james231410
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I have a 2003 90 SW with alloys that are fitted with Grabber 235/85/16R....I want to put some good winter tyres on.Any suggestions of better tyres?
it all depends where on the planet you are. winter tyres for oz are slighty differents to winter tyres for siberia. i note from yer actual spelling of 'tyres' that you ain't in the good ole us of a. so am a guessing yer in blighty. are you sure your grabbers wont cope with the average brit winter???
fat slob
fat slob
james231410
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well..i live in a very rural area...loads of mud and water.If the grabbers are as good as it gets ..fine...But just wondered if there were anything worth changing for that still worked OK on the road..
james231410
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next stupid question...what size am I limited too on these alloy wheels.I would have thought the same is required- but it seems that you can get 265/75 tyres on there too?..what sizes can I have?
james231410
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yep understand that- was just wondering if anyone had specific models they had used that they were impressed with.Thanks
I recently bought a 90 with 285/75 BFG Mud Terrains (which are for sale). The last owner told me he had to adjust the limit stops on the steering, but they don't look over big on the motor. In answer to your question, I suspect BFG AT's may be better as I personally favour them, but just going on what others have written on different forums and not from personal experience, Grabbers are reputed to be 'suspect' in the wet. I believe BFG's have a fairly hard compound as they last a long time. I'd say it depends what you have in mind to tackle - ice, snow or mud or all three. Paddocks have a 'special' on ice tyres right now, but they have a fine tread with a soft compound, unsuitable for the summer.. For snow/mud you'd need a chunky tread, which are not good on ice and in the wet! Why not see how you get on with what you've got before spending a lot of dough? Just take it easy on ice, it's very easy to 'lose' a 4x4, they're not invulnerable.. You can check on this site http://www.yellow110.co.uk/ (Tyre Info link) for rolling radius and circumferences of two tyres sizes. There's 10mm difference in rolling radius between 235/85 and 265/75 tyres.. (about 3/4" rolling diameter)
james231410
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EdF...thats the kind of answer I was looking . Thanks very much.
I am looking at options for tyres and fine this web site has an excellent tyre size calculator. http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp - you just bash in your old size (7.5R16's are listed under additional sizes) and a selection of new sizes and it does the rest for you - including if you wish a list what (US) brands fit your criteria.
-Ian
-Ian
