Changing tyres sizes.

gozzy · Jun 28, 2013

I am currently running. 235/85/16 on my td5 defender 110 and I was wondering could I swap them with my old disco set there insa Dakar. But there 235/70/16. I know it will effect the height slightly. But will it be posdible with put damaging aNything.
Thanks goz

loudandproud205 · Jun 28, 2013

Aslong as all four are changed then you will be fine, you will find it looks funny and kinda under tyred thou.

gozzy · Jun 28, 2013

Yeh I am planning on doing all 4. But I didn't know if it will effect the gear ratio or speed or anything. I shall change them and see what it looks like.

timtheenchanteruk · Jun 28, 2013

It will, you will get slightly lower speed, and slightly faster accelleration, and the speedo will be out a tad, if it isnt already.

SteveT247 · Jun 28, 2013

timtheenchanteruk said:
It will, you will get slightly lower speed, and slightly faster accelleration, and the speedo will be out a tad, if it isnt already.

+ 1. It will also look slightly crap.

Grimmer · Jun 28, 2013

timtheenchanteruk said:
It will, you will get slightly lower speed, and slightly faster accelleration, and the speedo will be out a tad, if it isnt already.

My speedo 'overreads' (is that even a word

), by about 10% with 235/85 R16's on, but on the plus side I haz done 10% fewer miles than I thought I had

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