Defender Wheel Rims

Hi
On my Defender I've got a set of 235/85/R16 tyres on steel rims that have gone very rusty. I've seen a set of 7 x 16 modular steel rims advertised for sale. My question is will my tyres fit on a 7" rim?

Thanks
Chris J

No - 8.5" is the correct tyre size

Tyre Width Equivalency Table
You may also find the following table of recommended tyre widths for given rim widths useful when changing your tyre width.

Rim width Min tyre width Ideal tyre width Max tyre width
5 .0 inches 155 mm 165 ou 175 mm 185 mm
5.5 inches 165 mm 175 ou 185 mm 195 mm
6.0 inches 175 mm 185 ou 195 mm 205 mm
6.5 inches 185 mm 195 ou 205 mm 215 mm
7.0 inches 195 mm 205 ou 215 mm 225 mm
7.5 inches 205 mm 215 ou 225 mm 235 mm
8.0 inches 215 mm 225 ou 235 mm 245 mm
8.5 inches 225 mm 235 ou 245 mm 255 mm
9,0 inches 235 mm 245 ou 255 mm 265 mm
9.5 inches 245 mm 255 ou 265 mm 275 mm
10.0 inches 255 mm 265 or 275 mm 285 mm
10.5 inches 265 mm 275 or 285 mm 295 mm
11.0 inches 275 mm 285 or 295 mm 305 mm
11.5 inches 285 mm 295 or 305 mm 315 mm
12.0 inches 295 mm 305 or 315 mm 325 mm
12.5 inches 305 mm 315 or 325 mm 335 mm

The Mad Hat Man said:

No - 8.5" is the correct tyre size

Tyre Width Equivalency Table
You may also find the following table of recommended tyre widths for given rim widths useful when changing your tyre width.

Rim width Min tyre width Ideal tyre width Max tyre width
5 .0 inches 155 mm 165 or 175 mm 185 mm
5.5 inches 165 mm 175 or 185 mm 195 mm
6.0 inches 175 mm 185 or 195 mm 205 mm
6.5 inches 185 mm 195 or 205 mm 215 mm
7.0 inches 195 mm 205 or 215 mm 225 mm
7.5 inches 205 mm 215 or 225 mm 235 mm
8.0 inches 215 mm 225 or 235 mm 245 mm
8.5 inches 225 mm 235 or 245 mm 255 mm
9,0 inches 235 mm 245 or 255 mm 265 mm
9.5 inches 245 mm 255 or 265 mm 275 mm
10.0 inches 255 mm 265 or 275 mm 285 mm
10.5 inches 265 mm 275 or 285 mm 295 mm
11.0 inches 275 mm 285 or 295 mm 305 mm
11.5 inches 285 mm 295 or 305 mm 315 mm
12.0 inches 295 mm 305 or 315 mm 325 mm
12.5 inches 305 mm 315 or 325 mm 335 mm

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thats betterer

What inch are zu alloys? Just want to know how wide I can go?

sible88 said:

What inch are zu alloys? Just want to know how wide I can go?

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fook me do you want us to do all the searching for ya..aint you got google:doh:

At a guess, 2 inches. Hope this helps.

Well though some1 would know off the top of there head and I have never heard of google lol

If the sweet spot for a 235mm tyre is a 8in wheel, in the wheel & tyre packages from both Craddock & Paddock, how come they only sell 235mm tyres fitted to 7in rims ??

They will fit but may break the bead while off- road or if u start loosing pressure?

Weird, I just ordered a package deal from Paddock for 235/85/R16 tyres on 7x16 rims. They say the 7x16 rims are out of stock, so I thought this might be a good opportunity to switch up to 8x16 rims. I e-mailed to ask if they could put my tyres on a 8x16 rims instead, but the response was: "NO, they will not fit on 16x8 rims, sorry."

I am currently looking to order a new set of wheels/tyres and all the web info I have checked so far says that this tyre size needs a 7 inch rim.

I have got 235 on zu rims and they are 7x16 so your right his table is wrong

sible88 said:

I have got 235 on zu rims and they are 7x16 so your right his table is wrong

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I'm not going to debate whether his table is right or wrong. BUT.


I love your logic "I've done it so I must be right" So If I rob a bank. As long as it feels right it can't be wrong? sorted I is gonna be rich..

this might help An ideal rim-width calculator scroll down to find it. But 235/85/1t6's will allegedly fit 6.5 to 8 inch rims. I had 265/75/16 on R16x7j rims without any problems at all.

and run 235/70/16 both mud and road tyres on std Disco 1 alloys.

Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 3 of 4

Definitely not trying to argue. There's just some conflicting resources out there and I wanted to check with the egsperts

I think this is TMHM's source: Cross reference table: Car tyre tips - Pneus Online

And another source says 8in is the upper limit for 235mm tyres: Tyre Calculator - Alloy Wheels, Rochford Tyres - Specialist supplier of alloy wheels and tyres packages, Fast Delivery, Buy Online. (Edit: I think this is Pikey's source too)

Of course, as I said, the folks I can find actually selling wheel/tyre packages for Defenders all seem to put their 235mm tyres on 7x16 rims, so there's a yet another conflicting source.

Anybody running 235's on 7in rims? 8in?

I am running 235/70 R16 on 7x16

I put 235 85 16 onto 7x16 black modulars on all the defenders I sell. They seem to be fine. We run 3 Defender TD5's 110 hard tops with this combo on and they are worked hard off road with no problems. Have put 265's onto craddock replica boost alloys before and I think they're 7 inch but I could be wrong