biggest tyre size

freelander2002 · Oct 7, 2010

hi guys

just a quick one, whats the widest tyre size you can put on a hippo? ive been offered a set of general grabber at2 but they are 235/75/15 and im sure this sounds a bit to wide for the car?????

freelander2002 · Oct 8, 2010

Anyone?

oil dripper · Oct 8, 2010

TD4_4x4 · Oct 9, 2010

freelander2002 said:
hi guys

just a quick one, whats the widest tyre size you can put on a hippo? ive been offered a set of general grabber at2 but they are 235/75/15 and im sure this sounds a bit to wide for the car?????

Hi, my Sport has 235/50/18 out of the factory so the AT2's sound like they'd fit.

freelander2002 · Oct 9, 2010

Thanks for the reply, anyone else like to confirm if they fit or not. Been advised on another forum the deffo will NOT fit but by the previous post they might? Just need a definitive answer, don't want to buy them and can not use them

mart18d · Oct 10, 2010

IMO they will not fit the 15" wheels think the standard size is 195/80r15 so 235 profile would be far too wide!

Hippo · Oct 10, 2010

Use this to calculate diameter of tyres:

Changing tyres sizes - tyre size change calculator

TD John · Oct 11, 2010

Got std 225x17 Synchrones on ours and there is definitely less that 8mm betwen the inner sidewall and the front strut! And these are a fairly skinny sidewall bulge + low profile. When it goes to 235X18 they get even lower profile (and less bulge)
IF the 235X75's sitting on 15" rims have a sidewall spread less than the 225X55's on 17" you may be lucky but I doubt it - I think they will be too fat and rub.
Even allowing for the difference in rolling circumference - It does really depend on how 'round' the cross section is whether it clears the strut - Anyone actually put some on?

freelander2002 · Oct 11, 2010

tried a 235 wheel on today off my father in laws disco and it didnt fit, so there is the answer

freelander2002 · Oct 14, 2010

Has anyone tried to fit a set of 225/75/15 then? Will this size fit.

TD John · Oct 14, 2010

Think it will depend on the sidewall spread (width) of the tyre on the rim.
Only starting with less than 8mm on 225x55 and getting smaller as tyre gets taller !!

Buston · Oct 25, 2010

i have 195/80 15s on mine ,when i enquired about wider tyres i was told that for all terrain i should stick with 195s, if i went for road biased tyres i could fit 205 as a maximum width.

Chalky. · Oct 25, 2010

Sell it a get a proper landy mate!

G13SJC · Oct 27, 2010

I have 215/75 R15 on mine. Still have about 20mm between the tyre wall and the shock absorber. Covered 17,000 miles like this and no issues...

225 should fit as it will be 5mm wider on each side....

Regards,

Steve

biggest tyre size

freelander2002

Active Member

freelander2002

Active Member

oil dripper

Well-Known Member

TD4_4x4

Active Member

freelander2002

Active Member

mart18d

New Member

Hippo

Lord Hippo

TD John

New Member

freelander2002

Active Member

freelander2002

Active Member

TD John

New Member

Buston

New Member

Chalky.

Well-Known Member

G13SJC

New Member

Similar threads