsets. Do you have any thoughts on that?

Cheers

I'm using standard rims with no offsets, so can't really comment.

with the extra width of a 265 why are you looking for offset?

I'm just not one for changing geometry.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I'm using standard rims with no offsets, so can't really comment.

with the extra width of a 265 why are you looking for offset?

I'm just not one for changing geometry.

Hence why im asking for advice. Im one to obsessively research things before makingdecisions. I've noted a few D2 owners comment on stability when raising theirD2 by 50mm and that increasing the track helped resolve this. Wouldn't the 16x8+30 wheel also provide greater clearance from suspension components?

Ive heard the 16x8 +30 will place the tyres outside of the stock black guards. The 16x7 + 25 will sit under the stock black guards but stick out if you have just the standard body work.

Originally Posted by singlecell

Ive heard the 16x8 +30 will place the tyres outside of the stock black guards. The 16x7 + 25 will sit under the stock black guards but stick out if you have just the standard body work.

Cheers singlecell, that's extremely helpful! Can anyone confirm that they will sit outside the guards?

265/75 16s on stock rims do sit outside the guards, but only a little. Was going to post pic, but won't wor for some reason.