I'm tyre shopping

"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet) 06/06/2018 at 18:35 • Filed to: None

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I love the ‘Icelandy’ look, but are 315/75r16 just too big for the Defender?

My other option is 285/75r16.

Oppo-pinions requested.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 18:38

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It looks so meaty, I love it.

HammerheadFistpunch > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 18:39

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33's more tire more trouble. 33's are the sweet spot.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > HammerheadFistpunch 06/06/2018 at 18:42

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So in real money, you’re voting 285's, right?

adamftw > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 18:43

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235/85-16 is the right way

HammerheadFistpunch > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 18:45

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aye. I could have put 35's on mine, Im geared for it, I have all the suspension mods I would need but...why? taller, heavier, costlier tires that I haven’t needed yet and don’t forsee needing.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > adamftw 06/06/2018 at 18:46

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That’s what she’s rocking at the moment, but new HD springs and shocks all-round has cured my sagging front and made them look a bit lost under there.

Cé hé sin > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 18:47

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Well, the 315s look daft for a start. Also, more money, more rolling resistance.

benjrblant > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 18:47

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more tire = more lift, more money, more gearing, more height, more resistance, more rotating mass.

I concur with HHFP, 285/75/r16 is a nice sweet spot, depending on how you’ll be using them.

CRider > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 18:53

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While this looks *awesome*, why go through all the trouble fitting those tires if you’re going to ruin the clearance that that stupid little step?

That said, unless you have the clearance, power and axles strong enough to support 35s, you really don’t need them. The 285s look sweet too and are a much more practical tire.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > benjrblant 06/06/2018 at 18:55

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Mud and rough ground, slowly, and with a flatbed trailer attached

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 18:58

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285/75/16 BFG ATs are some of the finest tires I’ve ever owned. Quiet, ride nice, and they wear like iron...plus the size is juuuuuuust right.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > CRider 06/06/2018 at 18:59

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Those steps fold up and under the body.

I’ve got the clearance and the axles, but it’s a Defender so the power is a big fat nope whatever I put on it.

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 19:02

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this look

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 19:08

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Yeah I love the Icelandy look too, but everyone is right.

I’ll just add that I think that you’d probably know if you needed the 315s. If you got yourself into rough situations where you needed extra tire, I’m guessing you’d know without having the dilemma.

Die-Trying > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 19:13

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they look so good with a whole lot of tire.....(maxxis trepador 37")

those 285 ought to do most anything you need.......

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 21:08

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That’s called room to move. It’s a feature that is vastly underrated by a multitude of 4x4 owners.

adamftw > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 22:04

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I agree

94RRC > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/06/2018 at 23:00

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Would you even have room for full articulation with tires that fat/big?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > 94RRC 06/07/2018 at 01:27

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As long as the wheels are et0 like the bottom pic, then yes. The top pic is probably et-32 wheels, hence the extended wheel arches.