tyre size

i think he had to cut the wheel arches, i seem to remember them being 10.5's

i've got 235/85/16 greenway machos (fantastic) and a 2 inch lift. i still had to cut the rear arches and adjust the end stops as much as possible aswell as welding on a large nut on said end stops to stop the tyres rubbing. acceleration isn't as good and as for the road holding, its ****e now, scary even but who gives a flying **** about road holding? i didn't get a rr to hound around corners in. thats what i've got a capri for! actually i dinny know which is scarier

lets be honest, who did get a rr to fly round corners!! you could hardly say it handled on rails to begin with!! The reason I started the thread was i've seen a crackin wheel and tyre deal and as mine are all but done I thought about buying them, there 33/12.50/15 on white 7 spokes, I'm sure I could make them fit with enough body lift and arch grinding, but am i just fulfilling my childhood fantasy of having a monster truck?!!

well just go for it then dear boy

to late!! the order was made this afternoon, no turning back now. need to do some measuring first and then some cutting and then some more cutting. then I can work out the level of lift i need in the body. plus i'm trying to find some arch extensions. any idea anyone?

devon 4x4 or something like that but they are expensive, just get some defender arches and rivet em on

post some pics when its done will ya?

I'm going to do a photo album of the work, start to finish. First things first is to work out the body lift required, I need to work out the amount of suspension travel the classic has and lift it by this amout minus the amount I cut out of the arches. I'm going to steer away from a lift kit as they have a knock on effect on other components, castor arms, dislocation cones and so on. where the body lift is less costly and I like the standard ride as is.

So if anyone knows the suspension travel then give a shout. Is it in the haynes?

Got wheels and tyres today, large would be a good word to use to decribe them, some modifying to do yet, body lift etc but will post pictures soon as possible.

are your tyre on early rr 6 inch steel rims or the other 7 inch as fitted to other models