I'd like to raise the tyre size within reason but here we are held to the manufacturer size originally fitted! It's a lot of money to invest and then be told at the french mot that it failed due to the tyres not being correct!!
mikescuba
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My understanding was that the 235 x 85 x 16 was the closest match to the original size of 7.50 x 16. which were fitted to Defenders. The only difference is the width of the tire. The 235 are a couple of mm wider.
Mine has passed the French control technic several times with the 235's. The spare that I have on the back door is a 7.50 x 16 BFG. Still passes, and the center I take it to are quiet vigilant.
My handbook (from a '95 model) has both R16 255 & R18 255 but also R16 235. Cannot remember the profiles but it will be adjusted to keep the rolling radius the same otherwise the speedo will have the wrong speed.
Yep Grrrrr I am running 235/70/16 as per the handbook of my 99 model and were already on the car.
done, end of! General grabber at3's. 410€ delivered. Most happy. Thank you for you for all your info and feedback very much appreciated.
mikescuba
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Below is taken from my 1990 Defender handbook
Here's the P38A.
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tyres arrived today! They are huge!! Cool..
Quite chunky, aren't they?! Should be legal for a while!
I hope so grrrrrrrrrr, ive used every penny's worth of my two front tyres...they have no give in them at all....oooer....
before, every pennys worth of rubber used!
and after!
Before fitting!
Alan Crossley
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grrrrrr, I'm not going all rock bashing on her ass!!!!
just wanted something a little better than road tyres. just thought 50/50's would be a small inexpensive way to gain a bit more other than selling a child or organ!
What price you looking for your organ/s
organs have gone, the range rover is a must to drive around in as I have a few life support machines that follow me around!!!!What price you looking for your organ/s
myfirstl322
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If both our eyes fell on those tyres,... in a scrappies,.....in the 80's, then I'd of slapped my gauntlet across your face and then shot you in the back as you paced out..........positively brand new back in the day!
All for a meagre godiva.
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1988smithy
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They look the mutts nuts mate
thank you and they are quiet on the road. stressed a bit at the tyre shop. He was going to put it on the two post lift. He was a bit moody when I asked him to jack it via the axle instead, just to be careful about the older height sensors on it ... he didn't know about the tyre pressures... Suppose they cant know it all..
All better now.. Very happy.
