Off Road tyre’s size for a t5.2?

[Transporter]

By how much it didn't fit?
How about deflated spare? If it would fit, you could carry small 12V air compressor in the van when you need to use the spare.

[hoddy]

I tried with the tyre man to get it in position, so thats 2 people trying to shove it up, we tried pushing in every direction including getting my knee under for more leverage. It just would not fit.
Was thinking of letting the air out a bit, and although I usually have an air compressor when travelling I could not always guarantee to have one in the Van.
There doesn't appear to be any covers or plastic bits that I could take off either.
The tyre I tried was a good inch bigger all round, and really there is less than 2 cm clearance at most.

Not sure if the 4Motion "bits" restrict the size of the area?
Maybe there is less spare room in the T5GP?

Will probably go the Wranglers, will get $200 bucks for the current set of 5 with 3800km on them ( 2 damaged).
The 235/60/17 are 23.5 cm bigger in diameter. A little bigger, and hopefully not too hard to replace in the outback...

[bobf]

sorry to be the bearer of sad news but my local tire man tells me that Goodyear Wrangler 235/60/17 are no longer available in Oz - even tho he tells me he sold quite a few of them. The best he can offer at the moment is a Yokohama H/T-S 235/60/17 103H - a highway tire but supposedly OK - some good reviews in US etc,. Hopefully they will fit @ 22mm greater diam than 235/55s, otherwise the cupboard is fairly bare.
bobf

[bobf]

further - part of the problem might be that Coopers advertise extra tread depth - their 235/60' are 721 mm dia whereas standard 235/60 are stated as 714mm dia - I assume a similar increase in the 65's would add to the problem. Looking at US ratings on Tire rack (Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels) in the US the Yoko H/T-S rated well on sand and light snow, rating 6/59 tires for Highway-all season driving and 4/10 tires for Sporttruck-all season tires.
bobf

[hoddy]

All is not lost, it seems there is a choice! Hankook Dynapro HP or HL have the 235/60/17 with appropriate load (875kg).
Not sure which is the better tyre for off road / long wearing / toughness...
Am leaning towards the Hankook as it may last longer +/- cheaper...

Put some new headlights in the beast also --> IPF 110/80 H4s The high beam draws 8amps at each globe (compared to 5.5amps for standard)
Not a lot but significantly brighter, hopefully the wiring can take it. (will use combined high / low sparingly - 13.5 amp load)
Also had to aim the headlights down as they were way too high to begin with.

[Transporter]

I have Hankook Dynapro HP RA23 235/55/17 on mine I know it's not 60 profile. I now have done almost 50,000km on them and they still have more then 1.6mm thread remaining. They're nice tyres - quiet, plenty of grip and still good braking even with min thread and in the rain.

How much bigger diameter are this Hankook 235/60/17 ? I'd like to go a bit bigger as well since 60mm profile will give more comfy ride especially over the speed humps.

[hoddy]

Stock tyre (235/55/17) are 690mm. 235/60/17 are 714 diameter, 12mm bigger all round.
Not only will it give a better ride but speedo will be 3.4% slower, so hopefully when the speedo says 100 I will actually be doing 100.
This tyre should just fit in the spare area but will confirm in a few days with the Hankooks.

Tyre calculator: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html (can put in stock and new dimensions and it will compare)

[hoddy]

Just to update, I went the Yokahoma Geolander HT/S 235/60/17
They were the only tyre available in Australia with the appropriate load rating.
Have just driven to Exmouth via Karijini (From Melb)
They work well and are sturdy off raod and on corrugations.
The speedo is now more accurate (when it says 100km/hr, I am actually travelling at 99km/hr)
Also had them filled with Nitrogen for what its worth --> don't go flat as quick and they are meant to run cooler and maybe get more tread life.
Have had the car in sand with tyres still on 48psi --> went ok, should be better with tyres on 25-35.

I must say that the seals work great following another car in dusty roads, no taste of dust at all in the cabin.

[jimby]

theres a bridgestone Dueler AT D693 that is exactly the same size as a standard 16" tyre so would make a great second set of off road tyres. Load rating of 106 and a commercial construction.
D693

[Transporter]

Just to update, I went the Yokahoma Geolander HT/S 235/60/17
They were the only tyre available in Australia with the appropriate load rating.
Have just driven to Exmouth via Karijini (From Melb)
They work well and are sturdy off raod and on corrugations.
The speedo is now more accurate (when it says 100km/hr, I am actually travelling at 99km/hr)
Also had them filled with Nitrogen for what its worth --> don't go flat as quick and they are meant to run cooler and maybe get more tread life.
Have had the car in sand with tyres still on 48psi --> went ok, should be better with tyres on 25-35.

I must say that the seals work great following another car in dusty roads, no taste of dust at all in the cabin.

Let us know how they wear out after you done some 15000-20000km. I would give them a shot if they last at least 40,000km. I could use a bit more cushioning on Adelaide's rough roads with a lot of road works all the time.