wiltshire landyman
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wiltshire landyman
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Thanks for the advice Landyman
seriously tho the tyre qs is the most asked and the most hated qs in every section of the forum
its been asked and replied to over a squillion times
use the search function at the top and all will be revealed
as its bank holiday weekend the gay sorry freelander amnesty has started
Salisburylander
Active Member
Surely, the only way to find out is to buy a set and try them out on your car! There may be issues of fouling and gearing! The question really is "Why do you want to change them?". Is it an aesthetic issue?
Salisburylander
Active Member
The Kumho's do look good though!
Singvogel
Well-Known Member
Hi Dave,
The short answer is 'Good God no! - They are much too big!'
I used to run 225/55 17s and wanted more rubber on the road, also the tyre I wanted didn't come in that size. So I investigated fully what could be fitted without spacers, body mods or fouling.
Both 225/65 and 235/65 17s will foul the bottom spring cup on the front strut.
The diameter of the standard tyre 225/55 17 is 690mm
the 225/65 17 is 736mm so you would have raised the edge of the tread too much - so it fouls the strut.
the 235 is even bigger at 750 - 'so no way Jose'!
I settled on 235/55 17 which has the smallest safe clearance to allow tyre-flex on cornering.
(Diameter 700mm - clearance is 6/7mm)
In order to fit 9mm chains for Austria, I have to fit 10mm spacers on the front and 7mm spacers on the rear.
Hope that helps.
Singvogel.
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Salisburylander
Active Member
I like the look of the steel wheels and chunky tyres! It would be a waste of money for me though as I have no intenton of greenlaning; however, on the other hand...
Singvogel
Well-Known Member
Tyres are a very personal thing and they are all a compromise.
I could not find one tyre for all my needs - although the Conti 4X4 Contact comes the closest - it's good on tarmac, grass, mud and snow.
On Snow they are better than the A/T tyres surprisingly.
If I was only to have one set of wheels these are the ones to go for.
They are the standard fitment on the Ford Cuga.
Have a look here - it could help you choose the type of tyre (not necessarily the brand) most suitable for you - there's a good comparison table:
http://www.conti-online.com/generat...al/automobile/themes/suv-tires/suv-tires.html
In the summer for long high-speed journeys I run ContiSportContact2s which of course are not designed for temperatures below 5 degrees C.
Singvogel.
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