By Brett Symons (Tizeye) on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 10:20 pm: Edit

I am thinking of putting a set of B.F.G. 245/70-16
on my series 2 Disco with Self Leveling Suspension.
Seeing that the only time that I will be doing any 4 wheel driving I will have the rear suspension raised, (nearly 2 inches) I am assuming that I don't need to do any suspension mods? If this is not the case, what is the largest tyre size that would fit without mods?
Your advice will be greatly appreciated.

By Steve (Steve2) on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 10:47 pm: Edit

i think your tire choice is too conservative- the TReK disco II run 245-75-16 no sweat - and i might be wrong but you can run 265-75-16 without a lift on a d2 - i hope some of the d2 guys will jump in here with a confirmation. most of the guys with the ome lifted discos run 255-85-16s

best of luck
steve

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Friday, October 19, 2001 - 12:13 am: Edit

yes steve, that is correct.

By Brett Symons (Tizeye) on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 08:26 pm: Edit

Thanks Guys it was a typo on my behalf I ment to type "245-75-16" But you have given me the answer I wanted. Thanks again.

By han chung on Friday, October 19, 2001 - 11:36 am: Edit

brett,
245/75 w/o lift looks just about proportional. w/ moderate lift and 265/75 looks good. 265/75 w/o lift is doable w/o major problems but tires look very big.

By alberto on Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 12:06 pm: Edit

and has any of you tried or know about fitting 235-85-16 without mods or lift on the disco II? Thanks

By Aussie Fred on Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:45 pm: Edit

Re: 235-85-16 (stock Defender Tyres) Can be run on stock suspension, but expect rubbing on the radius arms in off-road conditions.
Lift, bumper change (trimming or replacement), and adjustment of steering stops (or wheel off-set) are recommend for serious use. Or so I am told.

By Steve (Steve2) on Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 11:11 pm: Edit

alberto

the other caveat re: 235-85s on a dII is rim width - maximum recommended rim width is 7" for the 235's - so if you are staying with the stock 8" wide - then you should go with the 265-75's

steve

By Aussie Fred on Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 11:35 pm: Edit

Here in Australia the Standard Disco II comes with a 16" x 7" while the "ES" comes with 16"x8" rims standard (you can opion up (?) to 18"x8" rims if your heart desires)

By Paul D. Morgan on Monday, October 22, 2001 - 09:02 pm: Edit

So.....how does the 245-75-16 differ from the stock 255-65-16's on my '00 Disco II? The stock tires do not look right at all. I want something more proportional to the overall look of the vehicle.

Please forgive my ignorance, I am an airplane mechanic. Airplanes do not get modifications for fun and looks.

Paul D. Morgan
pmorgan@ec.rr.com
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By Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) on Monday, October 22, 2001 - 09:31 pm: Edit

Here is a picture of my Disco II with the non-proportional 255/65r16's. What do you guys recommend for this non-lifted vehicle?




Paul D. Morgan
V22 Guy

By Steve (Steve2) on Monday, October 22, 2001 - 11:59 pm: Edit

bear in mind the factory always goes conservative- if i had a non-lifted disco II - i'd do 245-75 (ala TReK disco)- but i'd also see how 235-85s looked first, just to be sure!

steve

By Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 11:15 am: Edit

Thanks Steve!

Paul