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ErikNC
| | Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2002 - 04:38 pm: | 
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Hi everyone,
I know a lot of you run both of these tire sizes and I am looking for some feedback.
I am willing to "upgrade" the tires on my DI and I really wonder which size to choose : 235/85R16 or 265/75R16.
I have at the moment 245/75R16 and 215/85R16, offroading and stuffing with no rubbing.
As you can see below, there is some room at the back of the wheelarch, so I think the 235 should fit with no problem.
Oh and the rig has an around 2 inch lift : OME + half inch spacers
My wonders are for the 265...
Indeed, I will be using the stock rims (so no change in the backspacing), and as these tires are a full inch wider than the 235, I wanted to know if there is some rubbing issues on the places shown by colored arrows :
1. Door (green)
2. Top of the Wheelarch (red)
3. On the inside of the wheelwell, just above the upper spring seat (yellow)
4. Other places welcome :-)
No one in my country seem to have fitted this size on a disco... but there are not so many off-roading discos here :-)
What about the front (ARB bar)? turning radius difference between 235 and 265 ?
Finally, appart from rubbing issues, from the experience you guys have on this board, is there more axle breakage caused by going up to 235 and/or 265 ?
Will 265 really increase the off camber stability upon the 235 ?
Or what is the pros and cons on going 265 over 235 ?
Thank you for your input.
Best regards.
Erik
Disco I Tdi300
New Caledonia |
ErikNC
| | Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2002 - 04:43 pm: |
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Sorry
strange posting error no image !
The same picture is in my gallery on discoweb, without the colored arrows :-)
Erik Schall |
danno
| | Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2002 - 06:09 pm: |
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50k limit on pics |
ErikNC
| | Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2002 - 08:25 pm: |
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Ok, new posting try out 37k. It worked on the practice area :-)
The top of the arch (red arrow) is stock disco I
Yellow arrow is inside, just above the upper spring seat.
Any feedback welcome.
Best regards to all of you.
Erik Schall |
brian friend
| | Posted on Friday, March 29, 2002 - 12:09 am: |
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Erik,
I use 265/75/16 with steel wheels. (the stock spare type) HD OME springs and shock and I had rubbing on your green arrow and at the rear of the quarter pannel. I used Kyle's method for the rear quarter but I had to bend the lip of the front quarter pannel inward. I sliced the heck out of my tyres before I could figue out what was cutting them.
Brian Friend |
ErikNC
| | Posted on Friday, March 29, 2002 - 03:33 pm: |
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Hi Brian,
thanks for the info.
I really thought the green arrow was the least probable place for rubbing. Damned :-)
Thanks again.
Erik. |
Greg Bright
| | Posted on Friday, March 29, 2002 - 05:37 pm: |
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"I used Kyle's method for the rear quarter but I had to bend the lip of the front quarter pannel inward."
Brian,
Are you referring to the front of the rear quarter panel or the actual "front" quarter panel where you did the bending. I am getting ready to buy the same tires and I was curious what part of the panel you had to bend? If it was the front quarter panel, was it the back edge below the mirror or more towards the front of the panel (closer to the front bumper)?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me,
Greg |
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