265/75 tyres on defender
 

Recently I posted a topic about tyre width, and was generally advised to stick with 7.50 or 235-85 tyres. I had more or less planned to buy 235's new but now a friend of a friend has come up with 265/75 BFG All Terrains in good nick for sensible money. Has anyone used these on a 110 in the desert? Too wide in the dunes? Is the lower profile a bad idea?

Andrew

Make sure you buy enough (ie four fitted and your one or two spares) - you don't want to find yourself running different sized tyres across your axles...

You won't find replacements 'out there'.

Sam.

But is the size/profile suitable?

Andrew

Size and profile are fine.
I recommand to run them tubeless!
Some people say that MT are better and even others say that only Michelin XS style tyres are ok - in mho they all work in the desert and west africa. For muddy tracks in the rain season you would prefer MT's.

The advantage of 265/75R16 is that they have about the same rolling radius as 235/85R16 and 7.50R16 and a higher load capacity.
You could fine tune the rolling radius with the tyre preassure.

Mixing 7.50R16 and 265/75R16 will look strange but should do no harm to your diffs.

Are your rims wide enough for the 265/75R16?
A minimum of 7" is eguired.
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/asset...rain_ta_kd.pdf

Bye, Yves