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« on: November 17, 2004, 15:14:53 »
Heres a question and hopefully someone will answer !!!!

I have 33x12.5x15 tyres on at the minute.

What is the equivalent size in metric ???
Recommended wading depth 500 inches, no wait, im sure that was milimetres. And let me get this right. The breakover angle is 80 degrees....??

Ahh, f**k it, Il give it a go anyway

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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2004, 15:21:25 »
Not sure if it exists as an actual size, but the conversion is somewhere around : 315 / 75 R 15
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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2004, 16:01:52 »
You could always use the handy calculator found at the bottom of this link http://www.disco2.com/howto/offroader/tyresizes.phtml

Works quite well.  Tims quite close to the actual 318/72R15 with his answer.
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« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2004, 16:12:21 »
I actually rounded it to what I thought was most likely to be a real tyre size.  I've not seen a tyre with a 72% aspect ratio before  :wink:
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« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2004, 16:42:01 »
wow thanks for the quick response.

so practically what would i be looking for ?

285 / 70 / 15 ?????
Recommended wading depth 500 inches, no wait, im sure that was milimetres. And let me get this right. The breakover angle is 80 degrees....??

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« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2004, 19:27:45 »
Is there any reason you aren't looking for a 33x12.5R15 ?
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2004, 08:44:18 »
Well, I might have the chance of being gifted a set of grizzly's on 16" modular rims but as nothing in this life comes for free Iv gotta make sure they are worth having.

The size is 285 85 16  so anyone know how this would compare to the 33 x 12.5 that I currently have ???
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2004, 08:50:54 »
They are more like a 35x11R16, so a good bit taller than the 33s
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« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2004, 09:06:06 »
thankyou so much.

I had been looking at getting some 35's and the width of the 12.5 was doing my head in !!!

Thats just the answer I was hoping for !!!

They are on a lifted (too much) classic range at the min so they should go straight on my mk1 disco.

Thanks
Recommended wading depth 500 inches, no wait, im sure that was milimetres. And let me get this right. The breakover angle is 80 degrees....??

Ahh, f**k it, Il give it a go anyway

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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2004, 13:29:54 »
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Well, I might have the chance of being gifted a set of grizzly's on 16" modular rims but as nothing in this life comes for free Iv gotta make sure they are worth having.

The size is 285 85 16  so anyone know how this would compare to the 33 x 12.5 that I currently have ???


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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2004, 20:18:41 »
The advert for them says their just at home on the road as they are in the mud.Could they be fibbing. :lol:
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