Tyres

[beggers]

Hi everyone, hope I'm not gonna bore everyone cause it's prob been been covered before but I've been thinkin of fittin some 235/85/16 tires to my 300Tdi Disco but was speakin to a guy the other day and he said it alters the gearing too much and told me not to. What does everyone else think? Is it too tall in the gearing or is it ok? Would really appreciate some feedback before I buy some tires.
Thanks

[BobtailBogey]

i cant see it being a major problem will just take an extra bit of effort pulling away on hills etc..

as long as everything is up together then it should cope with it with no probs at all.

im running 235/85 on my RRC its a v8 but i have jardly noticed any differenceat all but soon going up to 35's ;)

[crazymac]

Load of rubbish! Yes it does alter the gearing a bit, but not that you would notice. I run that size on my 200 with no problems AND they are Cooper STT's.

[lee celtic]

I've been running 235/85's for about 4 1/2 years on my 200tdi and it's not made any difference apart from pulling away is a bit slower.

but once rolling I couldn't tell the difference. ;)

[beggers]

Thanks for the input lads, much appreciated. What about clearance? Some people say you need a 2" lift and some say you just need to trim the rear arch.
Thanks

[Disco Matt]

The general consensus seems to be that 235/85 R16s will go on standard, but you need new springs and a camel cut. I'm planning to fit them along with Bearmach HD springs (the standard rears are too soft, so the new ones should force the front to flex a bit more). These will give a very slight lift without needing to replace anything else - 2cm or so. My plan is to trim the arches, fit extensions, and use spacers to keep some of the steering lock and also improve stability.

[lambert]

i have 750's on mine with origional 16 year old springs and all i have done for clearance is space the rear wings out by about 2 inch.

[carracarra13]

that is the size Im runnign on difender rims on a v8 disco and it maks it 3 miles an hour quicker thats all ang gives a very good lift with out having to mess around too much

[Range Rover Blues]

Theoretically it make 10% difference but then you also have to consider that mud terrains will have much more tread on them too, plus if you are replacing old tyres then the difference will be more still.

I've got 235/85 on Blue and i do notice the difference, it is harder to set off quick and it's not as good towing, it won't stay in 5th with the Sankey on and doesn't like hills.  That said i put it back on 235/70s this week and it's still not that fast, I've become too used to the LSE :doh:

On a TDi you get a lower 1st gear and bags more torque low down, with a little tweaking a TDi should be very capable on 235/85s.  In fact onn standard tyres I'd say our TDi was quicker than Blue now :-.

[Rocko]

I've been running 33.1250 x 15's on my V8 and it's not made no difference in performance, a bit slower pulling off but "looks great",,
i've also cut out the arches & added Pro comp +2" Gas Shocks, Heavy duty springs  polly bush kit & brake hose kit 50mm, as you can see in the pick.