Tyres again

Just been looking at Witham SVs Tender site and was wondering...


Are 7.5x16 usable on a Disco 1?

Given this is an MOD lot I'm guessing they'll probably be Goodyear G90s.

Any thoughts?

P.

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:35:21 +0000, "Paul S. Brown"
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:

>Just been looking at Witham SVs Tender site and was wondering...
>
>
>Are 7.5x16 usable on a Disco 1?
>
>Given this is an MOD lot I'm guessing they'll probably be Goodyear G90s.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>P.


750 is about the same size as a 235/85 16, and to fit requires some
modification to the wheel arch, so I would guess that 750s may need
the same. Nicest way to do it is to fit fit a set of flared arched
from Devon 4x4, as they seem to fit with the aggressive look caused by
bigger tyres. Suspension lift is also preferable, as I found that
235/85s fouled the top of the inside wheel arches with out it.
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On or around Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:49:00 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:35:21 +0000, "Paul S. Brown"
><[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>
>>Just been looking at Witham SVs Tender site and was wondering...
>>
>>
>>Are 7.5x16 usable on a Disco 1?
>>
>>Given this is an MOD lot I'm guessing they'll probably be Goodyear G90s.
>>
>>Any thoughts?
>>
>>P.
>
>
>750 is about the same size as a 235/85 16, and to fit requires some
>modification to the wheel arch, so I would guess that 750s may need
>the same.

they're narrower, though. 235s are nominally about 9.5" wide, 7.50 are of
course nominally 7.5". depends on what the problem is with the 235/85s, if
it's the width or the diameter.

Oh, and the 7" disco rims are a touch on the wide side, I'd have thought,
for a 7.50 tyre.
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Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:49:00 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:35:21 +0000, "Paul S. Brown"
>><[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>>
>>>Just been looking at Witham SVs Tender site and was wondering...
>>>
>>>
>>>Are 7.5x16 usable on a Disco 1?
>>>
>>>Given this is an MOD lot I'm guessing they'll probably be Goodyear
>>>G90s.
>>>
>>>Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>P.
>>
>>
>>750 is about the same size as a 235/85 16, and to fit requires some
>>modification to the wheel arch, so I would guess that 750s may need
>>the same.
>
> they're narrower, though. 235s are nominally about 9.5" wide, 7.50
> are of
> course nominally 7.5". depends on what the problem is with the
> 235/85s, if it's the width or the diameter.
>
> Oh, and the 7" disco rims are a touch on the wide side, I'd have
> thought, for a 7.50 tyre.

I'm running on Range Rover steels (Sorta RoStyle, but not quite) off a
82 rangie at the moment, but getting a new set of rims is on my list of
"Must happen" sometime soon.

Largest I've run on this is 235/70/16 which grabs the front radius arms,
but that's largely due to being Grizzly Claws - the shoulder lugs make
the tyre wider than its size would indicate.

P.

Paul S. Brown wrote:
> Just been looking at Witham SVs Tender site and was wondering...
>
>
> Are 7.5x16 usable on a Disco 1?
>
> Given this is an MOD lot I'm guessing they'll probably be Goodyear G90s.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> P.


Always nice to have a tyres thread on the go. I've been offered 1100 X
16 for the 101. Is someone taking the **** ?

Steve

On or around Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:24:54 +0000, Steve
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Paul S. Brown wrote:
>> Just been looking at Witham SVs Tender site and was wondering...
>>
>>
>> Are 7.5x16 usable on a Disco 1?
>>
>> Given this is an MOD lot I'm guessing they'll probably be Goodyear G90s.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> P.
>
>
>Always nice to have a tyres thread on the go. I've been offered 1100 X
>16 for the 101. Is someone taking the **** ?

sounds good to me. Monster Truck!
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:24:54 +0000, Steve
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Always nice to have a tyres thread on the go. I've been offered 1100 X
>16 for the 101. Is someone taking the **** ?

Why? They fit a treat.


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