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Standard tyres on Jimny

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30 Nov 2011 11:09 #26912 by wanderinstar
Standard tyres on Jimny was created by wanderinstar
Am going to buy a Jimny. But what are the standard size tyres on them. I made enquiries for 195/15 and was told these were an obsolete size and very difficult to get hold of.
What type and size tyres on yours?

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30 Nov 2011 11:26 #26916 by Halford
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205/70 R15 standard

nearest size for AT's is 205/75 R15
I'd for the new General Grabber AT's for road use - about £82 each fitted
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30 Nov 2011 11:31 #26918 by adamatdraycott
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For 100% road use the standard Duellers are fine.
I got through all the snow last year and never had an issue.

For occassional offroad ability AT's are the way to go, and the General Grabbers that Halford mentions are a good all-rounder.

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30 Nov 2011 12:01 #26921 by doncarlyon
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Dont get Insa Turbo Saharas, unless you like doing a max speed of 40mph ha ha!

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30 Nov 2011 12:40 #26924 by Sponnie
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Last week I did 70mph (measured on gps) on my 33" MT Baja Claws on the M1!! :woohoo:

My mates missus behind me in his Mazda having never seen Jambo before said, "guess we have to do 50 in the bloody slow lane now", he replies "errrr were doing nearly 80 love!"

How wrong she was!! lol

Although MPG is AWFUL! and the road noise is err... interesting!! :blink:

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30 Nov 2011 14:38 #26940 by anthony clavin
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i managed to find van cargo tyres that had a big chunky off road lookin tred........but then my transfer box nearly died so im runnin standard tyres.mine cost me about 75 euro and there fine.

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30 Nov 2011 15:02 #26942 by goatboy
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you can get 205/70/15 ATs. Hankook do some

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30 Nov 2011 16:16 #26945 by jo king
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I ran standard tyres through the snow and had no problems B)
I like my jimny standard for the fact I can drive fast on motor ways with good mpg and drive on snow :cheer: I do like the idea of tall thin at's for all applications with the gearing to go with it i.e.
lower geared diffs ;)

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02 Dec 2011 22:24 #27099 by wanderinstar
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W ill 215/75,s cause any problems with arches on full lock using Malatesta Kaimans, or should I stick with standard 205's..
Think I may have a buyer for the Clio so guess what I will be doing Sunday. All being well.

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05 Dec 2011 18:05 #27311 by kirkynut
Going back to your original post - 195/80's are easy to come by.

Have a look on Tyres Direct's website as a rule of thumb as they can get most brands and show what's available by each brand.

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06 Dec 2011 08:11 #27356 by wanderinstar
Replied by wanderinstar on topic Re: Standard tyres on Jimny
Yes Ifound that on their site.But question still stands.Why do some people go for 215 or 235 instead of 195? Is it so they can ride on top of mud, if you go wide enough, or is there another reason?

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06 Dec 2011 08:46 - 06 Dec 2011 09:44 #27357 by dirtydogz
Hi Wanderinstar and welcome.
The 215/75/15 will fit on the MK1 jimny ok with no lift, but not on MK2 facelift with the bigger bumper, you will have to cut it down.
As for why do some members use 215 or 235 a/t or m/t a lot of them do off roading or green laneing on the weekend so this is the tyre for them.
Or just to make the jimny look different from the norm.
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Last edit: 06 Dec 2011 09:44 by dirtydogz.

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