Given the above, I’m starting to have some doubts about the tyres I’ve been using on my Nissan Patrol.
I’ve been using, for a couple of years, Michelin 4X4 -AT 235/85 R16 (now they have changed to Synchrone designation I believe). After more than 100000kms I’ve never had a single puncture, nor in highway, road, rock or sand.
But if everyone is telling that if you trash one or more of your tyres in North Africa, the only size you will find locally is the 7.50 R16, then should it be worth to change to these tyres ?
Perhaps, it’s a dumb question, given my extremely good experience with the 235/85 R16. But to be on the safe side, is it really worth changing ?
Patrols come with standard 15 tyres. I’ve already changed it to 16 tyres. The 7.50 R16 is even a more height tyre. My Patrol has an high-roof, thus with the roof-rack it already tops above 2.10m height. By fitting higher tyres, and thus increasing even more the total car height, this will cause more instability, especially with an overloaded roof-rack. Won’t this tyre change increase to much the risk of roll-over ?
Thanks
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