what kind of tires fora series 2a 109

[Dashface]

I seem to recall that the rim size on my 109 NADA is 17 inches... I'm probably wrong, but any clarification would be great! (It's not parked outside my house right now or I'd look haha).


As for the safety posts, good to see that modern and old rovers are both good, as I also have a Disco. Of course, my only real safety worries are when I'm in my MG B. My friend pointed out the other day that having seatbelts in the B was basically as useful as seatbelts on a motorcycle... I hope I don't come up against a Land Rover any time soon :thu:

[Blueboy]

the rim size on my 109 NADA is 17 inches

could be if it were changed from the original 16" wheel.

[109 Pretender]

Thanks guys for the responses

Meanie - yeah I'm still not sure what I'm going to do for a front axle. You're right about the Sal front being expensive though. I had Bill at GBR build me a rear Sal and I installed it about 3-4 mos. before the accident. I'm planning on fabbing up from scratch front military/1 tonne front frame horns w/mil shackles. Same for rear. Mercedes Jim or GBR both have very good options in lieu of the Sal. But I really like the Dana 60 R&P even though the 24 spline axles aren't that stout. For my app. I don't need that much anyway. This rover is more of an Overlander than a rockcrawler - (not many rocks in Oklahoma!).
Dashface - as far as I know no series ever came factory w/17" wheels. Most were 16" except a bunch of series 3's for USA that came w/15" because 16" wasn't a popular rim size here back in the 70's. Chevy's used a 16.5" rim back then almost exclusively IIRC.
The "other guy" was a 19 year old who was driving a late model Chevy 1/2 ton Silverado P.U. My Rover hit his passenger side around his RR wheel. I almost cut the truck bed in half. Also ruined his wheel and axle.
Everyone there was amazed by how little body damage was suffered by my rover. However, the drivetrain took the worst so I have to replace the whole front axle housing & both lower steer arms. (They got damaged because my SD tie rods I built were too stong - 1 3/8" dia X1/4" wall thickness). Front driveshaft was destroyed, damage inside transfer case and something in trans too. I haven't broke down the gearbox but it isn't right anymore. The good news is the other insurance co paid very handsomely (thanks RN for your wonderful site w/part# and pics!!). I had a friend of mine do a pro estimate and had no problems w/insurance company. They basically said "well we don't know what it'll cost because it's 42 years old... Bingo - get out the parts book! Had enough left over to buy a Sankey trailer (Khaki Corps Imports), Honda gen, Engel fridge, RTT, etc. But, I've got a lot of work in store now - but that's ok - I like getting greasy!

thanks again guys!

[TeriAnn]

The factory standard size for a model 109 is 750-16 which is a 32 inch dia tyre. 235/85R16 is the closest metric equivelent (BFG M.T. 32 inch dia, 9.2 inches wide at widest).

The maximum diameter tyre you can fit depends upon the tyre width. When a spring on one side articulates up, the top of the tyre moves inwards. When it articulated down, the top of the tyre moves outwards. So the narrower the tyre, the taller it can be and fit.

I've settled on BFG mud terrains as my standard tyre. They are not the best at anything but they are good on many surfaces and is the best all around tyre I have found. I can get about 60K miles out of a set.

With 265/75R16 mud terrains (32 inch dia, 10.5 inch at widest) I found that my rear tyres were just cleaning the mud off the inner wells at full upward articulation when the other side was at full downward articulation. I'm currently running 255/85R16 mud terrains (33.3 inch dia, 10 inch wide at widest) and have to clean the dirt off the rear inner wells myself.

The 109 one ton has the extended shackles and front spring mounts for extra axle to body clearance. They came stock with 900-16 tyres. These are 35 inch diameter tyres with a tread width of about 8 inches. Tyres that tall and that narrow are hard to find these days.

35's would likely fit without a lift if one were to add Defender wheel arches and custom rims that were wide enough for the tyre and offset a little to the outside.

Truck in front has early Euro spec Defender outer wing panels, 33.3 inch dia tyres mounted on 7 inch wide Discovery I steel wheels. Plenty of room for taller tyres.

Truck in back has stock Series wing panels, stock 6 inch wide wheels and 32 inch dia tyres.

[Drain Rovers2]

Nice trucks Teriann i have always loved that setup that you have...