run away! run away! another tyre question

**CraigE** · 17th November 2005, 06:09 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>I'd say switch to 235/85/16s.[/b][/quote]
These are pretty much the standard size for the later model Defenders with mags and are suitable. The road noise is not a huge trade off. I would consider Cooper STT's of BFG MT's. A cheaper alternative might be Hankooks. I dont know about ease of availability though. My Coopers had to be ordered in from the distributor and took a week to get here in the west. This size is apparently not one that the smaller tyre stores in the country always keep in stock. May pay to check or get 2 spares.

**303gunner** · 17th November 2005, 09:02 PM

Are MRF tyres available in WA? Only a few distributors here in NSW have them, but they're in stock in the warehouse. They're certainly cheaper and have a Michelin XML look about them. See http://www.mrf-exports.com/product_details...sp?c=22&s=&p=94

**Steinzy** · 17th November 2005, 10:46 PM

I've just put a set of Cooper STT's on my Range Rover @ $309 per tyre. The standard tyres were a 255/60/R16 and the new tyres are 265/75/R16's and I am very happy with them. These are a Mud Terrain tyre but are still very quiet. If you didn't want to spend that much the cooper ST look like a great all terrain tyre and they are pretty well priced @ $249 per tyre - they come with an 80,000 km guarentee.

check them out at
www.coopertyres.com.au

Hope this helps :wink:

**hiline** · 17th November 2005, 10:49 PM

now these would suit the kubota [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 18th November 2005, 04:52 AM

<span style="color:blue">are they road legal....?

i have seen a tojo running round with a set of very similar tyres on......

apparently they were off a tractor....</span>

**rick130** · 18th November 2005, 07:15 AM

FWIW, my step father, who is based in the Alice runs a heavily laden (well over 3 tonne) 130 CC with 235/85 BFG AT's. He's very happy with them so far, coping very well with all the typical roads and lots of off-road found in the region. They were using the original Michelin 7.50/16 XZL's, and were ripping lugs off them.
I suggested he ask his tyre bloke there about the BFG's as I was having a great run with my MT's. They were his tyre blokes suggestion anyway. They have been fitting lots of them and have been having great success (at that time, about ten months or so ago)

Yes, there is a difference in diameter between a 7.50/16 and a 235/85/16. Depending on the brand/model of tyre, it generally works out to around 1" in diameter. When I bought my 130, it had XZL's on one end, and 235/85/16 Bridgestone MT's on the other. Side by side there was an inch difference in diameter.
The transfer case fluid was black.....

P.S. I forgot to mention that 235/85/16 is pretty much the dominant size outside of the city. It's used on almost every LC, 'lux and Patrol ute, and every tyre service carries stocks as it's the universal size. I hardly ever see a 7.50/16 any more.

**sclarke** · 18th November 2005, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by hiline
now these would suit the kubota [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

And Yes they come in 16"
i priced a set of 8.5 16's and were about $120 each......

Road legal????
yes on the Tractor they were made for. Perfect for a "Private" block of land or any policed National Park...... :roll: :roll: :roll:

Back to the Tyre question.....

if your only doing road use and some light offroad then the BFG AT 235/85/16 would be a good choice.
I ran them on my Disco and Troopy Cruiser and Loved them.

**seqfisho** · 18th November 2005, 09:22 AM

Originally posted by hiline
now these would suit the kubota [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Ray Ray Ray :roll: a farmer you will never be [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

I can hear the CV's popping now 8O 8O 8O [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**Steinzy** · 18th November 2005, 10:26 AM

Well you will just have to throw a set of Maxi-Drive lockers front and back. They replace the Axels & CV's with a much stronger item

**rick130** · 18th November 2005, 10:40 AM

Originally posted by seqfisho+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seqfisho)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-hiline
now these would suit the kubota [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Ray Ray Ray :roll: a farmer you will never be [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

I can hear the CV's popping now 8O 8O 8O [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img][/b][/quote]

He he he. Those things work well on the back of my Fiat 550 tractor, although they are a tad large for the Landy without some serious 'guard cutting. (12.4/11-32. ie, 32 rim, 11 inches wide, tyre is 12.4 inches wide) The fronts are 7.00/16's ribbed

ops:

I did a runner a few months back driving it 21km from the place we're currently living in (on the edge of a 6000 acre place) to a friends small property. Nothing beats the obnoxious farting sound of an un-muffled (only a spark arrestor) 3.1 litre Fiat direct injected diesel at top revs. :roll:
The tyres tend to walk around a bit at top speed.
BTW, top speed, high range, 4th is approximately 23km/h. :wink:

Actually, has anyone seen pics of the 'Forest Rover' ?
There was a thread running on OL for sometime. Series II, big ag tyres with portal axles. Bloody cool. 8)

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