215/70/16 or 225/70/16?

peteads · May 10, 2009

Been reading muddy oval and wonder why the fella's across the pond favour 225's over the more recommended 215's here in the AT flavour.

Link... MuddyOval.com BFG Tyres for Freelanders

G13SJC · May 13, 2009

I was originally going to go for 205/80 R16 in BFG AT fitment.

I have settled on 215/75 15 to keep my original alloys and gone with Colway A/T.

Slightly off topic, but might be useful.

Regards,

Steve

peteads · May 14, 2009

hehehe... any answers to a thread this size are much appreciated

but I've no plans to lift my XEDI so will prolly stick with a 70 profile. Will do a search on the Colways tho... thnx

I just latched onto the opposing views on width and wondered if there's any reasoning behind them or whether it's just a yanks do everything bigger type thing.

G13SJC · May 14, 2009

Colways are no longer produced in the UK.... however, they are being made abroad and can be purchased through eBay. (£155 per set of 4)

I paid £99 for my set of 4 inc delivery (one off eBay ad).

I have run a set on a Discovery 2 and they have covered 30,000 with some tread remaining - will prob get 35 - 38,000 - not bad for £55 per corner in 18" fitment.

Regards,

Steve

rriggs · May 15, 2009

I run mine with 235/60 16 and car feels really solid and stable on the road and corners really nicely but still gives a nice pliant ride compared to 17s.

But then I don't offroad any further than grass or gravel....

Cheers

Rog

G13SJC · May 26, 2009

Two pics of my vehicle running 215/75 R15's.

One showing the tread pattern (11mm when new) and the other showing the slight lift that I have gained with the bigger size and deep tread pattern.

Regards,

Steve

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