The Rover-Landers of BC

Depends if you want any modifications or not.

245/70/16 is the largest that fit without any mods but is a little wide for that rim. If you don't mind a little trimming 235/85/16 will be OK. You could go wider, but 235 is the widest normal suggested witdth for a 6.5" rim.

Decide on the desired tire first then get a rim to match. You can get rims in any size.

Sorry they are not available from "normal" sources. I believe there was a post on here a little while ago that said North Shore Off Road, http://www.nsor.com/ could get some in.

I suspect, however, that it is cheaper to get them from the US directly. Trek Outfitters sell a good selection, http://www.trekoutfitters.com (not all shown on their website) especially if you want to go wide.

Roverparkboys http://www.roverparkboys.com/discovery/wheels.shtml sells a variety from UK sources. Not sure of pricing or stock, but worth a phone call.

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Vativas are a decent all season tire for road use. They would be pretty useless off road. They are also rebranded and sold by Cooper as the ATR (if I recall correctly).

there are WOLFE WHEELS available from Rover Park Boys,in Edmonton. another option is to have wheel adapters made to use any rim configuration you want, You could keep your fancy rims for some seasons, and then put on GM or DODGE or FORD RIMS, from a junk yard, Wheel spacers can be billet made by our buddy at TECHNICAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT in CHILLIWACK, PHIL.is The Presidant OF THE HERD OF TURTLES . He can be reached at 604-792-3335.or [email protected], the adapter could also act as a spacer for a little more width. all the best rick.m

At the rear lower of the rear wheel well where it stick inwards. It only happens at full wheel stuff, so is fine on road.

The steering stops will probably need adjustment.

Check for clearance every where else. Every Rover is different. They are not built to exact specs.......

As far as the ATs. They are a good all around tire and very tough. They aren't very good in the mud, but better than a road tire.

Rafterman wrote:I grabbed a set of brand-new BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A 235/85/16's with "E" load rating for $700!

That is exactly what I have on my Disco II. Same size and load rating. These tires have been excellent for all types of offroad driving and very quiet on road. I wouldn't sell them short in the mud either, but as a rule I use a set of Stauns to air them down to 16 pounds for offroad use. This results in them throwing the mud out of the tread much better than at road pressure.

I hope you enjoy them.

Dave

Rafterman wrote:....Looks like I'm going to do the springs and shocks next week just before I put the tires on, as it will allow for less trimming!

Be careful with that belief. A spring lift should not affect tire clearance as the range of travel should be limitted by the shocks and NOT the springs. If the spring lift does affect tire clearance it is a poorly designed spring lift.

What normally happens is that with the spring lift, you get stiffer springs and they are harder to fully compress. Because of this people think that the interference is not there. But one day you get the perfect spot off road and the spring does finally compress completely and the tire damages the panel.

Dave wrote:These tires have been excellent for all types of offroad driving and very quiet on road. I wouldn't sell them short in the mud either, but as a rule I use a set of Stauns to air them down to 16 pounds for offroad use. This results in them throwing the mud out of the tread much better than at road pressure.

All I can say is that the guy I wheel with all the time used to have them in that size as well (we both drive 90s). We always deflate to 15 psi or lower. No need for beadlocks at 15 psi. I got really tired of pulling him through mud. He changes to trxus and it has never happened since.

As I say, they are a lot better than a road tire, but maybe half way from a road tire to a lugged tire for mud traction.

Quick Tire deflation tools. See here: http://www.staunproducts.com/

Dave

Hi Rafe, Red 90 makes a good point about the new springs tricking you into thinking that you've now got less interference. Not only can the tire damage the body work but the jagged edge of a body panel can rip into your new tire :cry: Best to "exercise" the suspension after a couple of days of street driving. You can do this in different ways but the easiest is to find anything that will work as a ramp and drive the truck up with only one wheel on the ramp at a given time. When you've run out of suspension travel i.e. the wheel directly behind from the one on the ramp starts to spin, stop and put the truck in park. Get out of the truck and with the assistance of a friend jumping up and down on the rear bumper(for the rear clearance check) have a look at areas of possible rubbing and trim as necessary, also check that there is enough slack in the brake lines, this is especially of concern up front because these lines need more slack to travel. Repeat this procedure for each corner of the truck and when you do the front make sure to also work the steering back and forth to check for clearance at full lock either direction. Depending on how picky you are you can get away with some rubbing if it is only at extreme articulation and the tires aren't contacting sharp edges. Bear in mind that this sort of testing is static and that off road there can be situations where the rotational forces of the wheel on varied terrain can reveal other interference.
Bill :spinning: