Thread: Wheel and tyre sizes & choice?

The LR steel rims are 5.5 x 16.
The LR alloys are 7 x 16.

7.50R16 or 235/85R16 are both an excellent choice for tyre size.

I used to run 235/85R16 Goodyear Wranglers A/T (County 110), they were a pretty good all round tyre with good ground clearance and quiet on the road.
Personally I wouldn't run anything but that tyre size on a 110.

Funny enough my current Land Rover (Disco) had brand new Goodyear Wranglers A/T tyres when I got it. Good, but as they are 205R16 they just lack some ground clearance compared to the 235/85R16.

Of course 235/85R16 tyres offer no form of bling or fashion statement, won't make your 4WDrive look tough, won't add to your ego.... but they are a good practical tyre size well suited to a 110

Best regards
DarrenR

Occasionally good deals are to be had on Mag wheels, sometimes with tyres, on ebay. Mags can easily be freighted on a small pallet, or even posted indevidually, just wrapped in bubble wrap (as long as they're under 20kg each).

Originally Posted by Michael2

Occasionally good deals are to be had on Mag wheels, sometimes with tyres, on ebay. Mags can easily be freighted on a small pallet, or even posted indevidually, just wrapped in bubble wrap (as long as they're under 20kg each).

Thanks. There was a set of Defender alloys on for $800, but they were pick-up only and were in Melbourne. Shame, as they were exactly what I was after, and what prompted this post.

Have now found a very cheap set on ebay.co.uk, so am tempted to grab them, ship them to the mother-in-law's and arrange shipping out here with a load of other bits myself on my next trip over.

Personally I would go for 255/85R16. These are a 33" and will only need the flares trimming if you run large offset rims, standard 130 rims or slightly offset disco rims will be fine. If you are a fan of wider tyres, you could look at 285/75R16, these are a lot more common than the 255's, and as such there are a lot more tread patterns available.