New Tyres

Hi all brilliant site, I have a 2004 freelander td4 HSE, with 225/55/17s fitted, could i get away with fitting 235/65/17 with no adjustment to body work and no fouling, or would i be better off fitting 225/65/17.

Thanks in advance for any advice

Dave

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Thanks for the advice Landyman

Davyboy67 said:

Thanks for the advice Landyman

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seriously tho the tyre qs is the most asked and the most hated qs in every section of the forum

its been asked and replied to over a squillion times

use the search function at the top and all will be revealed

as its bank holiday weekend the gay sorry freelander amnesty has started

Thanks Landyman

Surely, the only way to find out is to buy a set and try them out on your car! There may be issues of fouling and gearing! The question really is "Why do you want to change them?". Is it an aesthetic issue?

Proper tyres

The Kumho's do look good though!

225/75/16 if they're a similar rolling radius (there are websites to calculate that) then no they wont. I've got a 2" lift and wheels with more offset to be able to run them

Davyboy67 said:

Hi all brilliant site, I have a 2004 freelander td4 HSE, with 225/55/17s fitted, could i get away with fitting 235/65/17 with no adjustment to body work and no fouling, or would i be better off fitting 225/65/17.

Thanks in advance for any advice

Dave

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Hi Dave,

The short answer is 'Good God no! - They are much too big!'

I used to run 225/55 17s and wanted more rubber on the road, also the tyre I wanted didn't come in that size. So I investigated fully what could be fitted without spacers, body mods or fouling.

Both 225/65 and 235/65 17s will foul the bottom spring cup on the front strut.

The diameter of the standard tyre 225/55 17 is 690mm
the 225/65 17 is 736mm so you would have raised the edge of the tread too much - so it fouls the strut.
the 235 is even bigger at 750 - 'so no way Jose'!

I settled on 235/55 17 which has the smallest safe clearance to allow tyre-flex on cornering.
(Diameter 700mm - clearance is 6/7mm)

In order to fit 9mm chains for Austria, I have to fit 10mm spacers on the front and 7mm spacers on the rear.

Hope that helps.

Singvogel.

I like the look of the steel wheels and chunky tyres! It would be a waste of money for me though as I have no intenton of greenlaning; however, on the other hand...

Thanks for all the reply's , think i will go with Singvogal and look at fitting 235/55

Davyboy67 said:

Thanks for all the reply's , think i will go with Singvogal and look at fitting 235/55

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Tyres are a very personal thing and they are all a compromise.

I could not find one tyre for all my needs - although the Conti 4X4 Contact comes the closest - it's good on tarmac, grass, mud and snow.

On Snow they are better than the A/T tyres surprisingly.

If I was only to have one set of wheels these are the ones to go for.

They are the standard fitment on the Ford Cuga.

Have a look here - it could help you choose the type of tyre (not necessarily the brand) most suitable for you - there's a good comparison table:

http://www.conti-online.com/generat...al/automobile/themes/suv-tires/suv-tires.html

In the summer for long high-speed journeys I run ContiSportContact2s which of course are not designed for temperatures below 5 degrees C.

Singvogel.