Ahh. Just read your post again and you said AT's so ignore my question about that. But still curious about the 100% tread part still.
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Ahh. Just read your post again and you said AT's so ignore my question about that. But still curious about the 100% tread part still.
With the 265 70`s never any issues and my car gets off road a fair bit. If the 265 75`s were new I think they would rub a lot more. I have entered the W4 Challenge in a few weeks (see up coming trips) so should see how the 75`s rub or not on extreme articulation. I run Arnott gen2`s and the ride heights are set a little higher than factory spec.
parasnoop67 is running 265 75 bighorns without to many issues, I would still be cautious if spending big $$ on new rubber, My last outlay was only $200 for a second hand set
All valuable advice cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by wayneg
So going off 245/75/16 the diameter is marginally less than 265/70/16 so I shouldn't have any problems, but may rub slightly going off Keithy P38 experience. 265/75/16 will most likely scrub but how bad depends on the shape of the tyre I'm guessing. Yeh yeh I know they are all round but the tread design ha ha.
265/70/16 sounds tempting but its not a very common size so that limits tyre choice for me.
$200 for a set?? Wow thats sooo cheap. No way I'd spend over $1k if i found reasonable tyres anywhere near that price.
So do all the 16 inch LR alloys that suit a p38 have the bead retaining ring? As in the 16x7 and 16x8 rims that come standard with p38's and also the disco 2 16x7's?Quote:
Originally Posted by Slunnie
The alloys do and this also includes the Disco2 16x8s which you omitted.Quote:
Originally Posted by pbrown
I'm not sure about the steels as I've never eyeballed the bead retaining lip on them and I wouldn't take it for granted as they have a different manufacturing technique to the alloys.
All I can say is when I had my latest tyres fitted 2 weeks back the fitter was not happy once he saw the car and rims. He told how he had broken his machine getting the old tyres of the last time he had worked with Land Rover alloys. Needless to say there was lots of cursing and ear defending as the old tyres were reluctant to let go and the air pressure to get the new tyres over the rib to seal was excessive. All good in the end
Mine are d2 rims, not sure if they are 7 0r 8 inch, they were the cheapest I could find at the time
That method wont give you the full range of suspension movement like getting out and driving it will. You can load the suspension to it limits when driving it, and you will also get the deflection in the bushes which the hoist wont give.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keithy P38
So do all the 16 inch LR alloys that suit a p38 have the bead retaining ring? As in the 16x7 and 16x8 rims that come standard with p38's and also the disco 2 16x7's?
The 16x8 certainly have the bead retainer, makes tyre changing a bit harder but you can run low pressure without problems.
I have a set of 245/75 Wrangler mtr's and a set of 265/75 Bighorns, on 2 sets of rims.When I fitted the Bighorns I removed the front mudflaps but at this stage I have standard bumpstops. At highway height the Bighorns touched the mudflaps enough to make me take them off. No problems since. Occasionally when on standard height and on a fair bit of lock with a lot of flex there can be very slight rubbing. No damage though. The Bighorns are 32 inch whereas the Wranglers are only 30 inch so I think that the extra inch under the diffs and door cills is very worthwile.
And the bighorns were $250 ea so I bought a new spare as well.
Its impressive! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by wayneg
There is a gap to break the bead. I cant recall if you need to start breaking the bead at the valve or opposite the valve.