It's just whats on at the moment size wise. What size would you recommend without it looking like a tank
They don't look to bad to be honest thats why i aint that fussed had looked at 235 but on 70/16 and thought they would be to small.
Langers
Well-Known Member
205 will be too small as Storm says... I would say 235/85 as a minimum.
The tread pattern itself is pretty good, I had them in the above size on my previous 110. Excellent off road (provided you remember to get the tread direction correct) but rather noisy on tarmac. Not great in the wet either, where they tend to lose traction easily.
The tread pattern itself is pretty good, I had them in the above size on my previous 110. Excellent off road (provided you remember to get the tread direction correct) but rather noisy on tarmac. Not great in the wet either, where they tend to lose traction easily.
rustyrhinos
Well-Known Member
They are a bit wahey on wet tarmac! Are you going to do a lot of mud driving with your Defender? If not Id say go for Insa Ranger/Traction Track/Mountain, intead of the open mud tread that the Saharas are.
235/70 are the same height as 205/80.
235/85 are a better size for defenders, standard size for 110s iirc and will give more clearance, fill the arches better, make your speedo more accurate and give better economy at motorway cruising speeds.
pie eater pete
Active Member
Cant say i really rated them-correct me if im wrong but think their a remould mine didnt last as long as my Kumhos and the Kumhos didnt cost a great deal more. £180 a pair fitted.
Def110TDi
New Member
Yeah, ones turbo are a remould company
i run 235/85/16 insa saharas on my 98 300TDI 90, They raise the 90 by about an inch or so and do fill the wheel arches a lot better. I find they preform very well in the scottish mud,clay and general crap also find them good int he snow. Havent had any scary moments in the rain with them after all its a defender not a bloody sports car so why would you want to whore it around a corner ?? As for wear i have had my set on for a few years now with a lot of tarmac driving and there wearing very well, they have fantastically strong side walls. Once they need replacing i will be getting another set of insa's maybe the special track next time
200tdi ayre
Well-Known Member
my mate had them on his series, great offroad but noisy and wear quickly on the road, also in the rain they lost grip around a corner resulting in him destroying a wall and his series
The dakars are a bloody good tyre imo, I've had mine on for nearly 2 years now and they've still got pleny of life in them. Great off road, great in the snow, good on road,a bit of road noise but not too much, not the best in the wet but what mud pattern tyre is?
Hope you get as much use out of them as I've had.
