Tyre questions

My 109 is fitted with very good condition Michelin 7.50R16 off road tyres on
the back and 205R16 all terrain remoulds on the front which are smaller in
diameter, I have a spare of each, and am wondering what options I have...

I could put a pair of the matching Michelin's on the front, at a price, but
I'm being warned that they aren't good on the road, but just how bad are
they?.

I could go for a complete new set but what would be good?, I want reasonable
off road ability.

7.50R16 seem hard to get but the metric alternatives of the same diameter
seem very wide, a friend has some that stick out so far he's had to put
those plastic arches on to try and keep the mud in!, and I really want it to
look original, including the tyres.

Can anyone recommend good suppliers and brands please?.

Greg

On or around Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:20:44 +0100, "Greg"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>My 109 is fitted with very good condition Michelin 7.50R16 off road tyres on
>the back and 205R16 all terrain remoulds on the front which are smaller in
>diameter, I have a spare of each, and am wondering what options I have...
>
>I could put a pair of the matching Michelin's on the front, at a price, but
>I'm being warned that they aren't good on the road, but just how bad are
>they?.
>
>I could go for a complete new set but what would be good?, I want reasonable
>off road ability.
>
>7.50R16 seem hard to get but the metric alternatives of the same diameter
>seem very wide, a friend has some that stick out so far he's had to put
>those plastic arches on to try and keep the mud in!, and I really want it to
>look original, including the tyres.
>
>Can anyone recommend good suppliers and brands please?.

I'd definitely ditch the 205s, way to small for a 109". You can still get
Avons in 750R16, rangemaster I think the name is. not a super off-road mud
tyre (for that you want general SAG or other SAT-lookalike), but OK on the
road.

The metric "equivalent" is 235/85R16 which is about 2" wider, so would look
about 1" wider - there's another point though, they might foul you r front
springs, leading to reduced turning circle.

http://www.bronco4x4.com/ is handy for looking at tyres, although the list
has gone all clever... click on "4x4 tyres" then "tyre size search".

they only list 4, though, in 7.50R16, including the avon in 8PR. you used
to be able to get 6PR rangemasters as well, don't know if that's still true.

or click tyres and select brand to see all the ones from a particular maker.
these pages are sorted by the first bit of the size, so 7.50s are on the
last page of any given maker, if they have any.

Bronco of course don't do all the tyres there are, but it's not a bad
selection.

There are others, though. Nankang spring to mind as makers of good
reasonable-price tyres, I suspect they still do a 7.50R16, but I don't know.

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Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:20:44 +0100, "Greg"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>My 109 is fitted with very good condition Michelin 7.50R16 off road tyres on
>>the back and 205R16 all terrain remoulds on the front which are smaller in
>>diameter, I have a spare of each, and am wondering what options I have...
>>
>>I could put a pair of the matching Michelin's on the front, at a price, but
>>I'm being warned that they aren't good on the road, but just how bad are
>>they?.
>>
>>I could go for a complete new set but what would be good?, I want reasonable
>>off road ability.
>>
>>7.50R16 seem hard to get but the metric alternatives of the same diameter
>>seem very wide, a friend has some that stick out so far he's had to put
>>those plastic arches on to try and keep the mud in!, and I really want it to
>>look original, including the tyres.
>>
>>Can anyone recommend good suppliers and brands please?.
>
>
> I'd definitely ditch the 205s, way to small for a 109". You can still get
> Avons in 750R16, rangemaster I think the name is. not a super off-road mud
> tyre (for that you want general SAG or other SAT-lookalike), but OK on the
> road.
>
> The metric "equivalent" is 235/85R16 which is about 2" wider, so would look
> about 1" wider - there's another point though, they might foul you r front
> springs, leading to reduced turning circle.
>
> http://www.bronco4x4.com/ is handy for looking at tyres, although the list
> has gone all clever... click on "4x4 tyres" then "tyre size search".
>
> they only list 4, though, in 7.50R16, including the avon in 8PR. you used
> to be able to get 6PR rangemasters as well, don't know if that's still true.
>
> or click tyres and select brand to see all the ones from a particular maker.
> these pages are sorted by the first bit of the size, so 7.50s are on the
> last page of any given maker, if they have any.
>
> Bronco of course don't do all the tyres there are, but it's not a bad
> selection.
>
> There are others, though. Nankang spring to mind as makers of good
> reasonable-price tyres, I suspect they still do a 7.50R16, but I don't know.
>
I can vouch for Rangemasters, just fitted a set to my 110 V8 to
replace Michelin XCLs. Road noise is much reduced (I can hear the
engine now) and it doesn't feel like I'm driving over bricks. I gained
1 mpg as well (woot!). They also fitted my 5.5" rims, whereas a metric
equivalent would have required 6.5" rims.
I got mine off eBay, a company called (looks it up) d7-reifenshop
(German). THey also have a website at www.distribution7.com

