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Matt (Bigbassinbob)
| | Posted on Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 06:16 pm: | 
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I am getting new tires for my 95 Disco, and have pretty much narrowed it down to Dunlop Rover R/T or BF goodrich A/T. I was wondering if a 245/75/16 would fit on it, as the stock recommends 235/70. A few tire people have told me they tried to put on 245/75 and they rubbed a lot. the dunlops dont come in 235/70, but 225/75. Which would be the best? |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2002 - 05:52 pm: |
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Hi Matt,
I've asked people this same question before. I asked the dealership and people on here about tire sizes on a stock D1 and the dealership recommended that I go no larger than 235/70/R16 as the next size up, 245s, will rub. They had a guy put 245/70/R16 and the owner complained that it rubbed when the wheel was cranked to all the way in either direction. Some on here have said the same thing. Apparently you can get away with 245/70/R16 if you do minor amount of cutting on the wheel well wall but it seems that 245/75/R16 will definitely rub...on a D1 that is. I'm not sure on a D2. If you put 1" spacers to move the tire out a bit, the 245s will fit. If you don't want to do that, the 225/75/R16 should fit for sure. They're slightly narrower so rubbing shouldn't be a problem and they're almost the same height as 235/70/R16. They may look kinda odd on your truck though but for off-roading, they should be as effective as 235s or 245s.
As for tire brand, I looked around for quite a while and asked a lot of questions and I finally settled on BFG ATs (I also looked at Dueler ATs, Goodyear Wrangler ATS). Just got them installed on Friday...love them so far. Can't wait for it to snow! As for size, I stuck with 235/70/R16.
Hope this helps.
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weldkid
| | Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2002 - 08:48 pm: |
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there is nothing wrong with the tires rubbing on your radius arms, you can adjust the front steering stop bolts until it doesnt anymore or just live with it, it wont hurt anything.
i would get the 245/75s, you may have to trim a little bit on the rear fender but it is absolutely miniscule and it is not noticeable from the outside.
and just for future reference, the d(s)tealer is not your friend when it comes to these kinds of questions! |
Ken
| | Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2002 - 09:05 pm: |
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I have 245/75/16 on my stock 98 D1 with no MOD's or cutting they do not rub. I wish I went bigger and did a little cutting.
Ken |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2002 - 10:42 pm: |
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Matt,
I haven't had the BFG A/T, I had Bridgestone A/T on another vehicle, and they were okay, except when I got into mud, you just spun....
I had put the Dunlop R/Ts on the other Disco I had and I loved them. Great multipurpose tire... good longevity, good on-road ride (not a hi-performance racetire,though), not silent but it was quieter than the stock Michelins, great on rocks, good in the mud, good in snow.... You can get a tire that does better than it in any category, but, it'll be worse than the R/T in the other categories then... the R/T is a very good do-it-all tire, better at it than an A/T IMHO.
FWIW, I put BFG Commercial A/T - traction tires ony my wife's Disco. I went with them instead of the R/Ts just because we were pinching pennies, and I could get the BFG at Wal-Mart with them price-matching agains Sam's Club, so it ended up being a lot cheaper than I could have gotten the Dunlops for, and, the wife won't be doing anything much more than local commuter driving... the tires did fine at MAR... not as good as the R/T off road, but better than stock.
Size: most 235/70R16 are P tires, ie, not really tough enough for the Rover's weight... Once you specify that you're looking for LT235/70R16, the amount of tires to chose from becomes slim... The LT225/75R16 is rather close to the 235/70 in size, and is easier to find, and is usually cheaper, too. The BFGs that I put on my wife's Rover is this size, they're a good fit w/o worrying about trimming, etc.
The R/Ts that I had put on the Disco I had were 245/75R16, and I didn't have a lift to do it. The fronts fit, with no trimming... I didn't even adjust the bumpstops. The rears, they rubbed under light articulation on the rear lip of the wheelwell. I trimmed it w/ tin-snips, and gently bent a bit out of the way, and you would never have known if someone didn't tell or show it to you.
Later I wished that I had gone with 235/85R16 instead, but, you would need to swap springs for a little bit of lift to get them under there... since I ended up trading it, it worked out okay. When I manage to get this Rover away from the wife, I will definitely go back to the Dunlop R/Ts, in 235/85R16.....
IMHO, FWIW, yada yada yada.....
-L |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Monday, October 14, 2002 - 02:13 am: |
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I'd normally agree that the dealership is not always the best source to go to about mod questions (I've had my share of poor advice from other dealerships) but by the same token, you can learn a lot by what someone DOESN'T say.
In my case, it wasn't the dealership telling me something as much as them relaying to me what other customers had done and the experiences they had. I guess it also depends on the people that work there too. At my dealership, the GM wasn't just a dealership GM who was in it as a business and job. He was a british fellow who had done Camel Trophies in his past and was an avid off-roader (had a couple of military Defenders of his own that he'd use to bush wack with) as well as being affiliated with a local 4x4 club that would put on events. I guess what I'm saying is that you have to evaluate your source and listen to what they say and don't say. Some offer comments, others opinions and still others will offer detailed facts and advice. If you listen carefully, you can usually filter out what you need to know. This doesn't just happen with dealerships either. You can ask people who have lots of off-road experience and knowledge but if what they offer is an opinion and that's all that it is, then it really doesn't help does it? It doesn't tell you the good points or bad points about something so in the end, you're not any further ahead, you just have another person's opinion of what they prefer. You're application may not be the same as someone elses so you have a different need, hence different variables that you consider important to you. This same thing happened to me on another thread where I asked about lights and I got a lot of feedback (which I'm greatful for); some were merely opinions of what one person preferred, others were more detailed and outlined the pros and cons of the different products allowing me to see what would suite my needs. Opinions are great as a measuring tool of what's popular and what's not but opinions are usually based on what one typically does with the equipment.
I just don't think there's such a thing as a black and white answer when it comes to asking questions. Even yes/no questions have gray areas.
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