Biggest Tyres On Defender 3" Spring Lift

[mimmo321]

just wondering wat tyre i could fit with 3" spring lift in my 110 defender.
i been lookin at mickey t baja mickey t mtz or bfg mud wat u think best option is

[Reddo]

33's with comfort AFAIK, maybe even 35's but with some interference..

[mimmo321]

thanx mate any recomendations on a good muddy

[cloughy]

thanx mate any recomendations on a good muddy

Second set of tyres?? Simex

General all purpose?? Pro-comp X terrain

35's of course

[mimmo321]

there goin on a defender 110 wat would u say bout a 255/85r16

[Hally]

G'day mimmo 321 I can fit 36x12.5x16 on a 2'' lift but i had to remove the defender flares and replaced them with rubber ones dont forget about your radius arms if you want to run big tyres you'll probably end up losing a bit of your turning circle cause the rub I used to run 33" exterrains on a 2'' lift with the flares still intact & plenty of clearance hope this helps

[jbell]

mimmo I run Q78 swampers with a 3" lift just had to trim rear
flares & just hits front radius arms on full lock. there about 36x11

cheers Jeff

[mimmo321]

thanx guys 36 didnt think id fit that ill run a 33 for now instead of the 31ns then maybe nex year giv it a crack with 35s

[DK]

Yep i run 34" swampers with a 2" lift no problems at all

[mimmo321]

34 swampers how wide are they? they dont rub at all thats a decent size tyre.

[DK]

34 swampers how wide are they? they dont rub at all thats a decent size tyre.

They are 34x10.5x16's but only measure about 9.5" wide and height wise just a little under 34"..... http://www.intercotire.com/site36.php

I ran 34" JT2's before the Swampers and will never go back

[mimmo321]

never go bak to the jungle trekker or the swamper? i was gunna get a jt2 wat were they like

[mimmo321]

i got a price on the 255/85r16 bfg muddy which is a bit over 33" for $$285.00 ea. has any one seen much better

[ISUZUROVER]

i got a price on the 255/85r16 bfg muddy which is a bit over 33" for $$285.00 ea. has any one seen much better

3 years ago I shopped around until I got a lowest quote of $245 per tyre - but they have probably gone up since then.

[mimmo321]

245 is pretty cheap 285 is cheapest i been able to get em i no the guy at tyre joint i think he looks after me but who knows, he is cheapest so far

[DK]

never go bak to the jungle trekker or the swamper? i was gunna get a jt2 wat were they like

I wouldnt go back to a simex....dont get me wrong they are a great tyre and hold there own but i just feel the swamper is a better all round tyre.

If conditions changed in Victoria and it became the wet,muddy place it once was then i would re consider the simex....until then its swampers for me...

Havent gotten a price on 255/85 bfg muds for a while but i paid 270 for 33x10.5x15 bfg muds about 12 months ago...so $285 sounds reasonable.

[Michele]

mimmo I run Q78 swampers with a 3" lift cheers Jeff

Would you post a pic?

[jsttry]

I run 35x12.5x15 Goodyear MT/R's with a 2" spring lift on a County 110. Had to cut the flares to stop them rubbing and adjusted the steering stops so they didn't rub on the arms.







Pics of before and after the guard chop that show where it was hitting on both the flares and the arms are located here
http://www.mrjj.net/gallery/1985landroverflex?page=1

[mimmo321]

luv ure rig looks good how do u like the goodyear's wats wear like and how much they cost.

[def90]

i've had a couple of set's of MTR's and they've been the best set of 'all-terrain tyres' (that you can run as a every day tyre) bar specialist tyres e.g creepy's, simex, etc. on the market. although i found the 285/75/16's alot nicer on the ear, and wore better then 33 and 35/12.5.15's (must be the wider tead blocks), but are a very good tyre.

P.S i now have 35/12.5/15 maxxis creepy crawlers and will never look back!!

P.S. my road tyres are still 33/12.5/15 MTR's when i can be bothered changing them!

[jsttry]

hard to tell wear as I don't do that many km's as its just a toy car.

Not overly loud on the road, but then again it is a defender. Have only been bogged once since replacing the old 33" AT's and that was only because it got crossed up and I have no lockers.

I got them for $310 each.

[mimmo321]

i ended p putten on 255/85r16 --- 33.1 they fit good on standard rim dont rub and all in full flex perfect size

[110county]

What offset do you have on those rims Mimmo?? are they disco rims thought the tyres would be too wide for a 5.5" defender rim??

Cheers
Luke

[mimmo321]

nah my rim isnt 5.5 its 6.5 or 7 standard on the 06 defender. they fit great