2004 GU Patrol Tyre Sizes

Submitted: Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 15:25

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Member - TonyG (Qld)

Hi All,

I have a manual Patrol 3.0TD which came standard with 265/70/R16 Bridgestone tyres.

The tyres are due for replacement, and I thought it best to replace them with BF Goodrich AT's 275/70/R16 tyres (same size as petrol version Patrol)

Just wondering if anyone else has increased their tyre size on the 3.0TD manual Patrols, and wondering how it has affected the gear ratio's of the car whilst off road driving.

All advice appreciated if this is a good way to go, or could be a major disaster

Thanks

TonyG

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Reply By: Peter McGuckian (Member) - Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 15:39

Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 15:39

Tony,

The 275s have the same diameter as the 265s so no change to gear ratios etc. I chncged to 275 BFG from new. An option would be 265/75/R16s which are significantly cheaper (no idea why) and probably peform as well. After all the difference in width is only 1cm.

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Reply By: Member - Paul P (Bris) - Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 15:45

Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 15:45

G'day

I have 275/70/16's on my GUIV (8 inch wide rims) since new . According to my GPS the speedo can be up to 2kph slow (varies with tyre pressures up to spot on). No clearance problems or performance/handling issues. There is more sidewall bulge with the 275's than the 265's. I use BFG A/T's (KO's).

Paul

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Reply By: Leroy - Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 15:54

Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 15:54

Is 275/70 a common tyre size? About 1/2 doz of us all run 285/75 ( 4 out of 5 of us have 3.0l Patrols) with no real issue with gearing. You may as go a little bigger to get that little bit extra!!

Leroy

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Reply By: Penguin (NSW) - Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 16:23

Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 16:23

Tony,

Have a look here. It should answer all of your questions about size differences etc.

Mike

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Reply By: Member - Stan (VIC) - Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 16:30

Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 16:30

I am in Nissan 4wd club (www.nissan4x4.com) and more than 90% of Patrols
run 285/75/R16 tyres here...

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Follow Up By: warthog - Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 22:54

Monday, Sep 26, 2005 at 22:54

I was lead to believe that tyres could only exceed the diameter of the tyres listed on the plcard by 15mm? If that is the case how do you go with insurance? I have a deep distrust of insurance companies and believe if they can get out of paying a claim they will, as they are profit, not service orientated. Is there a way around this (engineer's certificate) or is it not a problem?
Cheers.

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Follow Up By: Member - Stan (VIC) - Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 11:29

Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 11:29

You will need an engineer certificate to be properly covered and also list the tires size on the insurance. I got 265/65/R17 standard tires
and a second set of 265/75/R16 listed on the insurance paper.

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