Thread: HELP need new wheels and tyres???

Originally Posted by langy

Lucky boy.


Standard defender steel rims are 16 inch diameter by 6.5 inch wide. Discovery rims are 7 inches wide. Sunraysia's (Sunnys) usually are 7 inch and sometimes are 8 inch wide.
The basic standard Landrover tyre is the 7.50r16 or 235/80 - 32 inch. 265/70 is good too.
After that, you get the size 315/75 (I think that's right) which is also called a 33.
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Standard Defender rims are 16" diameter by 5.5" wide and the 235/16's are recommended for rims of 6" to 7" wide. Defender alloys are 7" as are Disco steels.

Originally Posted by langy

Lucky boy.

Time to google tyre sizes and related stuff. After you do that and are up to speed on the different types and sizes, your defender can have a good selection of rims and tyres.

All your wheels must have a PCD of 5 x 6.5inch.

Standard defender steel rims are 16 inch diameter by 6.5 inch wide. Discovery rims are 7 inches wide. Sunraysia's (Sunnys) usually are 7 inch and sometimes are 8 inch wide.

The previous owner sounds like he has put 215/80 from a Disco on it. You can go wider up to about 245/70 before it rubs on the chassis and you require modified rims

The basic standard Landrover tyre is the 7.50r16 or 235/80 - 32 inch. 265/70 is good too.

After that, you get the size 315/75 (I think that's right) which is also called a 33.

However, the old terms 31-32-33 can also refer to 15 inch diameter rims using 'Flotation' tyres

As you may imagine, the bigger the tyre, the bigger the cost.

I have 235/80 BFG AT's and it works for me. Cost about 250 ea.


Now, are you confused yet? Search tyres in this forum and you'll find heaps of threads. Its a big topic and there is a lot of things you need to know.

I'm pretty sure they usually use 235/85-16 and the wider 32" alternative is 265/75-16. The 265/70-16 are typically a Patrol type 31" tyre equivilent.

315/75-16 is generally considered a 35" (34.7")

285/75-16 and 305/70-16 are roughly 33" though, with 255/85-16 being a fraction taller again but still a 33".