Thread: Big Tyres: Pros and cons

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Thanks mate. Yea i dont know why it has 15s on it. I hate them with a passion.
I already have 2 inches of suspension lift so only need to do the camel cut i think and i should be able to throw some bigger rubber under there.
Real question is how big can i go without the need for flared guards?

I had 245/75/16 MTRs with a 50mm lift and they rubbed on the steering arms and occasionally banged the wheel arches on big bumps.
I was told the best size was 245/70/16 which shouldn't rub with a 50 mm lift.
BTW the MTRs in that size were noisy and made the D1 use more fuel and accelerate slower. They also dug big holes in sand (back to the thread topic).

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Standard D1 (I had one) is 235/70/16s not 15s. Next size up is usually 245/70/16s. Above that you need a lift and may need to cut the guards, depending on the size.

People need to stop making that comment without the extra data...

A LIFT doesn't allow bigger tyres... It ONLY changes the static height.

Relocating the arc down (lowered bump stops etc) can allow bigger tyres.

On a D1 a Camel cut will allow 235-85-16 with no issues.

A good set of tyres in that size will give better diff clearance than the patrol mentioned.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I had 245/75/16 MTRs with a 50mm lift and they rubbed on the steering arms and occasionally banged the wheel arches on big bumps.
I was told the best size was 245/70/16 which shouldn't rub with a 50 mm lift.
BTW the MTRs in that size were noisy and made the D1 use more fuel and accelerate slower. They also dug big holes in sand (back to the thread topic).

Bigger camel cut, and a 1/2 turn on the steering stops would have sorted all your issues.

A LIFT won't.... Unless is so firm that you actually lose benefit.

I did adjust the stops. I didn't want to reduce the vehicle's value by cutting it.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

On a D1 a Camel cut will allow 235-85-16 with no issues.

Bigger camel cut, and a 1/2 turn on the steering stops would have sorted all your issues.

I had a D1 with 235/86/R16 maxxis bighorns (with camel cut) and they rubbed on the radius arms. from memory the left was worse than the right. I didnt adjust the steering stops though.

I also had a 50mm suspension lift. I was out one day with a land rover training group and the instructor took us to a rock step, told us how to drive up it and then proceeded to have 3 attempts to try and get up, the last of which saw them hit the step on am angle and end up cross axled and wheelspinning because the front bar wouldnt clear the step (defender with standard tyres and height). I went next and pointed the disco at the step, brushed the bar on the rock and walked up it - the instructor thought I had diff locks!

I had bigger tyres because I wanted to tackle bigger obstacles. It did affect gearing and it did wallow a little more around corners. It was also harder to get going on hills and soft sand, though this was more to do with the gearing rather than the tyre type. If I bought another D1 (or D2) id do exactly the same as the extra capability, whether touring or out for fun, was worth the drawbacks (well it was for me, anyway).

I do have one question - what happened to Paul? He hasnt been here since page 1. I wonder if he got the answer he was after

@Disco-tastic thankyou for that reply.
It answered my question.
Im in the market to buy some new rubber in the next week or so and that is what i will aim for. 235/86/R16 maxxis bighorns sound like the rubber im after.
Sorry if im hijacking a thread although it is sort of on topic.......

Fellas, you might find this interesting , its yank so it will immediately put off most of you but as not apliccable, but actually worth the read if only on how they did the testing.

Massive Mud Tire Shootout: Intro - Four Wheeler Magazine

as it happens the tyre that wins is the Hankook that I'm running

Mud Tire Shootout First Place: Hankook Dynapro MT

Very interesting. Hankooks don't get much cred. down here, but seem to be a lot more popular overseas. Good pricing too.