Hey guys, I am in dire need of replacing the tires on my 2000 DII. I know it currently has 255/65-16's on it, but they just seem so small in the wheel well. Have any of you guys experimented with any different tire sizes? some answers would be fantastic! Thanks

 

I have this bookmarked: Basic Tire Information - Land Rover Forums : Land Rover and Range Rover Forum

To extract from that page:
Discovery Series II 99-04


<29"

255/65/16: Stock tire size.

255/55/18: optional stock size.


30"-31"

255/55/19: stock size for range rover III. works fine for DII

255/70/16: a little taller than stock.

245/75/16: a little taller than stock. tire manufacturers recommended these be fitted with 7" wheels, but 8" works fine.


32"

275/70/16: possible to fit without lift. minor rubbing.

265/75/16: possible to fit without lift. minor rubbing.

285/60/18: 32" tire for the 18" rim. costs much more than 16".


33"

285/75/16: even taller than 265/75-16, requires around 3" of lift. Very wide and requires trimming. consider upgrading to hd axles & getting lower gears.

255/85/16: a bit taller than 285/75-15 but narrower. consider upgrading to hd axles & getting lower gears.

 

oh nice thanks a ton man, the Rover is not lifted so would you say without rubbing the largest tire I could fit on there would be the 245/75/16?

 

I just copied this info since I'm waiting to do the same thing. I'm not claiming I came up with that by any means. I'm not really sure what that little note mean on the 245/75R16 regarding the 7/8" wheels.

But they come out about the same:
255/70R16 = 30.1" diameter, 10.04" width
245/75R16 = 30.5" diameter, 9.65" width

I'm going to try and wait for a 2" lift and put something slightly larger on.

 

narrower tire = narrower rim

 

would you say 245/70 is too narrow?

 

I got 265/65 18 on my 2003

 

This is what it looks like with 265/65 18 on

 

The first pic is stock tiers

 

No, that's not too narrow. I run a 235/85 r16 on my stock wheels. Not the best of rim protection but just don't run into anything.