Disco tyres

Hi all,

When going over my Disco 2.5 TDI I noticed that it has on 235/80 tyres and a
235/70 spare. NOT HELPFUL. Anyway I am a little worried that the large tyres
might be catching the bodywork on rough roads. Should it really be fitted
with 235/70's or will the present tyres be okay (I know I will need a new
spare if I keep the present tyres)?

Yours

Andy

2.5TDI XS AUTO DISCO 1996 (Japanese import)- Very reliable

On or around Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:18:06 GMT, "Andrew Renshaw"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Hi all,
>
>When going over my Disco 2.5 TDI I noticed that it has on 235/80 tyres and a
>235/70 spare. NOT HELPFUL. Anyway I am a little worried that the large tyres
>might be catching the bodywork on rough roads. Should it really be fitted
>with 235/70's or will the present tyres be okay (I know I will need a new
>spare if I keep the present tyres)?

standard size for disco Is is 205R16 or 225/75R16 or 235/70R16. I wasn't
aware of 235/80 although they quite possibly exist - the common one is
235/85 which is supplied as a "replacement" for 7.50x16. They probably will
catch on the body unless you've either lifted the suspension or modified the
arches or both. They do give more ground clearance though. On "normal"
roads I doubt they foul anything.

You can legitimately (I think) have a different-sized spare provided it's
for emergency use only, like those space-saver ones that some saloons have.

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