Tyre sizes

Ok before anyone jumps down my throat and says do a search OR look at the chart....I have and to be honest the chart was gobildy gook to me, may as well of been in chinese, Im great with electronics and compters but that chart

I have a discovery 2 TD5 No lift and it has General grabber 255/65/16 on the standard 5 spoke alloy wheels

What is the biggest I can fit WITHOUT having to cut bodywork? Was thinking of replacing the wheels as well to steels.

I'm using the car maybe 50/50 offroading/greenlaning at the moment so what tyre would you recomend full mud?? or maybe something a little less agressive AND quieter on the tarmac

Thanks for all serious answers.

Brian

cooper discoverer stt's

BFG AT's

I run 31 x 10.5 R15's on 8j rims ..slightly catches on the rear wheel arch, took two years of slightly catching to bend it slightly, though the paint was rubbed off pretty quickly ..

Sorry, just noticed it's a TD5 .. in which case BFG AT's .. dunno what'll fit ..

BrianB said:

I'm using the car maybe 50/50 offroading/greenlaning at the moment so what tyre would you recomend full mud?? or maybe something a little less agressive AND quieter on the tarmac

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As you use it offroad/greenlaning are you getting into situations were grip is an issue? If so then MT's might be the way to go .... BUT .... if you're worried about getting decent mileage out of the tyre's then stick with AT's (not many better than Grabber AT2's).

Dewin said:

As you use it offroad/greenlaning are you getting into situations were grip is an issue? If so then MT's might be the way to go .... BUT .... if you're worried about getting decent mileage out of the tyre's then stick with AT's (not many better than Grabber AT2's).

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Thanks for the answers so far.

Grip is my main problem. In the dry and light mud i'm fine, the traction control helps a lot BUT when it gets really muddy, which is most of the time in the UK i tend to spend more time going sideways much to everyones amusement.

Brian

BrianB said:

Grip is my main problem.

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Not the first time I've heard that.

insa turbos-if you want to really play

BrianB said:

Thanks for the answers so far.

Grip is my main problem. In the dry and light mud i'm fine, the traction control helps a lot BUT when it gets really muddy, which is most of the time in the UK i tend to spend more time going sideways much to everyones amusement.

Brian

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This will happen with ANY AT tyre, if you play in thick mud, they just fill up to quick, good for everything else tho. I had the grabbers, now on Cooper STT's which grip nicely in the thick stuff, also a LOT quieter on road than expected.

REF tyre size, 245/75-16 is about the biggest you can comfortably go with no rubbing issues at all, they will be an 1" 1/2 taller so give a bit more clearance under the diffs.

Thanks again for the replys.

I did fancy the insa turbos as the brother has them on his Trooper and they just don't let go BUT I dont like the road noise from them. His are the new version that look more bobbly than some ive seen so maybe the old style is quieter?

Was thinking alone the lines of the cooper STTs, they seem to get mentioned often.

Stupid question if i went for the 245/75-16 cooper STTs and i want to replace the alloys with steel wheels what should i be looking for size wise as they are all listed in weird terms

Brian

Anyone know the cheapest place for cooper stt then?
Found some one silverline4x4 £595 for 4 on black modular wheels is his a good price?

Thanks
Brian

So no one knows if this is a good price, can it be done cheaper?

BrianB said:

So no one knows if this is a good price, can it be done cheaper?

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Personally I'm semi-regretting fitting mud terrains to my disco, although its great offroad, the onroad behaviour is a lot worse, esp in the wet, or on ice.

Previously I had General Grabber AT's (the old style), and to be honest they were pretty good. I've found that in soft mud any tyre soon fills up really, also your mud pattern tyres don't seem to be as good on rocks.

As for wheelarch clearance, I had 30/9.5 R15 on my disco1 and they rubbed against the back wheel arches, there's very little clearance on the trailing edge. The problem will be worse with 8 spokes or modulars as these have a greater offset than the standard landrover wheel.

BrianB said:

Anyone know the cheapest place for cooper stt then?
Found some one silverline4x4 £595 for 4 on black modular wheels is his a good price?

Thanks
Brian

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One more thing, if your fitting a different size you'll need 5 tyres, as your spare needs to be the same size.

Otherwise if you had a puncture you'd be illegal, as you can't mix tyre sizes on the same axle. Also you'd be working the diff continuously, which wouldn't do it any good.

Thanks for the info Landy.man

I did know that...read it in another post somewhere.

Trouble now is i'm thinking of doing a 2" lift so i'm holding back on the tyres till then as this will effect what size i can fit.

Just got to work out if i need to just fit 2" lift springs or to go the whole hog and fit extended shockers as well.

Tooo many choices.

Brian

Well u can fit the lift kit, but all you will do it sit 2" higher and when ur go into an axle twister, ur axle wont articulate any more than normal which is where the dampers (shocks) come in to play, they allow the axle to articulate further.

discomark10 said:

Well u can fit the lift kit, but all you will do it sit 2" higher and when ur go into an axle twister, ur axle wont articulate any more than normal which is where the dampers (shocks) come in to play, they allow the axle to articulate further.

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That makes sense, shocks and springs it is then.

i know this question is going to open acab of worms but does Anyone have reccomendations as to whats a good set of 2" springs and shocks. I was looking at a set from mm 4x4 But they are britpart and i get the impression they are not that relable???

heres a link 2 Britpart Suspension Kit - Disco 2 - With 2 Extended Shocks

Dont want to spend a HUGE ammount of money but equally i dont want to buy something thats gonna fail in 6 months going up a steep curb lol.

Thanks all for the replys.
Brian

also u would probly want to get a set of extended break lines, so they dont get pulled off! lol

Brake line were on the list till my clutch burnt out, see my other thread.

Shelving the lift till i recover from the cost of my clutch + dual mass flywheel

Brian