255/85/16
At the moment I use Colway 245/70/16 mud terain on standard 460 alloys with no problems. I am on my second set and havn't had a sidewall punture yet.
The Colways are great for mud but they cut up terrible when I went offroading in the alps where it was very rocky.
I am considering to put 255/85/16 BFG on, but do not no if they will fit. has anybody tried it?
Do you mean 235/85-16?
I think they are a commonly fitted size.
I've got 235/85 16s on standard 16x 5.5 and they are a little 'fat'. the recomended wheel is a 16x6 . My tyres are goodyear wrangler mt/r and I couldn't recomend them highly enough though they do dig a bit in very soft sand. Also have a set of 31x10.5 on 15x7 alloys which have been abbused in mud, rock and at 12psi on fech fech without a single puncture in 40,000 miles.
Having said all that a friend has just come back from Libia having bent ( iretrievably) a 16 inch alloy, though it didn't break - he was on michelin XS but it was lucky he had a spare spare. 235x85 16s are pretty much the same size as a 7.50 16 which is available anywhere in africa and a big hammer and an inner tube will get you home
I am using 235/85R16 BFG Track Edges on 6x16 standard 463 alloys and are generally very pleased with this size. I shall move to Mud Terrains with the next change, though.
You'll have trouble getting that size in Africa and odd-size tyres are going to eat up your diffs/drivetrain.
Changed my mind again. 245/75/16 BFG is what it'll be. I know they fit, and they are available in SA.
Yes, you can get nearly any size in SA, but the important bit is "inbetween" here and there. If you want wider than 235/85R16, then get the 265/75R16. Circumference is the same as the 235s but a bit wider.
The problem with those is my rims. I have standard alloys and I don't know if the 265 will go on.
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I am going to fit the 255's I will let you know if it works. It is a bit of an expensive experiment though, if they fit the tyre I have to pay for it.