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Tyres for New GV Prestige - No Real Choices ???

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:19 pm
by sun boy
Have been looking for some LT off road tyres (currently have 225 60 18's )with no luck at all.

What is available if anything (remaining legal) ?

Can you go to a 17" and will this improve choice much. Does this effect ESP / TC etc.

Any assistance would be apprciated.

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:26 pm
by PCRman
nope nothing in 18's in a LT i could find could find but...

Kumho KL78 LT235/80R17

Toyo Open Country H/T LT235/80R17 120/117 S

are the closest & smallest i could find in 17's (both 31-32" tyres).

Maybe 16's?

http://www.carbonblack.com.au/car-tyres ... tyres.aspx

is useful for research and
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp

is good for comparing multiple tyre sizes

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:51 pm
by steve125
do you want an all terrain tyre or mud terrain?

I think there are a few 17" ATs, if you want MTs then 16 gives a wider choice.

my diesel GV came with 17" alloys but the dealer gave me a set of 16" steel rims (these come std on the base models and the dealer had several spare sets from people upgrading to alloys).

I put some 245/75 16 (30") maxxis bighorns on them and they just fit inside the wheel well.

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:46 pm
by gumtree
yes what steve said, just get some smaller diameter rims. 15" are cheaper than 16" and have heaps of choice in tyres. you can get a second set with muds which u only put on when u go 4x4ing. the rest of the time use the 18" stock set.




ps. that tyre calculator is an awsome tool .thanks for posting that site up.