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Thread: New Tires for Lightweight

  1. #21
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    Oct 2006
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    Default Lightweight Tires

    I run Michelin XCLs on mine, love em-the compound is about the same as hard plastic and behave the same, but I think they look cool. I searched for years for them.

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    Cheers,
    BN

  2. #22
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    Apr 2012
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    Hey guys, recently did a tire swap and thought it would be good to throw some real life measurements and pics in the thread to ease tire buying "analysis paralysis". Crossposted to GnR forum..

    So here we have three tires, all with zero miles, all mounted on LR rims and all at 35psi. I took three measurements: total height (diameter) measured up against a wall with a square. I measured width at widest point with the tire lying flat on the ground, using a straight edge and a square. And I measured the "tread width" which is where I determined the tread ended and sidewall began. This point is pretty evident when you look at the tires, there was some sort of clear point on all three.

    It would be nice to get some actual measurements from other typical Rover tires too! (238 85 16, 7.5R16, 7.50 bias plys, XZL/XCL etc etc 7x16, 8x16 etc etc..

    Hope this might be helpful, enjoy the snow!
    ~Steve

    235 75 r15 Dunlop AT Radial Rovers. Close to stock for NADA trucks that came with 15" rims?
    OD - 28 13/16" (28.81")
    Width at sidewall -9 1/8" (9.12")
    Tread width - 6 3/4" (6.75")

    215 85 r16 Yokohama Geolandar AT-S. Tall 'n skinny! The "rover" look for sure.
    OD - 30 3/8" (30.37")
    Width at sidewall - 8 9/16" (8.56")
    Tread width - 6 1/4" (6.25")

    32 11.5 r15 BFG Mud Terrain. Beefy, lots of rubber on the 15" rims, may be perfect if you want to air down to get a big footprint. Fit fine w/parabolics.
    OD - 31 3/4" 31.75")
    Width at Sidewall - 10 1/2 (10.5")
    Tread width - 9 1/2" (9.5")

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