Cost me €122 each, plus about €70 postage to France.

Stuart

try www.sowdentyres.com

they sell all sizes of COLWAY MT or AT tyres [remoulds]

235/85x16 MT are about 1 /12" taller than 7.50x16 MT , i have both on
different rims and the 235 are much bigger but fit wheelarch ok .

the colway MT is around a max of £50 each incl vat and delivery and
other sizes are cheaper than this .

you should run the same size tyres on all wheels on a landrover,
otherwise the diffs will wind up when you lock the hubs and stick the
difflock in .

235/85x16 are about 2" wider than a 7.50x16 tyre .

if you buy some modular rims and use them tubeless you wont get the
dreaded puntures that are associated with tubed rims , plus the
aftermarket rims have a little more offset on them which places the
rims slightly farther away from the hubs , ie no trouble with tyres
rubbing chassis .

..


Greg wrote:
> My 109 is fitted with very good condition Michelin 7.50R16 off road tyreson
> the back and 205R16 all terrain remoulds on the front which are smaller in
> diameter, I have a spare of each, and am wondering what options I have...
>
> I could put a pair of the matching Michelin's on the front, at a price, but
> I'm being warned that they aren't good on the road, but just how bad are
> they?.
>
> I could go for a complete new set but what would be good?, I want reasonable
> off road ability.
>
> 7.50R16 seem hard to get but the metric alternatives of the same diameter
> seem very wide, a friend has some that stick out so far he's had to put
> those plastic arches on to try and keep the mud in!, and I really want itto
> look original, including the tyres.
>
> Can anyone recommend good suppliers and brands please?.
>
> Greg

We have BRAND NEW Goodtear G90's on WOLF wheel rims for sale at £90.00 plus
VAT each.
www.ajstyres.co.uk
Andy.
"Greg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My 109 is fitted with very good condition Michelin 7.50R16 off road tyres
> on
> the back and 205R16 all terrain remoulds on the front which are smaller in
> diameter, I have a spare of each, and am wondering what options I have...
>
> I could put a pair of the matching Michelin's on the front, at a price,
> but
> I'm being warned that they aren't good on the road, but just how bad are
> they?.
>
> I could go for a complete new set but what would be good?, I want
> reasonable
> off road ability.
>
> 7.50R16 seem hard to get but the metric alternatives of the same diameter
> seem very wide, a friend has some that stick out so far he's had to put
> those plastic arches on to try and keep the mud in!, and I really want it
> to
> look original, including the tyres.
>
> Can anyone recommend good suppliers and brands please?.
>
> Greg
>
>

On or around Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:07:58 +0200, Srtgray
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>>
> I can vouch for Rangemasters, just fitted a set to my 110 V8 to
>replace Michelin XCLs. Road noise is much reduced (I can hear the
>engine now) and it doesn't feel like I'm driving over bricks. I gained
>1 mpg as well (woot!). They also fitted my 5.5" rims, whereas a metric
>equivalent would have required 6.5" rims.
>I got mine off eBay, a company called (looks it up) d7-reifenshop
>(German). THey also have a website at www.distribution7.com
>
>Cost me €122 each, plus about €70 postage to France.

