tire size? - Land Rovers Only

C.S. Houck · 10-15-2007, 08:15 PM

Hello everyone!

Since my brakes are healing to the point that I'm making longer trips from my house, it's time to get a new set of tires. What would be the modern tire size translation for a set of 15 inch factory rims? I'm mostly going to tow the truck behind my camper & then use it for exploring back forest roads, etc. Oh, and I intend to put the spare back on the hood.
Best regards,
Chris Houck
Pacheco, California
'61 SII 88"
'55 Studebaker Champion
'66 BSA Thunderbolt
'93 Ford F-350 4X4 Crewcab turbodiesel

gassner · 10-17-2007, 08:54 AM

I have 235-85-15's on my '71 and work well all around. My '63 has 30-10.50-15's, this truck has not been driven by me. The tires on the '63 are wider and taller than the '71 but it has the lower compression motor = less horsepower? I think that the 235 tire is perfect with the 2 leaf parabolic springs. With the low horsepower in a Series truck I think less tire is more to a certain extent.

10-15-2007, 08:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
C.S. Houck Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pacheco, california Posts: 9 Gallery: 0	tire size? Hello everyone! Since my brakes are healing to the point that I'm making longer trips from my house, it's time to get a new set of tires. What would be the modern tire size translation for a set of 15 inch factory rims? I'm mostly going to tow the truck behind my camper & then use it for exploring back forest roads, etc. Oh, and I intend to put the spare back on the hood. Best regards, Chris Houck Pacheco, California '61 SII 88" '55 Studebaker Champion '66 BSA Thunderbolt '93 Ford F-350 4X4 Crewcab turbodiesel

10-17-2007, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
gassner Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: fallon, nv Posts: 8 Gallery: 0	I have 235-85-15's on my '71 and work well all around. My '63 has 30-10.50-15's, this truck has not been driven by me. The tires on the '63 are wider and taller than the '71 but it has the lower compression motor = less horsepower? I think that the 235 tire is perfect with the 2 leaf parabolic springs. With the low horsepower in a Series truck I think less tire is more to a certain extent. __________________ '63 Series IIa '71 Series IIa '05 Dodge Cummins with Quadzilla=4.8 SeriesIIA's

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