Paul@Ribchester Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Having seen a thread on here the other day I have decided I need some better tyres on my Freelander. Its a 2000 model and currently has 235/45 R17. I know nothing about tyres or sizes but would like to put on something like the BFGoodrich mud terrain T/A KM2. Looking on their web site the above tyre comes in LT245/70 R17. Would these fit.... Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 They would fit but are a fair bit taller than yours :blink: The middle number is 'aspect ratio' and means the height of the side of the tyre, as a percentage of the width. So yours are 245mm wide, AR of 45% gives 110mm high: are they road tyres? 45 is low for a 4x4. When you fit bigger wheels, you come down on the AR in order to keep the same rolling diameter, you might go down/back to 16" and fit 245/70 16's, does anyone know what the standard fit is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushjob Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) They would be 5.2" taller so would lift the car by just over 2". If they would clear the wheel arches, your biggest problem is the effect on the car's gearing due to the 20odd% increase in circumference. Your acceleration would be badly affected and your speedo would be WAY out - at an indicated 60, the car would be actually moving at just over 72 mph. Not good if there is a camera van about. Edited December 15, 2011 by Rushjob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I'd have a look on a freelander owners forum fella to be honest, you'll get a lot more answers from people who have changed their tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_evil Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 waste of mud terrains IMO If you're after advice don't go onto landyzone or you'll wish you hadn't bought a freelander hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Why is it a waste? You don't know that the OP doesn't need to traverse a slippy bank whereby having the shoulder lugs of a proper mud tyre will help avoid sliding. I was in the "its a gaylander" camp too, but having used on 04 freelander van on all terrains to move around a shoot last winter I'd say they are perfectly capable for most off roading that you'll see outside of a pay-play site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_evil Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Why is it a waste? You don't know that the OP doesn't need to traverse a slippy bank whereby having the shoulder lugs of a proper mud tyre will help avoid sliding. I was in the "its a gaylander" camp too, but having used on 04 freelander van on all terrains to move around a shoot last winter I'd say they are perfectly capable for most off roading that you'll see outside of a pay-play site. I don't believe in putting proper offroad tyres on vehicles classes as "urban cruisers" thats all Plus the things more likely to wear out before the tyres do anyway, from what I've seen the wrong tyres = unhealthy gaylander so with that in mind I hardly think a set of extra chunky MT's are going to help it….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Thanks for the varying replies so far.... It only gets used as a shooting bus and is never on a road long enough to get to 60mph.....! It has cheap road tyres on at the moment and when we had a bit of slush last week it struggled to go any where. I am used to the "gay lander" comments but we have had it for ten years without anything going wrong with it. Its got under 50k on the clock and as much as I would like to trade it in for something more suitable finances dictate that's not going to happen for a while yet. I'll have a look on the off road sites but thought I would ask in here 1st just in case someone had a definitive answer. Thanks, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) But you don't know that he uses it as an "urban cruiser". You'll find a lot of the utility companies run them with all terrain and mud terrain tyres on, and they are perfectly capable. As for the mechanical implications, the IRD ****** its pants over anything anyway so I wouldn't worry about it too much. OP - you might be better off going for 15" wheels to get a better selection of tyres available. edit: http://www.camskill.co.uk/m26b0s489p52190/BF_GOODRICH_TYRES_4X4_BF_GOODRICH_MTKM2_MUD_TERRAIN_2_BF_GOODRICH_MT_KM2_-_215_75_R15_LT_100Q_TL_ Edited December 15, 2011 by J@mes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Whatever the off-road capabilies of the Freelander, a good set ot MTs will improve it. I have BFG MTs on a Rangerover and it's surprisingly capable off-road, no reason why a Freelander shouldn't be useful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_evil Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Yes but a RR has a proper borg warner transfer box and a proper set of diffs with ground clearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Dr Evil, I understand where your coming from and if I was in a position to get a more capable 4x4 I would, I just wanted some tyres to give it a bit more grip off road, that's why I asked what I thought was a simple question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Dr Evil, I understand where your coming from and if I was in a position to get a more capable 4x4 I would, I just wanted some tyres to give it a bit more grip off road, that's why I asked what I thought was a simple question. It is mate, you just have to sieve out the helpful replies from the knuckle dragging "lets off road" brigade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_evil Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) If you want some extra grip offroad I'd push you towards a set of saharas or special tracks as they cost a lot less than BFGs, the BFG's are great tyres but they come in much larger sizes so your offset might become a problem Edited December 15, 2011 by Dr_evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Bigger wheels & tyres will make your speedo over read, not under... :blink: Checked my Trooper, now fitted with 33 inch tyres, the standard ones are about 29 inch, when I'm doing 30 by satnav (and other cars!) speedo says 34, indicated 70 is actually 62 No wonder chavs in their little boxes get wound up when I do 20 in 20 zones...I'm actually going even slower: Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handy4454 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hi there standard fitment on our two 99 Freelanders is 215-65-16 H rated,my 3 door hard back has General Grabber AT2's which have plenty of grip but are a touch noisy on the road,the other half's 5 door station wagon has road tyres but still in the same size,these alloy rims are readily available from breakers,one point to mention is that the road tyre setup is much easier to manouver in carpark spaces atb handy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) If you arent doing many miles maybe some insa's Edited December 28, 2011 by utectok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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