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Off-road wheels & tyres - quick sanity check

DrRobin
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26 Jan 2026 11:34 #263556 by DrRobin

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Based on what you said about the clearance behind the wheels I thought I would check.

There is nothing remotely close at the back and at the front the radius arm is a long way away even on full lock. However, the bracket on the hub where the steering arms mount is only about 15mm away from the existing rims. I know that 16" rims will be further out but doubt there is 24mm clearance.

This would mean ET 0, which only adds an extra 14mm on the inside, at least for the front.

I am just checking with a tyre supplier if they can measure an actual tyre. Someone did send me a link to Insa which shows the actual diameter of all of there tyres, a 205/80 r16 is actually slightly smaller than nominal, but a 195/80 r15 is slightly bigger.

I suppose it depends on what size base tyre they did the remold on, I assume a smaller size to account for the extra tread?

Robin

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