255/85R16?

**Jock The Rock** · 13th June 2009, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

255 85R 16 is actually the correct size for a defender........
they come with 235s from factory.......gives them better off road ratios too.......

but the smaller size doesnt give the correct speedo reading....it reads more than you are actually doing.......

the 255s will bring it closer to being accurate......

there are only a few manufacturers which actually make this size tyre so you wont have a great choice
of brands........but the choices you do have are some of the better ones.......

they will fit on a standard rim no problems.......

I thought they would only fit on a 6.5 or greater rim

110 Defenders came on a 5.5 rim.

Also I think it was 7.50R16 that is the correct size

**Newbs-IIA** · 13th June 2009, 10:48 AM

I think you wil find that the standard rim size is 16 x 6.5 so they should fit. A 7.50R16 is equivalent to a 235/85R16.

My IIA has the 6" wide rims... I want to run these tyres (255/85R16) too but it looks like I will have to get some FC or defender rims

**Jock The Rock** · 13th June 2009, 11:20 AM

110 Defenders came on a 5.5 inch steel rim

130 Defenders came on a stronger 6.5 inch rim

The alloys are a 7 inch rim

Here's the markings:

**LRHybrid100** · 13th June 2009, 06:49 PM

Got 2 sets of BFG MTs - one on the Rangie and the other was on my D110.

GREAT tyres - these are the best size for Defenders, makes gearing more useable.

I run them on flipped D1 steel rims

HTH

LRH

**LRHybrid100** · 13th June 2009, 08:06 PM

I'm running BFG MT's on flipped D1 rims - gearing is a bit high for a Tdi, but GREAT tyres.

HTH

LRH

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 14th June 2009, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

110 Defenders came on a 5.5 inch steel rim

130 Defenders came on a stronger 6.5 inch rim

The alloys are a 7 inch rim

Here's the markings:

thats a split rim.........not a standard tubeless rim.......

the tyre size we are talking about is hard enough to find for a tubeless rim.......
i think they only come out in tubeless tyres........so wouldnt be any good for a split rim anyways.......

even the standard disco steel rims were wide enough to safely fit these tyres........

**sniegy** · 14th June 2009, 02:08 PM

I also thought about this with mine, but ended not wanting to cut too much off the Disco's panels. I ended just running 235/85/16 (Defender size) muddies. The 255's are a big tyre, especially for a 200/300 tdi.

**PAT303** · 14th June 2009, 02:12 PM

Sorry DEFENDERZOOK your wrong,the standard size is 5.5X16 on defenders,also LR have never fitted split rims to my knowledge. Pat

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 14th June 2009, 07:06 PM

a rim designed for tubeless radials has the letter J stamped on it......

im not sure what the F stands for......i will have to do a search to find out.......

**Jock The Rock** · 14th June 2009, 07:40 PM

Thats a pic of one of the rims off my ex 110 300 Tdi Defender

It didn't look like a split rim either just like a normal Landrover steelie

Your right about the Disco steels though, they are 6.5 or 7 aren't they?

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