Real 35'' M/T's...?

[toolsplus]

My Mickey Thompson 33'' tyres measure about 31.5''

i'm thinking about some 35's,just wondering if other 35's don't measure up as well.
i've bought some 25mm offset rims so i can dump the spacers

i'm looking at 35'' tyres by BFG,Cooper,Kumho or Mickey T's on 16'' rims

if you have 35'' tyres can you measure them please?

cheers

 

[Chris]

BFG and Cooper tend to measure up spot on. I have a set of both and they're deff 35" measured. BFG ATs and Cooper STT

 

[white90]

Yep coopers 35" had kumos they measured 34". For some strange reason a lot of 35"s don't measure 35" don't know why.
If your after 16 inch tyres I know cooper 315/75/16 measure exactly 35".

 

[Gary820]

Bfg km mud terrain measure true at 35"

 

[toolsplus]

thanks lads,probably get some BFG's

i've a 7.5cm lift and 25mm offset rims
do you think there'll be much any trimming involved?

cheers

 

[SafariTecPeter]

Would 255/85R16 or 285/75R16 not measure up?
I had the 255 from BFG & they where BIG
Slightly smaller than the size WHITE90 mentiones.....
Some remoulds are also way bigger than the stated size suggests

 

[toolsplus]

285/75 is supposed to be 33''

on my Mickey Thompsons it measures 31.5''

315/75 is about 35''

 

[Shayne]

It's bloody confusing i have been looking at changing sizes flipping between imperial and metric calculators and scouring the web for a picture and someone who actually tells the truth rather than generalizing 33/35 etc and the best i can work out is -

285/75 is 33"
305/70 is 32.5"
305/75 is 33.5"
315/70 is 33.5"
315/75 is 35"

And there's room for error there because i'm writing from memory and as has already been said size varies between manufacturers .

Incidentally most of the LR guys mention 33x12.50 . 305/70 is the closest to this i think . I was only looking at 16" wheel comparisons .

And even that is vague https://tiresize.com/metric-tire-conversion/

 

[toolsplus]

just measured the width of my 285/75 BTG AT's at 250mm

i wonder if any tyres actually measure up to what they state on the sidewall

 

[nielsc]

I have 315/75R16 Maxxis bighorn, and they measure 88cm / 34.6 inch, and 31 cm wide.

Good luck finding MT 315/75R16 tyres.
The only ones I could find in Europe are Cooper STT pro (speed rating K, max 110 km/h !!!!), maxxis bighorn, and Federal couragia (NO E-MARK !!!)
So my only option was the maxxis bighorn.

7,5 cm lift is more than enough, and -25mm offset weels are ideal for 80 series.

 

[toolsplus]

thanks niel

my choice is Cooper SST Pro's in 315/75 x 35'' on 16'' rims

my 7.5 OME suspension lift should accomodate them

 

[marsie]

Had a similar issue years ago while competing. One organiser put a 35" tyre limit on all competition cars and had a gauge made to check all cars at scrutineering. Back then the competition tyre of choice was Simex and almost everyone was running 35/12.5/15 simex centipedes but these were falling foul of the new rules because they actually measured over 35" whereas my 36/13.5/15 simex centipedes were exactly 35" and passed scrutineering despite supposedly being an inch taller