15" Alloys on a Sport??

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That's a great looking Freelander! Why do you get shouted at for posting pics?!? I take it that's vinyl graphics on it?

Well smart, like it!

Si
 
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Some pics to ponder
 
Singvogel said:
They're unlikely to fit.

There are three reasons.

Firstly 235/75s will hit the front suspension spring cups and possibly will foul the rear plastic arch liners. 235/55 is the safe max without spacers, in my opinion to allow tyre flex on cornering, not that will be much flex on those chunky knobbly Kumhos.

Secondly you have a 50/50 chance of them clouting the calipers as they dont say what age of vehickle they came from and i dont see any signs of the dimples which are usually evident on a later 'big brakes' wheel.

These tyres were probably not fitted on those wheels or even on the same vehicle originally anyway and the 'gentlemen of salvage' have just fitted a few big tyres on four rims they had handy as it'ds coming up for winter.

Thirdly, even if you found some spacers and bolted them on - the imbalance in tread depths would mean that you were running the risk of damage to your drivetrain.

Very risky to play Russian Roulette with the IRD and / or VCU and rear diff.

Keep looking mate.

Singvogel.
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SV, Just thinking, could we fit 235/65's on our 17' rims??
 
I'm pretty sure 235/65 17s won't fit as they are 750mm diameter as opposed to the 235/55 17s which are 700mm. (That's 2" for the non-metricated)

That would mean that the upper inside edge of the tread surface would be 25mm nearer the spring cup.

My 235s have only about 7mm of clearance from underside of the spring cup - so it's a no-no I'm afraid. :(

SV.
 
Singvogel said:
I'm pretty sure 235/65 17s won't fit as they are 750mm diameter as opposed to the 235/55 17s which are 700mm. (That's 2" for the non-metricated)

That would mean that the upper inside edge of the tread surface would be 25mm nearer the spring cup.

My 235s have only about 7mm of clearance from underside of the spring cup - so it's a no-no I'm afraid. :(

SV.
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Tx. Understood. Found these which prompted the question
Falken Tyres / SUV 4x4 / Falken AT01 WildPeak AT Falken AT 01 - SUV Tyres - 4x4 Tyres - All Terrain Tyres - Off Road Tyres - 17" R17" - 215/60/17, 215/60R17

&

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-RETRE...22301?pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&hash=item27cceebbfd

Also, this is useful Visual Tyre Size Calculator | Kouki Tech
 
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Can anyone tell me what is the stock tyre size for 16 inch wheels (as i do not know if the ones have have been previously changed or not) please?
 
Diesel Do said:
To be honest there's loads!
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DD, yours is lifted as well, is it not? I'm not unhappy with my part worn 235's. I was just exploring if there is any AT tyre that will fit a completely standard set up with 17' alloy wheels - looks like its a no.

Correcting myself here, presumably 215/60/17 would be perfectly OK?
 
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Singvogel said:
I'm pretty sure 235/65 17s won't fit as they are 750mm diameter as opposed to the 235/55 17s which are 700mm. (That's 2" for the non-metricated)

That would mean that the upper inside edge of the tread surface would be 25mm nearer the spring cup.

My 235s have only about 7mm of clearance from underside of the spring cup - so it's a no-no I'm afraid. :(

SV.
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presumably 215/60/17 would be perfectly OK?
 
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