265/65R/17 Advice please!

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Originally Posted by Gypsy_Pete

The D3 S only has 8" rims. So I opted for a set of 255/60/17

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IIRC the 17" are 7" wide and I can't see LR fitting 235/70 to 8" rims.

Sorry, I meant 265/65/17 was the size they said was common but I needed 8.5" rims.

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Originally Posted by Gypsy_Pete

Sorry, I meant 265/65/17 was the size they said was common but I needed 8.5" rims.

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Ah.

Well, that's wrong. The rim size for 265/65/17 is 7.5-9.5".

General Tire Australia * The Tires * Light Truck and SUV

and others would be similar if not identical.

These tyre shops make me so angry when they constantly hand out advice which is just plain wrong and the poor customer doesn't know any better, expecting the "professionals" to have some clue about what they're selling.

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Legal allowance for a 4WD IS 26mm lower / 50 mm Higher than factory fit

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Originally Posted by 91Viper

Legal allowance for a 4WD IS 26mm lower / 50 mm Higher than factory fit

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"Lift" is defined somewhat separately to variation in tyre size - and it's different state-to-state, so be mindful of your own particular state's rulings.

Cheers,

Gordon

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Originally Posted by rmp

Ah.

Well, that's wrong. The rim size for 265/65/17 is 7.5-9.5".

General Tire Australia * The Tires * Light Truck and SUV

and others would be similar if not identical.

These tyre shops make me so angry when they constantly hand out advice which is just plain wrong and the poor customer doesn't know any better, expecting the "professionals" to have some clue about what they're selling.

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Well that's a bugger! Because the 255 was unusual, I waited 3 months for them to arrive from Pirelli. I would have happily taken the 265 size. Thanks for that information.