Tyre sizes? HELP!!
Submitted: Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 at 07:16
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I am planning to ship my vehicle to Oz which has 255 85 16 mud terrains on. what is the availability of this size in australia? are they a common size? will i have difficulty sourcing new tyres in this size?
Thanks for any help
Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 at 08:53
Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 at 08:53
Unusual for a tyre
shop to have that size on their shelves. But they are easily obtained in the cities, but only in a few brands such as BFG, Cooper and Maxxis. In
Adelaide, for instance they would probably have to get them from a warehouse in
Melbourne , so might take a day or two.
Might take up to a week to get them outside the cities.
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Reply By: TUFF 07 LUX - Friday, Apr 17, 2009 at 13:27
Friday, Apr 17, 2009 at 13:27
I wouldnt recommend 255/85x16's on 16x8 wheels if you are going to air them down for offroading.
I have seen this size tyre in a BFG on a 16x8 rim on a 60series pop off the bead when offroad because the rim was too wide for the 10.3" wide tyre and not strong enough to hold it on the bead when going over obstacles.
a 7" rim would be more preferable.
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