HI GUYS

HOPE EVERYONE IS O.K.I INSTALLED BIGGER TIRES 255 70 16 ON MY DISCO ANDHAVED NOTICED SHE IS
SLOWER ON ACCELERATION.IS THIS NORMAL ?WILL IT AFFECT ANY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS?THANKS LIKE ALWAYS.

 

Yes it is normal. Every pound of weight you add in the tire area is equal to 4 pounds in the car.

Not to mention they're bigger around.

 

If you go with larger tires then it will change the gear ratios and hence it will take more power to turn the wheel one revolution.

 

THANKS GUYS NOW ITS CLEAR BUT CAN THIS AFFECT THE AUTO TRANSMISSION?ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU

 

It won't cause the tranny any problems, just your performance and gas mileage, something in the area of 1 MPG less.
Mike

 

Well, now you got me. Some guys on here are claiming hardly seing a difference in performance when running lifted Discos with 265/75-16 ????

I red that 245/75-16, would cause to cost 1/2 m.p.g and 265/75-16, 1 m.p.g

This guy is running 255/70-16 which is smaller than 245/75-16. how would it cost him 1 m.p.g or even a slight difference in performance????

 

Actually, I stand corrected, I did not read carefully enough to realize he stepped down in size, all I notice was that he felt he lost some power.
I lost 1.5 MPG when I installed my 265/75/16, gained most of it back when I went to 4:11 gears.
Mike

 

Actually Disco Mike, my goal was not to catch you in error. I'm just new to Rovers and am in the learning phase, in which I'll be for a long time considering the mountain of trouble that represents owning a LR. So when something does not corroborate stuff that I think I now know, I lift the flag in order to set things straight and move on to new stuff to learn.

Darover.

 

Thanks guys nowI am better adopted to the tires and have peace of mind it will notcost mein the long run.As for disco Mike, believe me he knows his stuff.God bless you all.