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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: charger on September 22, 2008, 08:58:01 AM

Title: Tyres
Post by: charger on September 22, 2008, 08:58:01 AM

What size can you increase to? My Grand Cherry has 235-65 17 on it I want some BF Goodrich & the ones I have seen are 245-70  will this be ok.

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Post by: Bishops Finger on September 22, 2008, 11:16:36 PM

What year mon...

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Post by: charger on September 23, 2008, 08:17:24 AM

2001 Grand

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Post by: Bishops Finger on September 23, 2008, 01:00:52 PM

I'll consult me book this evening.....

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Post by: scrw on September 23, 2008, 03:15:15 PM

I am running 245-70-16s on a 2000 GC and have more than 2" clearance around the wheels/tyres (including full lock) so i would say they would be fine as only 1" smaller diameter than the ones you want to fit

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Post by: Bishops Finger on September 23, 2008, 10:13:56 PM

According to my 'bible' ..stock 30 x 9.5

1.5 lift  245x 75-16

(Courtesy Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook 2nd edition)

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Post by: charger on September 25, 2008, 04:15:33 PM

My local place seem to think that the rims are too big for bigger tryes mm

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Post by: scrw on September 25, 2008, 07:25:08 PM

Stew you are talking mk 1 Grand, Mk2s can go bigger stock

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Post by: scrw on September 25, 2008, 07:29:00 PM

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My local place seem to think that the rims are too big for bigger tryes mm

err, what?, jeep 17"s are 7.5 wide, bang on for a 245 wide tyre

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Post by: Bishops Finger on September 25, 2008, 09:46:49 PM

Stand corrected..NAGA didn't provide much more info...Mind you GC's went down hill after the ZG.... 8-)

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Post by: charger on September 26, 2008, 08:45:08 AM

Quote from: "scrw"

Quote from: "charger"

My local place seem to think that the rims are too big for bigger tryes mm

err, what?, jeep 17"s are 7.5 wide, bang on for a 245 wide tyre

cheers  I can get saving