Thread: Wheels & Tyres for 110

You should be right fitting 235/85R16's to the 5.5 rims. That said, there's no real advantage over the 7.50s except wider choioce of tyres. You should be able to get some decent though older looking treads in 7.50.

Yes, the gen-u-wine wolf rims are tubeless - and you could afford to carry multiple spare rims and tyres for the additional cost of the Wolf ones.

Tread doesn't matter as much as pressure - you need to remember that the same rules apply for heavily treaded tyres and for bald ones. The main thing is - there is no advantage to heavy tread patterns in sand, and potentially the digging disadvantage. You want to have the forward edge of the tyre compressing the sand, not trying to "bite" it.

EDIT: - After reading the rules link you posted, you can go quite a bit wider than 6.5 inches. The vehicle (which is = current Defender) can be fitted ex-factory with up to 7 inch rims, so 8 inch rims are the maximum.

When I got my 130 TD5 it had alloys with huge/wide tyres on it (don't know the actual size - but big...).

I changed them to tubeless Wolf rims with original fitment (for a 130) Michelin XZL 750R16 tyres. Much improved steering, quieter on the road and looks 100% better in my opinion. Alloys on a defender don't look as good as steel rims IMHO.

For sand work the original 'skinny' tyres are as good as anything. Deflate to 15-18PSI and they are great.

I have ozzie army rims mine are 6" wide and a wider offset

Here's a UK link for XZLs on Wolf rims:
http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/DEFE...olf_wheel.html

Forgot to say in the prev post that they are the favourite tyre of long distance expeditions for their long wear and puncture proof characteristics, and the Wolf rims are probably the strongest rims you can buy.

Originally Posted by scrambler

You should be right fitting 235/85R16's to the 5.5 rims.

Thanks Scrambler, I'm not sure (and I could easily be wrong) but I thought from reading a few threads on here that I'd have to get new rims for two reasons, 1) The rims I have are not suitable for tubeless tyres? and 2) The 235/85 tyre had to have a 6" rim minimum? If I can save a few dollars on rims, then it all goes towards that locking rear diff !

Jon

I use steel disco rims on my 110 because they are tubeless. I think they are 6.5s. I run 235/85s. They are good, little wider than 7.5016s.

1990 county would be a rare find, only the 2nd i've heard of.

rar110

Disco Steels are 7 inch... perfect for 235s but too wide for 7.50s. 235/85s are actually 9.25 inch wide but have the same (or very similar) diameter as 7.50s

235/85s is what I have on the old Series II.

-- iRek

Originally Posted by D3Jon

... 1) The rims I have are not suitable for tubeless tyres?

If they are standard County steel rims then they are definitely not suitable for tubeless tyres. Will work OK unless and until you drop the pressure below about 18psi, or you have a sudden flat, when there is a risk they will roll off the rim.

I researched County rims + tubeless extensively last year and got all sorts of conflicting advice from tyre shops who you think should have known what they were talking about but usually didn't. Finally got the definitive technical info buried somewhere on the DOTARS site I think.

Chris