By Steve (Oz93discov8) on Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 09:40 am: Edit

Noticed a big difference going from Michelin XPC 205 80 R16's to the 245's - looks heaps better if nothing else. Hardly noticed the loss in torque with the larger O.D. But had a bit of rear fender rubbing - even after trimming the back off at 45 degrees and with HD springs for a bit of lift etc (about 1 to 2"). Tried something else that works - grabbed the rear fender just behind the wheel and pulled it outwards. Easy enough and it moved out nearly an inch - looks OK and clears the tyres nicely. Maybe over the years/bumps the panels had been pushed in - dunno!

Anyway, off on a goat shooting trip in the ruff stuff - we'll see how "bulletproof" these BFG's really are.

By Steve (Oz93discov8) on Friday, June 01, 2001 - 09:22 am: Edit

Went great - a bit slidy in the greasy clay pans but unstoppable on the steep rocky slopes and everything else.

Got some nasty cuts and scrapes into the side walls from sharp rocks but no failures - yet!!

Ran them at 24 psi front & 32 psi rears off road and their grip & comfort was perfect - my passengers all agreed (none of them LR owners!!)

By Jeff Bieler (Mrbieler) on Friday, June 01, 2001 - 09:33 am: Edit

Watch the cuts on the side walls for buldging. Do you have "road hazard" warranties on the new tires? Yes, the BFG AT and MT's are 3-ply on the sidewalls, but the cut you see can be hiding much more damage internally.

It's nice to get those two dif's a little higher over the obstacles. We went with 215/85 R16 Dunlop Rover R/T's. About the same height as yours, but narrower. It was a 2" overall diameter increase over stock.

Jeff
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