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17" Tyres


Jacko4034

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I know tyre sizes have been covered many times before, and I have searched, honest.

I have 17" alloys on me Gaylander, and with the driving habits of 'er indoors, plenty of evidence of high kerbs on them......

Does anyone know what the biggest 17" tyres size that can be squeezed under the arches? Not to bothered about tread pattern, just a higher profile really.

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Does look like these tyres should fit, but i have sound a lokal khumo dealer that has been kind enough to try some for me, just need to book a day of work to go up and see what we can get to fit.

It does look like we would be both easier to get 16" rims as from searching through previouse posts largest tyres that fit them are 225/75-16 but will require a 2" lift to avoid scrubbing under load

Eather that or re locate body on to a disco chassis! ;-)

keith

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Any one know if these will scrub etc not much bigger but better looking than the sports type tyres usually fitted?

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The Evolution 17" wheels shown in the attached picture as fitted to my wife's 2005 HSE auto are 7" rim width.

The OE fitment from LR is 225/55 x 17 but you can very happily fit 235/55 x 17 as I have done for her. It is a better fitment, is more comfortable to ride on, they are very grippy in the wet and the size simply looks better on those rims, as can be seen.

There is NO problem for clearance at any point with this size and it does a smashing job. 235/55 is actually a better fitment in the Freelander 1 arrangement for post-facelift models but of course LR purchase 225/55 because the relatively small difference at OE price when multiplied by the volumes produced, obviously comes to a fair amount.

I have fitted Falken STZ01 tyres and these have reinforced casings with mainly rayon breakers rather than the dreadfully high content of steel breakers used in Michelin tyres, which is why Michelin give a very crashy and bumpy ride as well as reduced wet road adhesion when compared to any other brand. These Falkens have now done 12,000 miles and are showing even wear throughout, currently with 6mm of tread left. The car is never allowed to touch or mount kerbs and the geometry is still perfect, pressures are run at 31psi and are checked with a pencil gauge every 3 weeks, then adjusted if necessary with my stirrup pump (never use garage airline gauges because they are never accurate).

I have just obtained a set of spare Evolution rims from EBay and I am going to have 255/60 x 17 M+S (not Michelin but still considering what to choose) patterns fitted for winter use next year and they will go on with 15mm spacers to ensure the current level of clearance is maintained. I'll post pictures when done, maybe by July as I have to get the rims refurbished and painted first.

Good luck.

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that is some great info bigtone, so i know 235 will fit but want to know if the 65's will fit as you only have 55's on

Aspect ratio at 65% is not the best in fact although they would fit the rims and run.

Have a look at these data comparisons to see where the variations are:

Size UTQG Load / Speed Item # Meas. Rim Approved Rims OD Section Width RPM Tread Width Tread Depth Weight (lbs) Max PSI (cold) Max Load Reinforced

225/55ZR17 360-AA-A 101W 28923762 7 8-Jun 27.00787402 9.05511811 781 7.874015748 Oct-32 27.99842 50 1819 Reinforced

235/55ZR17 360-AA-A 99W 28923725 7.5 6.5 - 8.5 27.12598425 9.527559055 778 8.267716535 Oct-32 29.2484282 51 1709 -

235/60R17 480-A-A 102H 28921717 7 6.5-8.5 28.1 9.4 753 7.6 Oct-32 29.5 51 1874

235/55 x 17 is a good fitment for the reasons I gave before and go on without any need for spacers etc.

You can spend hours on this subject if you're not careful............

bonne chance

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thank you for your reply and information. The reason i am wanting larger tyres is more for the ruggid off road "look" than anything else.

keith

Well perhaps you need a set of something like these then.................

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