Tyre Clearance on 100 Cruiser

Submitted: Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 16:54

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Mayesy

I have a 98 100 series GXL Live axle front end. Can anyone tell me whether a tyre such as 285/75 R16 (Coopers ATR) will fit straight on to my vehicle without me having to fit a 50mm lift kit to give me enough clearance. I am the second owner and the vehicle looks pretty much standard. Looking at the vehicle, it would seem to have enough room.
cheers for your help on this one.
Geoff

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Reply By: Andrew from Vivid Adventures - Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 17:08

Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 17:08

Yes. You can.

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Follow Up By: Mayesy - Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 17:15

Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 17:15

Thanks Andrew ...have you fitted these to your cruiser? No clearance probs at all eh?
Any comments about the cooper ATR's?
Geoff

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Follow Up By: Andrew from Vivid Adventures - Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 18:26

Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 18:26

I have had them fitted to a stock live axle 100 series - no problems at all.

The larger diameter will make a 6% understating of the km and will have an effect on transmission of power to the ground, but that hasn't been a problem for me, and I have stock 1HZ.

I have Cooper STTs... but I am of the view that Cooper look after their customers really well, and have a good product. I have had Cooper ATs (previous generation) in the past and got about 80ks (set of 5) out of them and given the treatment they get, that made me pretty happy to keep with Cooper.

I have done almost 70,000 on the STTs (set of 6) and there is still good life in them.

Of course you will get as broad a range of opinions on this subject here, as any.

I notice that the tyre is a LT - Light Truck Construction, and if you buy them from a metropolitan dealer, you get a 90,000km warranty. Make sure you understand how it works before you commit as some people have been overly optimistic about what it covers - well, some people say that the warranty is a crock of shot but that has not been my experience. It is not insurance.

Cheers
Andrew.

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Reply By: Derek from Affordable Batteries & Radiators - Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 18:42

Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 18:42

Hi Geoff

I run the BFG's and they will fit without the 50mm lift but it may look odd.

Here is a picture of my 100 series with a 50mm lift and the BFG 285/75/16 AT.

Regards

Derek

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Reply By: Rossco td105 - Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 20:10

Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 at 20:10

Hi Geoff,

On my '98 100 series GXL I ran 285/75/16 BFGoodrich AT's, and they fitted no problems. Seemed to "look" better when I gave it the 50mm lift though.

Any bigger and you will definitely need to give the car more lift.

Ross.

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Reply By: V8Diesel - Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 11:12

Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 11:12

I've got 305 ATR's on my 105 (live axle) and they're fine. Does have a mild lift but I can't see it being a problem.

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Reply By: keepingitreal - Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 15:56

Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 15:56

Hi Mayesy, I've got the same vehicle as yourself, '98 100 series GXL. I had 285/75r16 in Cooper ATR and to be perfectly honest. If you intend to pull trailers or carry heavy weights , there are better tyres out there. The sidewalls don't stand up too well. I had two cracked cases and also the tread tends to chip very easily on gravel roads . If you travel mainly on the black stuff with normal weights, then they will probably serve you well. I currently run BFG mudd terrains in 255/85r16, and in my case, on the roads I travel with heavy weights they are far superior. This is just my opinion, and you will get many varied ones o this topic. My two bobs worth, Regards Keepingitreal (NSW)

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Reply By: Crackles - Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 20:39

Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 20:39

Geoff the 285 will go straight on without touching. A 50mm spring lift will make no difference to the clearance to the gaurds on full down travel as it's the bump stops that determine that. Fitting snow chains to these tyres however may scrape slightly when articulating.
Cheers Craig..........
HZJ100.

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Follow Up By: Mayesy - Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 21:24

Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 21:24

thanks guys for all the follow ups.....pretty sure now I can go ahead with the 285/75's , although down the track I can see me doing a 50mm lift. I now am still a little unsure which way to go with the tyre brands....so many conflicting reports. I was pretty much settled on the coopers but ..........
thanks again Geoff

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