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It's to a point a matter of personal opinion but assuming it's a manual then it will exhibit increased clutch wear which may be a problem if it's a forever car but less so if it's a lease period then gone car. It will also probably take up all of the head room in the speedometer indeed it may be actually be under reading which is bad. You can calibrate somewhere near with a GPS but if you forget you might have a fairly short lived license. You would also expect shorter service intervals for wheel and kingpin bearings. And then there is the alteration of the scrub radius of the new tyres which may have been compensated in the wheel offset or might not have been and if it were neglected then you will potentially have stability and cornering issues and uneven tyre wear. Now there are loads of people out there who are prepared to live with the above in some combination without a care and then there are others like me that prefer the reliability and predictability of the standard car.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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I wouldn't run such big tyres unless you are looking for good off road performance, even then as already suggested, it probably needs a re-gear.
On the road, the big tyres are heavy and raise the vehicle up a bit, that extra un-sprung weight does nothing for on-road stability and fuel consumption will be off the chart.
I went from 195/80R15 Highway Tread to 215/75R15 All Terrain, the diameter is very similar, but they are a much heavier tyre. Fuel consumption went from about 42mpg to 39mpg on a run, just the extra weight. I wouldn't want to go any bigger.
Could you ask the seller (or garage) to change the R16 back to R15 and put something more suited to 90% highway and 10% off-road on before purchasing?
Robin
2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
Northumberland Jimny Blog
Think I'll probably just run what is on there, then swap to a smaller tyres once they've had it...
Might just keep the big tyres for any off-road stuff or crappy winter weather etc.
I have LT tyres on mine, albeit in 215/75R15 and they are a bit stiffer, but the ride is still fine. Check the load rating on them, you'll be ok with 100, but anything higher is for a van and will be rock hard on a Jimny.
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