Tyre Width

Adam - seems to be a bit of a difference of opinion on whether 7" or 8" rims go with 265/75R16. Could you advise me? Thanks, it gets a bit confusing for the novice.

Interesting comment about the speedo variation.
I've recently changed to 285/75/16 on my troopy, and I find my speedo is now spot on....within +or-1km/h at all speeds when checked against the GPS.
The bigger tyres do suck some power though.

7" rims are the go for 265/75/16, ya don't need 8" rims unless ya go to 285/75/16.

Cheers
Glenn

Thanks Glen.

Interesting i thought i had 6 inch rims but when i had the trashed MTR pulled off I realized it was a 7 inch. I casually enquired about 265 tyres on it and was told not really.
However they didnt appear to be the most knowledgable lot.
they also had a bit of trouble re inflating the 235 MTR.
I wouldnt fit any wider anyway as they would be illegal (stick out)
and fitting flares isnt a bush freindly option

Gday Davoe,
The 265's come standard on 7 inch rims on vehicles like the Prados and 78/79series - so your advisor was taking a guess. Yep, it is hard to reinflate a 235 on a 7 inch rim and it can be even harder to reinflate a 265 on an 8 inch rim. Usually have to have the valves out and a whoosh of air from an airtank or overinflated spare.

The 35mm rubber flares are bush friendly, and are all you need to make it legal.

So when are you getting a new set of MRF's ???

Seriosly thinking about it but dont do the bush work i used too.
Just be aware with the MTR (and probably all radials) i have had some pretty innocous punctures 1 plug dont give it another thought but the tearing/splitting on the inside once pulled off has been very bad. It really opened my eyes especially as i still have 1 mtr carrying a couple of crown plugs (tyre shops wont fix it)

Yep, no tyre does everything, and the other thing that's for certain is that our experience is different to yours :-))) I don't reckon you'll find a tyre that you won't puncture!

The Silent Armours I'm travelling on have done 35,000k of just trips now but I staked one on the Madigan Line when it was 2000k old - it was replaced for free under Beaurepaires tyre puncture warranty. I'll go back to MTRs next time round - I like a more aggressive tyre. We travel in groups of up to 10 and out of all the commonly available radials, the MTRs seem to have the least problems. I've only seen one puncture on an MTR on any of our trips over the past few years, and that includes at least 4 sets of MTRs doing the Madigan Line.

The most common tyres I've seen staked are Coopers, Mickey Thompson, Toyo and Bridgestone. BFGs are a mixed bag - some people have a great run, others don't. I know one guy who had 37 plugs in a set of BFGs after a couple of years of remote trips, but they hung together, so he liked them.