Thread: Standard tyre size for Australia trip?

You don't say what car you have.

If it is a Discovery then you have quoted the wrong size tyres - should be 255 x 60 x 18.

A good tyre size for round Australia trip is 265 x 60 x 18 slightly larger but not to the point where they will affect anything, but more importantly it is available in better choice of tyres & is a more common size as Toyotas run them.

Hey Kim - you might want to check the tyre size on your D3... 255/55R18 are the size fitted to older RRS, and are undersized for D3! The standard size should be 255/60R18.

A few friends have Bridgestone D697 in LT265/60R18 and they are very tough. I don't think you'll have problems on GRR, etc.

I've got a 2007 disco 3. Yes it does have the 255/60/r18 don't no why I wrote 55 long day!
If I go to a 265/60/18 on the car then got a couple of blow outs. Then fit the smaller 255 spare from the trailer.that shouldnt affect the running gear.
My whole plan is to have 3 spares 2-car 1 c
(Think I'm only making sense in my head haha)

Yes it will, you can not fit 255-60 and 265-60 on the same vehicle.

What Tombie said. But decent 2nd hand 265/60R18's are fairly common (try Kewdale Secondhand Tyres), if you want a cheap solution for spares.

Cheers,

Gordon

I have 265/60/18 on my D3, and these tyres came off a toyota landcruiser and believe prado are the same.


Go with a size where you have options of more tyres, like the 265 you will be able to get a replacement easier if needed.


255 seems to be less common.


Cheers Ean