Thread: HELP need new wheels and tyres???

depends on how much money you want to fling at it and how road legal you want to remain.

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.

Originally Posted by kona06

hey guys,
i am 17 and just bought my first car a land rover defender 110 tdi-5 1995 model,
the guy who owned it before me put really small wheels and tyres on it, and i want to know what are the biggest size wheels ant tyres i can put on it.
thats right i want a monster truch hahaha
thanks for the help

Just so you know mate.. Its a 1995 tdi

The TD5 is post 1999

Good luck with it mate Defenders are awesome. (Stating the obvious )

I run 235/85 R16 BF Goodrichs they go well. Wouldnt mind something wider but I dont reckon a bigger diameter is needed on a Defender. (Personal opinion )

Originally Posted by langy

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.

Are they the steel rims off a Tdi Disco?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

Good luck with it mate Defenders are awesome. (Stating the obvious )

I run 235/85 R16 BF Goodrichs they go well. Wouldnt mind something wider but I dont reckon a bigger diameter is needed on a Defender. (Personal opinion )




Are they the steel rims off a Tdi Disco?

Thanks

Yes the steel rims off a disco are 7"s wide, don't know about the alloy rims but i would guess they are the same

TIM.

Id go for a set of 255/85/16 on either standard fender rims or get some D1 rims flipped/reversed to gain offset and run with that ...

Or go all out like my brother has with his county lift it up a tad in the coils and run 37in MTR's on 15x8 rims with 50mm offset

Mate if i was you a set of sunny's and a set of Maxxis Bighorns . They are a cheaper tyre than others but mine are wearing well and love to flick mud . they are brilliant on and off road . Few other guys here have the maxxis bighorns and they all love them . Good luck with what you choose .

BFG Mud Terrain 255/85 R16s are BIG and will fit OK on standard Disco1 rims under a County or tdi Fender and currently cost $292 each F&B (no tubes) for a set of 4.

One matter to keep in mind is that if you want to run them tubeless (which is preferable), then Disco rims are a good idea as standard Fender rims (while they will hold the air) do not have the tyre retention groove.

Laurie