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Freelander sport 2004 - 235/50/18 tyres - need replacing soon and I've had the offer of some 235/55/18 tyres nearly new - question is will these fit without problems? I know it's only another 5mm, but will they rub against anything or cause incorrect speedo readings?
Will most likely try em anyway, but just wondered if anyone could advise in advance of anything I should be aware of.

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they probably wouldnt rub, but change all 4 at once with the two deepest treads on the front. your speedo will be ever so slightly different, just check with GPS
 
yer dia difference is gonna be 24mm about 3.5%. if yer wanna work out the circumferance go ahead, ave did the hard bit fer yer
 
Or goto the discovery section and read the "what tires can I put on my disco" thread. theres a table in there does it all for yer.
 
at 70mph you'll have about a 2-3 mph increase on what you were doing before. chances are you'll still be in spec

i have 225/65/17's and they dont rub at all. no risk of ripping your wheel arch out.
 
for future refrence, compaired to your existing size

Tyre code Diameter Circumference Difference
---------- -------- ------------- ----------
255/40 R18 661 mm 2077 mm -4.48 %
265/40 R18 669 mm 2102 mm -3.32 %
225/45 R18 660 mm 2073 mm -4.7 %
235/45 R18 669 mm 2102 mm -3.39 %
245/45 R18 678 mm 2130 mm -2.09 %
255/45 R18 687 mm 2158 mm -0.79 %
265/45 R18 696 mm 2187 mm 0.51 %
215/50 R18 672 mm 2111 mm -2.89 %
225/50 R18 682 mm 2143 mm -1.44 %
235/50 R18 692 mm 2174 mm 0 %
245/50 R18 702 mm 2205 mm 1.44 %
255/50 R18 712 mm 2237 mm 2.89 %
265/50 R18 722 mm 2268 mm 4.33 %
215/55 R18 694 mm 2180 mm 0.22 %
225/55 R18 705 mm 2215 mm 1.81 %
235/55 R18 716 mm 2249 mm 3.39 %
245/55 R18 727 mm 2284 mm 4.98 %
215/60 R18 715 mm 2246 mm 3.32 %

i get bored at work
 
Hi,

My freelander currently has 17/255/55 - if going off road would i be better to replace with a larger profile?

Any advice would be appreciated !
 
ffs yer ****!
he's gonna have to swap wheels and tyres. yer can just bung bigger profile tyres on and hope they will clear the body work.
specially if yer going orf road. so that would mean getting a set of 16" or possible even 15" wheels with tyres to fit. then he'll be wanting steel wheels fer orf road, so if he has alloys he'll need steel wheel nuts. then unless he's gonna drive there and back on his super bouncey tyres he'll need room to carry the spare ones.

and in the end for what?
get a 90 or a series fer orf roading and keep the gaylander fer going to tescos
 
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