Simon Foster

Hi
I have a two inch suspension lift on my discovery 1995 300tdi and would like
to fit bigger tyres without cutting parts of the body away. the current
tyres are 235/70/16 what are the biggets tyrres I can fit on the same
wheels? these wheels and tyres look lost ,31 or 32 in tyres would look
better. do colway do this size tyre as my mileage is less than 5k per yr.
cheers

Austin Shackles

On or around Fri, 2 Sep 2005 21:25:47 +0000 (UTC), "Simon Foster"
<simonjenjas@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:

>Hi
>I have a two inch suspension lift on my discovery 1995 300tdi and would like
>to fit bigger tyres without cutting parts of the body away. the current
>tyres are 235/70/16 what are the biggets tyrres I can fit on the same
>wheels? these wheels and tyres look lost ,31 or 32 in tyres would look
>better. do colway do this size tyre as my mileage is less than 5k per yr.

I reckon you should get away with 235/85R16.
--
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If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink;
Good wine, a friend, or being dry, Or lest we should be by and by;
Or any other reason why. - Henry Aldrich (1647 - 1710)

Richard Brookman

so Austin Shackles was, like...
> On or around Fri, 2 Sep 2005 21:25:47 +0000 (UTC), "Simon Foster"
> <simonjenjas@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> Hi
>> I have a two inch suspension lift on my discovery 1995 300tdi and
>> would like to fit bigger tyres without cutting parts of the body
>> away. the current tyres are 235/70/16 what are the biggets tyrres I
>> can fit on the same wheels? these wheels and tyres look lost ,31 or
>> 32 in tyres would look better. do colway do this size tyre as my
>> mileage is less than 5k per yr.
>
> I reckon you should get away with 235/85R16.

Have a look at http://www.discoweb.org/, click on "tech", then "tires &
wheels". There's quite a useful summary there of what will fit what.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

Tim Hobbs

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:44:29 +0100, Austin Shackles
<austinNOSPAM@ddol-las.net> wrote:

>On or around Fri, 2 Sep 2005 21:25:47 +0000 (UTC), "Simon Foster"
><simonjenjas@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Hi
>>I have a two inch suspension lift on my discovery 1995 300tdi and would like
>>to fit bigger tyres without cutting parts of the body away. the current
>>tyres are 235/70/16 what are the biggets tyrres I can fit on the same
>>wheels? these wheels and tyres look lost ,31 or 32 in tyres would look
>>better. do colway do this size tyre as my mileage is less than 5k per yr.
>
>I reckon you should get away with 235/85R16.

I reckon Neil Brownlee will be along shortly to disagree. Think
you'll be OK at the front, but will need some minor cuts to the rear
arches IF you intend to use the full travel (and there's little point
if you don't).



--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70

Simon Foster

Thanks one and all for the info, need to get my cheque book out now.
"Tim Hobbs" <tim@spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:44:29 +0100, Austin Shackles
> <austinNOSPAM@ddol-las.net> wrote:
>
>>On or around Fri, 2 Sep 2005 21:25:47 +0000 (UTC), "Simon Foster"
>><simonjenjas@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>I have a two inch suspension lift on my discovery 1995 300tdi and would
>>>like
>>>to fit bigger tyres without cutting parts of the body away. the current
>>>tyres are 235/70/16 what are the biggets tyrres I can fit on the same
>>>wheels? these wheels and tyres look lost ,31 or 32 in tyres would look
>>>better. do colway do this size tyre as my mileage is less than 5k per yr.
>>
>>I reckon you should get away with 235/85R16.
>
> I reckon Neil Brownlee will be along shortly to disagree. Think
> you'll be OK at the front, but will need some minor cuts to the rear
> arches IF you intend to use the full travel (and there's little point
> if you don't).
>
>
>
> --
>
> Tim Hobbs
>
> '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
> '03 Volvo V70