Thread: 235/85R16 Vs 235/75R16

Are you sure off a D3....as D3 dont have a 16 inch rim?? WOuld have to be D1 or D2....though the actual tyre is irrespective,

Regards

Stevo

Gday , a mate at work has the "GENERALS" as we call them and he swears by them as his dailys and for the not so extreme stuff , and a 90,000 km warranty. Im getting some when the Mitchys run out, a nice looking tire too.Tony

Originally Posted by stevo68

Are you sure off a D3....as D3 dont have a 16 inch rim?? WOuld have to be D1 or D2....though the actual tyre is irrespective,

Regards

Stevo

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Either the car it came from is wrong, or the tyre size is wrong.

All D3 have 17 or 18th.
Tuyres are easy to work out.
235/75/16
The 235 is the width measured in mm.
The 75 is a % of the width---- Hence 75% of 235mm which is the height of the tyre.
The 16 or 17 or 18 or what ever is just the size of the wheel or internal diameter of the tyre.
The tyre rating be it H, R , V or Z represents the speed rating.

I had 235/85's on my Rangie. They are a taller tyre and yes will put your speedo out slightly but give better ground clearance and when deflated in sand a bigger footprint.
I heard they are excellent tyres.

I've got more info - LT235/85R16, load range E...

They guys says that they came of his 03 Defender, with tyre side wall impression of :2850503A

Does this help more? I know that the LT stands atleast for light truck...

Thanks for your help, much appreciated so far....

I've asked him to send me a pic of the tyre with side wall info etc so hopefully he will and I can post it here :-)

Pretty sure the 75 and the 85 bit are the height of the side wall of the tyre. (Between the edge edge of the rim and the outer edge of the tyre)

From what Ive read around here, its usually recommended to have a 2 inch lift if you want to fit larger tyres

I stand corrected but Im pretty sure this is right

Originally Posted by landyprincess

I've got more info - LT235/85R16, load range E...

They guys says that they came of his 03 Defender, with tyre side wall impression of :2850503A

Does this help more? I know that the LT stands atleast for light truck...

Thanks for your help, much appreciated so far....

I've asked him to send me a pic of the tyre with side wall info etc so hopefully he will and I can post it here :-)

That's making sense now, 235/85R16 is stock Defender size, makes sense for a 2003 Defender.

They're good tyres but they are huge - I'm not sure of the work needed to get them under a D2, but they quite a bit bigger and you will notice it!

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

Pretty sure the 75 and the 85 bit are the height of the side wall of the tyre. (Between the edge edge of the rim and the outer edge of the tyre)

From what Ive read around here, its usually recommended to have a 2 inch lift if you want to fit larger tyres

I stand corrected but Im pretty sure this is right

75/ 85 is the aspect ratio which equates to a % of the tyre width as the tyre height ie if the tyre is 100mm wide a 100/75 tyre will have a 75mm carcass height measured off the rim to top of tread.

235/85 is probably not great for a stoch disco as they will hit the guards during articulation although the width is fine - you really need a 2" plus lift to get the most out of them.