Series 3 Tyres

Hi,

I have a swb 1980 series 3, I'm currently on 205/80/16's with original rims. I want to swap to 235/85/16's will they still fit?

Thanks

Well yes if you really want to but you are best off with wider rims. You will also lose some steering lock and have increased steering effort; man up or go to the gym.
I was always happy on 205/80s but do think SWB look good on 750/16s

divie said:

Well yes if you really want to but you are best off with wider rims. You will also lose some steering lock and have increased steering effort; man up or go to the gym.
I was always happy on 205/80s but do think SWB look good on 750/16s

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Ok, thanks. I just wanted something a bit bigger so I'll man up haha

Prob better If you put lwb 5.5" rims on they are cheap as chips on eBay

wwwfc666 said:

Prob better If you put lwb 5.5" rims on they are cheap as chips on eBay

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Ok, will they fit at all on the current ones or is it best not to bother?

Also it's on parabolics so it's a bit taller than usual anyway

LandyLui said:

Ok, will they fit at all on the current ones or is it best not to bother?

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When I looked into it recently I was advised to fit the lwb rim because they are 5.5 inch.
my swb are 5 inch.
I'm getting bfg MUDs 235/85/16 on mine and they said 5.5inch rims are right on the limit, so 5 " lwb rims would not be any good.
I may have a few lwb rims extra once I sorted through the stuff I got, if your interested. You can have em, if you can pick them up. Will have a look at weekend.

7.50's are good option, near as dammit the same diameter as 235/85s but without the same width problems.

They look well on a swb imo

I like 7.50's too, have goodyear g90's on both the s1 and s3 swb's s1 has 5.5 rims and the s3 has 6.5 wolf rims

I always think narrower tyres look better on an older Landy. No need to mess around with changing rims either. I have some 7.5R16 Avon rangemasters on my 90 which look good and last forever.

X2 on Narrower tyre's n 750's. Whilst it's personal I agree they give a great period look to any Series'2a and 3.