| Author | Message | ||
     Chris Robyn (Noirovr) New Member Username: Noirovr Post Number: 14 Registered: 07-2003 |
My 95 D1 has stock Castor rims with 235/70-16 Bridgestone Dueler A/T tires. I'm close to purchasing a set of Tornado rims with 225/80-16 Dunlop Radial Rover A/T tires. Based on numbers alone, the 225/80 tires should be narrower but a bit taller. I have a lift kit and am running a Warn 8000 with Safari Gard front brush bar. Just wondering what the advantages and/or disadvantages might be of going with a narrower, taller tire. The D1 is used mainly for highway crusing and some fire road type stuff but no rock crawling or anything like that. If anyone else has run this size I would be curious as to your experiences. Chris Robyn San Francisco '95 D1 '88 RRC | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 838 Registered: 08-2002 |
I think that is what my disco came stock with. Ran them for a while OK, but had serious clearance issues, likely OK for fire roads and stuff. I think that I made it through hole-in-the-rock even with these tires, but with professional assistance. Go slow and air down even with the small tires it will help you not to bounce and will let the tires conform. If you keep both set of rims, go get yourself some of 245/75 tires for off roading. |
