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  1. 10th July 2010, 10:46 PM #1
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    Question Tyre tips for current model Defender

    Left the desert at the end of last year and have spent 6 months back in Tassie, on the west coast. I've learnt that I definitely need a set of muddies to replace the standard 235/85R16 General Grabbers!

    Soooo...after some research I hope to fit 255/85R16 (ie 33in) BFG muddies (the new gen ones that seem to be reviewing well), either on the current factory alloys or maybe on some second hand disco rims (16" x 7" wide I think).

    My question is, will they fit? I don't plan a lift any time soon and there doesn't seem to be much clearance from the standard tyre/rim to the inner guard. But 255 is only 20mm wider. And 33 is only an inch or so bigger...so I'm hopeful.

    I'd love to hear from someone who's done this....

    ...and my apologies for starting yet another tyre thread!
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  2. 15th July 2010, 12:45 PM #2
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    Hey Chops,

    a few people on the forum have fitted 255/85s, including myself (Maxxis Bighorns), with no issues at all. I do have a mild lift, about 1.5in.
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  3. 15th July 2010, 02:32 PM #3
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    tyre threads are good fun, you find out that every brand of tyre you want to fit is no good and you get recommended to fit all the brands you had heard were no good, and you always have the wrong size on and drive them at the wrong pressure.
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  4. 15th July 2010, 03:41 PM #4
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    RamblingBoy is spot on

    FWIW I had 265's on my 90 with stock std suspension and std Defender alloys and no dramas at all.

    My preference for things muddy: Michelin XZLs.....
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