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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 ![]() |
Check before buying the clearance between the tire and the rear suspension struts. |
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mountainboy Member Since: 20 Nov 2013 Location: Cape Town Posts: 45 ![]() ![]() |
thanks, I will be doing a full check on clearance
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agroman Member Since: 25 Nov 2007 Location: Truro Cornwall Posts: 168 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yes I did have General Grabber AT 2's 255 65 17 for about 30 or 40k on my 57 plate td4 manual. No reliability problems over that time. They were very tight against the rear struts and because it spent a lot of time with muddy tyres! The black paint rubbed off the struts |
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mountainboy Member Since: 20 Nov 2013 Location: Cape Town Posts: 45 ![]() ![]() |
Thanks for the reply Agroman
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agroman Member Since: 25 Nov 2007 Location: Truro Cornwall Posts: 168 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I didn't fit a spacer, but they were tight against the rear strut, probably 1/8th inch clearance between tyre and strut. Hopefully the offset on all 17 inch alloys is the same? I guess the other option is - do Evoque wheels have a greater offset? You might have to go to a bigger diameter alloy to do this, which may reduce tyre options. Just a thought. 1998 Feelander XDI Hardback - Gone
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mountainboy Member Since: 20 Nov 2013 Location: Cape Town Posts: 45 ![]() ![]() |
thanks for the tip
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agroman Member Since: 25 Nov 2007 Location: Truro Cornwall Posts: 168 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Correct no damage other than some black paint removal! Tyre deflection is only going to be at the bottom, ground not the top where it's tight. Good luck! |
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english yeoman Member Since: 13 Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 278 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gents
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woki Member Since: 03 Jun 2014 Location: Haydock...Nr. St.Helens Posts: 23 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I would be interested in answers to the above question if anyone knows ???? |
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english yeoman Member Since: 13 Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 278 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I take it that 235/75/17 has yet to be tried?
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fredastaire Member Since: 03 Dec 2012 Location: Holbrook Posts: 721 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
As merely an interested party reading the post please can some body report on speedo error caused by oversize tyres having a different rolling diameter.
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mikehzz Member Since: 04 Sep 2009 Location: Springwood Posts: 749 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
235/75/17 is 2" bigger in diameter so 1" radius. That's a fair bit. You can gauge where that would be by looking at it because the width is the same? Seems too big for me... |
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english yeoman Member Since: 13 Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 278 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
so without wanting to drag this out...
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AJS4X4 Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Surrey Posts: 352 ![]() ![]() |
General Grabber AT is a good choice. |
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