JL45 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 All, looking to purchase a set of wheels and tires but curious about some details. They are 31 x 10.5 R15. What does this equal to, 265's? Also is there any issues putting them on a '92 Defender 110 200tdi? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsu0san Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 There are various calculators on the web that will give you the metric size but I think you're roughly right. However, the height of these always looked a little small to me. I have some of these in the shed that I took off an old 110 I used to own and then I put them on my old 90. But they always looked a little too small to me, especially on the 110. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 They are a nice chunky looking tyre. Standard fitment on many Jeeps and were the size LR used for some models in the US, as 16" off road tyres are (or were) quite rare over there. They will be a similar width to a 265, but maybe a little wider in practice. Height wise, most 31.10.50's will normally come in at 29-30" against the tape measure. For example a BFG AT 31.10.50R15 is 30.5" tall. While a 265/75R16 in the same tread is 31.6" tall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL45 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Thanks for the info. Would I need spacers or extended arches? From what I've been reading most 265 tires just fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 265/75R16 is standard fitment on late Defenders. A 31.10.50R15 should fit right on no probs. But will depend on the rim width and offset. You usually run a 15x8 rim for them, but you could go to a 15x10. If it has a deep dish offset, then they 'could' stick out, but it isn't normally an issue. This is on 31.10.50's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 In summer I run General Grabber AT2 LT265/75/R16 on 7" rims on my 110, and I've fitted wheel spacers, primarily to improve the turning circle, and extended wheel arches/eyebrows, to help keep the bodywork half-way clean. I don't like these tyres in winter, they don't cut through the snow enough, so I use LT205/80/R16 then, on regular LR wheels, but I don't take the eyebrows off, and I accept the slight error in speedo and odometer readings. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL45 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 On 12/1/2016 at 11:23 PM, Chicken Drumstick said: 265/75R16 is standard fitment on late Defenders. A 31.10.50R15 should fit right on no probs. But will depend on the rim width and offset. You usually run a 15x8 rim for them, but you could go to a 15x10. If it has a deep dish offset, then they 'could' stick out, but it isn't normally an issue. This is on 31.10.50's Looks really nice. I'm running standard LR wheels so this is a significant upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Standard LR rims are 16" you won't be running 15" tyres on them. If you are in N. America, then I'm not 100% sure rims were used for the 15" factory option. Think they might have been a Wella multi spoke rim of some kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Surely they must have 16'' tyres on the other side of the Atlantic by now ? I think standard wheels look best. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litch Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 If anyone is interested, I have just listed in the FOR SALE section a set of FIVE Cooper ST Maxx in 265/75x16 on Anthracite Sawtooths. About 3K miles, spare unused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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