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Question: 235/85R16 = 7.50R16 or not ?!
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Author:  Pippobug [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:45 am ]
Post subject:  Question: 235/85R16 = 7.50R16 or not ?!
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?

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Author:  tommudd [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Question: 235/85R16 = 7.50R16 or not ?!
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
Author:  Pippobug [ Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Question: 235/85R16 = 7.50R16 or not ?!
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 :D . 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).

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Author:  tommudd [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Question: 235/85R16 = 7.50R16 or not ?!
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 :ROTFL:
Author:  Pippobug [ Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Question: 235/85R16 = 7.50R16 or not ?!
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.
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