Freelander 1 Tyre Query

dhc92 · Mar 30, 2021

Hi. Just joined. I have just bought an 05 Freelander 1.8 facelift to pull my boat. I'm going to fit 17" wheels. Does anyone have experience of 225/60/17 Yokohama Geolandar G91 98v tyres and are they suitable/ any good? Thanks.

PRO · Mar 30, 2021

We like them yokohamas and depending on taste people tend to use g015.
Bear in mind there have quite soft compund so they grip good but not that long lasting.

Nodge68 · Mar 30, 2021

dhc92 said:
Hi. Just joined. I have just bought an 05 Freelander 1.8 facelift to pull my boat. I'm going to fit 17" wheels. Does anyone have experience of 225/60/17 Yokohama Geolandar G91 98v tyres and are they suitable/ any good? Thanks.

Fit Yokohama Geolander AT 015 tyres, which are brilliant in all condition except thick claggy mud.

Having said that, a 1.8 Freelander isn't a great tow vehicle, so will struggle with anything much more than a large dinghy or small RIB.
I once tried to tow a 1800kg trailer with my 50th anniversary 1.8, and it really struggled on hills, some required dropping down to 2nd gear, and running the engine at 4000 + RPM, just to maintain speed.
Pulling away from wasn't much fun either, as it requires careful use of the clutch.

PRO · Mar 30, 2021

Yep although not a big fan of td4 over K series in this particular case is a better approach.

GrumpyGel · Mar 30, 2021

dhc92 said:
Should be OK, chaps, thanks. 16 foot Fletcher with a 90hp Mercury on the back. Less than a tonne in total, so fast!

Think you posted that on the wrong thread!

That's not an insignificant weight to pull, however, I'm sure lots of people tow that kind of rig with Golfs and the like, so a K Series Freelander will shift it - and recover it off the ramp much better to. An L Series or TD4 would probably have been more ideal, but the K should be OK - give it a go.

My boat's about 3' shorter and with a much smaller engine. The tent we carry weighs about 10% of your boat though

Probably another 10% in other camping gear to. The L Series hardly knows its there.

Plus of course, first rule of the forum, the boat don't exist unless there's a pic!

Did I say Golfs tow that sort of rig? Over here you can't be seen dead on the ramp with anything less than a 3L Hilux - or you're a Pomm

Nodge68 · Mar 30, 2021

PRO said:
Yep although not a big fan of td4 over K series in this particular case is a better approach.

The K series is a peach of an engine. The TD4 does tow better, but isn't such a nice engine as the k series. The 1.8k just isn't really suited to towing more than 1000kgs, but up to that, it's acceptable.

dhc92 · Mar 30, 2021

GrumpyGel said:
Think you posted that on the wrong thread!

That's not an insignificant weight to pull, however, I'm sure lots of people tow that kind of rig with Golfs and the like, so a K Series Freelander will shift it - and recover it off the ramp much better to. An L Series or TD4 would probably have been more ideal, but the K should be OK - give it a go.

My boat's about 3' shorter and with a much smaller engine. The tent we carry weighs about 10% of your boat though Probably another 10% in other camping gear to. The L Series hardly knows its there.

Plus of course, first rule of the forum, the boat don't exist unless there's a pic!

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Did I say Golfs tow that sort of rig? Over here you can't be seen dead on the ramp with anything less than a 3L Hilux - or you're a Pomm

dhc92 · Mar 30, 2021

It exists!

andyfreelandy · Mar 30, 2021

PRO said:
people tend to use g015.
Bear in mind there have quite soft compund so they grip good but not that long lasting.

Mine have covered 40k and still 4mm plus.

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