Hi,

quick question are 235/75R16 equivalent to 7.50R16?
The 7.50r16 some how look to be thinner and a bit less taller than 235/85R16 and here in the UK are a lot more available as they are/were the main size for Land Rover Defenders, also seem to be slighly cheaper...

Any pros & cons to using them on stock 16x7 alloy rims?

Fil.

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CRD 2.5 2003

Snorkel
Curt Front Hitch+Warn M8000 & Cradel
Asfir Front, Gearbox,Transfer Skid + Mopar Tank Skid
BF Goodridge KM2 & General Grabbers AT 245/75R16
OME NS131&790 + NS132L&948, 3/8 Boiler Top Plate, JBA 4.5, 2 Top Rear Isolators

Over here 7.50-16s are most of the time heavier 8-10 bias ply tread, very stiff
hard to find also anymore
235-85-16 would be about the same overall size

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03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Tom,
thank you for your answer. We still find 7.50R16 in the UK as it's still being used on Land Rover Defenders over here. I would only get them as a second set of Mud running tyres for the summer, but yes I get the point that they are heavier and stiffer, hopefully they will last longer to . Also they look a lot skinnier than 235/85R16 so should help a bit with rubbing?!
I am looking for a set of Wheels to fit them to 16x7 but what back space or ET should I get? I have stock 16x7 with 4.5 backspace alloys and a set of spacers 1.25 inc but they push the wheels to far out I think equivalent of 3.25 inc backspace, I suppose I should be looking for 3.75 to 4 inc max of backspace ( the equivalent in ET would be? can't work that one out).

Fil.

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CRD 2.5 2003

Snorkel
Curt Front Hitch+Warn M8000 & Cradel
Asfir Front, Gearbox,Transfer Skid + Mopar Tank Skid
BF Goodridge KM2 & General Grabbers AT 245/75R16
OME NS131&790 + NS132L&948, 3/8 Boiler Top Plate, JBA 4.5, 2 Top Rear Isolators

4 inches of backspacing
Yes when I go to Tanzania I see 750-16s all the time almost like you have to run that size over there

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Tom,
thank you for the answer, i will start looking for some rims with 4 inc backspace, they are hard to find here. Do you know what the equivalent ET would be? 0 or +10 (ET realy confuses me, I have looked it up but still no clearer).

Well a LOT of LR and Toyota's in Tanzania and they all like to run on 7.50R16, plus tyres are a bit stornger and longer lasting, but horrible ride not that that would make the difference in the back bush... I am only considering them as second set of offraod tyres not as main DD otherwise I would get 235/85R16.
Fil.

_________________
CRD 2.5 2003

Snorkel
Curt Front Hitch+Warn M8000 & Cradel
Asfir Front, Gearbox,Transfer Skid + Mopar Tank Skid
BF Goodridge KM2 & General Grabbers AT 245/75R16
OME NS131&790 + NS132L&948, 3/8 Boiler Top Plate, JBA 4.5, 2 Top Rear Isolators