I've had 235/85R16 on standard 110 rims with no trouble; I think they're
5.5". The disco has 7" rims and 205 section tyres look way skinny on 'em,
235 look normal size.

The old series SWB rims were narrower, though, and wouldn't suit a 235 width
tyre.
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On or around Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:29:01 +0100, "Andy Sargeant"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>We have BRAND NEW Goodtear G90's on WOLF wheel rims for sale at £90.00 plus
>VAT each.

tempter.

out of interest, do Goodyear (apart from the G90?) make a 7.50R16 any more?
they seem to be going out of fashion, which is going to get annoying on the
older motors. 7.50s work well on the LWB series.
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- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'

7.50R16 Mud Pluggas (SAT clone) are available easily enough, AA Tyres I
think. Noisy on road though if you do a lot of road mileage. Some of
the 235/85s or whatever the metric equivalent is have a noticeably
bigger rolling radius than a 7.50 which might cause you turning
circle/body fouling problems.

Gordon.

On or around 18 Aug 2006 02:41:39 -0700, "gordon" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>7.50R16 Mud Pluggas (SAT clone) are available easily enough, AA Tyres I
>think. Noisy on road though if you do a lot of road mileage. Some of
>the 235/85s or whatever the metric equivalent is have a noticeably
>bigger rolling radius than a 7.50 which might cause you turning
>circle/body fouling problems.

it's the extra width that's the real bugbear, though, I think, for clearance
issues, although extra diameter doesn't actually help.

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Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around 18 Aug 2006 02:41:39 -0700, "gordon" <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >7.50R16 Mud Pluggas (SAT clone) are available easily enough, AA Tyres I
If anyone is desperate for 7.50R16s, Dunlop still manufacture them here
in Zimbabwe.

I'm sure an export deal could be arranged if required!

Cheers!
Graham Carter
Harare
Zimbabwe

On or around 18 Aug 2006 11:07:49 -0700, "Graham Carter"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around 18 Aug 2006 02:41:39 -0700, "gordon" <[email protected]>
>> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>> >7.50R16 Mud Pluggas (SAT clone) are available easily enough, AA Tyres I
>If anyone is desperate for 7.50R16s, Dunlop still manufacture them here
>in Zimbabwe.

I expect they do here, if you search hard enough. 's just that the main
stockists aren't bothered to keep them for such a small market.

after all, you can still get new tyres in sizes like 4.50x21 for to put on
yer vintage bentley...
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Goodyear Wrangler 750R16 still available, not my favourite tyre though,
still have the hard core L/Rover owner who say "it was standard fit then,
must be good enough now".
Things move on with tyre technology but not so much with the 750's.
Regards
Andy. www.ajstyres.co.uk
"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:29:01 +0100, "Andy Sargeant"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>We have BRAND NEW Goodtear G90's on WOLF wheel rims for sale at £90.00
>>plus
>>VAT each.
>
> tempter.
>
> out of interest, do Goodyear (apart from the G90?) make a 7.50R16 any
> more?
> they seem to be going out of fashion, which is going to get annoying on
> the
> older motors. 7.50s work well on the LWB series.
> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
> "Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
> - Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'

On or around Sun, 20 Aug 2006 07:16:42 +0100, "Andy Sargeant"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Goodyear Wrangler 750R16 still available, not my favourite tyre though,
>still have the hard core L/Rover owner who say "it was standard fit then,
>must be good enough now".
>Things move on with tyre technology but not so much with the 750's.

pity, though. I still reckon 7.50s look best on the Series motors, well,
obviously, for authentic look you want 6.00x16 on a SWB.


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