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4x4 tyres

  • 03-03-2013 7:15pm
    #1
    SLselfbuild
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭


    hi lookin for a bit of advice need to get tyres for my jeep. the set im taking off are 245 / 70 /16 i can get a set of 265 /70 /16 fairly handy question is will they fit and/or cause any problems. its a 00 nissan teranno lwb .


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  • #2
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    SLselfbuild wrote: »
    hi lookin for a bit of advice need to get tyres for my jeep. the set im taking off are 245 / 70 /16 i can get a set of 265 /70 /16 fairly handy question is will they fit and/or cause any problems. its a 00 nissan teranno lwb .

    theyll be a little bigger, the rolling circumfrence will mean your travelling about 3% faster on them.

    heres a good tyre size calculator that tells you the speedo difference
    http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

    255/65/16 is a fairly close alternative to your stock tyres, they could be handier to get.


  • #3
    SLselfbuild
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭SLselfbuild


    thanks for that the 3% wouldnt really bother me its used for work and towing so im never that close to a speed limit. just wanted to know they would fit.


  • #4
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    SLselfbuild wrote: »
    thanks for that the 3% wouldnt really bother me its used for work and towing so im never that close to a speed limit. just wanted to know they would fit.

    height wise definitely , width I dont know the teranno well but the easiest thing to do is lock the steering fully right and fully left , get under the car and see is there anything close to rubbing the corners, the radius of the 265s are 17 mm larger and theyre 10mm wider on the inside so at full lock your looking for the tyre to be atleast an inch away from anything on the frame.


  • #5
    SLselfbuild
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭SLselfbuild


    just checked closest is the mud flap at about 30mm at full lock. could change these not in great shape anyways


  • #6
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    The only way you'll really know is by fitting one.
    not all 265 width tyres are the same, some are wider due to squarer shoulders like BFG, some have a more round profile and won't rub as easily.


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  • #7
    SLselfbuild
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭SLselfbuild


    cheers lads the tyres i can get are silverstone at 117 special. kinda like the bfg.


  • #8
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    SLselfbuild wrote: »
    cheers lads the tyres i can get are silverstone at 117 special. kinda like the bfg.
    They might look like BFG but I can guarantee you they won't last like BFG's
    Real BFG probably aren't much more
    Longtrails which are very hardwearing 127 each from here or the ATs which last for abut 40k same place.


  • #9
    pete4130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭pete4130


    If they don't rub then they should be fine. With being 3% bigger you'll have slightly lower revs when cruising at top speed. It affects the gearing slightly so the car won't be as quick off the mark with the larger tyres and the extra width as well. You'll gain some clearance too if you're doing any offloading.

    There is no way to know if they'll rub unless you have it on full lock once they are fitted though. If it's a slight rub only and you can live with it and know not to fully 100% lock then it could be ok for you.


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