Thread: Bfg 245/75r/16

If my maths is correct:

235/85R/16 = 32.3" dia
245/75R/16 = 31" dia

So the 235/85R/16 would give you a little bit (about 16mm) more lift.

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

Would 235/85R/16 give me a slightly more vehilce Lift ?

Yes you would have more lift, but how much of your body work are you prepared to cut away to make them fit? The gearing would also be raised requiring either a Defender transfer case or lower ratio diffs. It may pay to get a second opinion on the availability of the BFG's, the 245's are quite a common size for them to be discontinuing them, though they are usualy 70 profile rather than 75 for disco's.

How much trimming is required to fit 235/85's on a rangie or serles 1 disco?

Thanks for replies fellas;

Jimbo
i've been running the 245/75R/16 BFG 's now almost 5 years , I've had to cut a quite a bit of the guards already , to stop the outside tread of the tyres rubbing against the guards on full flex, but ever since swicthing to king rims from standard Disco alloys ( and i suspect this is due to incorrect rim offset of the kings steelies) that the 245/75R/16 's are rubbing a bit more on the guards and this is apparent by groove patthers on the tyre treads.

will I need to go to 4.11 diffs ratio from the standard 3.54:1?


I'll make a few more calls to different tyre places to find out if anyone has 245/75R/16 size in stock, i didn't particulaly wanna change as i have 6 tyres of 245/75R/16 and 2 are still brand new and the other 4 on the car and pretty worn and Just wanted to buy 2 more tyres , but it sounds like It's going to cost me a fair bit more if I change tyre sizes , which goes back to your original point..alright time to make a few more calls..

Originally Posted by Dougal

How much trimming is required to fit 235/85's on a rangie or serles 1 disco?

some info about 235/85/16's on Disco's: 235's gallery

Thanks again jimbo

The URL link provioded above answered a lot of my questions , I rang around and finally beaurepairs tell me they should be able to get the Tires in but will take sometime , at least early April.

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

Thanks again jimbo

The URL link provioded above answered a lot of my questions , I rang around and finally beaurepairs tell me they should be able to get the Tires in but will take sometime , at least early April.

That's great news, lets hope bro repairs do the job for you

Was that for Mud Terrains or All terrains?