I'm getting some 245/75-16s put on and wondering if I will have to flip the spare tire mount so that the spare will fit. It looks like it will be real close, guess I'll find out when I have them mounted, but just wanted to see what you guys did, that is if you had to do anything.

 

255/65/16 is a 1/2 inch from touching.

 

Right now I have the stock tires on there, which are the 255/65-16, I have about 3/4" clearance. The 245/75 16 is roughly about 3/4" bigger in radius than the 255/65 so, I'm betting it either won't fit at all or it will rub big time. I was just wondering what other people had to do that mounted the 245/75's

 

I have a 245/75-16 mounted and it fits nicely, though there's not much room to spare.

 

The 245/75 fits on the rear mount. However there is no clearance between the bumper and the tire. The door opens fine without any resistance, but there is no clearance for a tire cover.

 

I switched to 245/75 R16 tires on steel wheels. I had to do the spare tire carrier flip as the tire would touch the bumper. There was no clearance at all it rubbed. The flip is easy to do. I broke a few clips when I took the rear panel off the door, but you can get new ones from any LR dealer for cheap. I needed about 6 of them. Cutting out a notch for the rear wiper was also very easy.