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How big is too big?

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:35 am
by fozzie52
Eyo.

Ive just got some badboy alloys for my Sj413. They are 15" rims. How big a ratio can i go for a set of offroad tyres? I would think 205/70r15's would fit or can i go bigger?

The precise rim size is 7-jjx15-15

Thanks,
Ben

Re: How big is too big?

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:19 pm
by ScottieJ
Do you have suspension lift?

Re: How big is too big?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:46 pm
by fozzie52
nope it's all stock. I've got some lift shackles which i think add about 2" but i only want to use them if absolutely necessary.

Re: How big is too big?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:55 pm
by ROBBIE
fozzie52 wrote:nope it's all stock. I've got some lift shackles which i think add about 2" but i only want to use them if absolutely necessary.
Shhhh don’t use the s word on here ;)

Re: How big is too big?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:11 pm
by ScottieJ
fozzie52 wrote:nope it's all stock. I've got some lift shackles which i think add about 2" but i only want to use them if absolutely necessary.
It's never necessary to fit longer shackles. One of the worst things you can do if you have stock length springs.

215/75r15 will fit

235/75r15 will fit with some tweaks to the front bumper and mounts.

Re: How big is too big?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:19 pm
by Anton
ScottieJ wrote:It's never necessary to fit longer shackles.
They're a cheap alternative to a gym membership... Who needs usable steering anyhow? :tongue:

Re: How big is too big?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:54 pm
by fozzie52
Thanks guys.

And in the defence of a stock car i took it out to Salisbury plain a while back (not really expecting much) and it did pretty damn well for a little vehicle - even on road tyres. Although i do have heated seats so does that count as a modded vehicle? probably not...

Re: How big is too big?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:01 pm
by zook123
Mines been up the Plain and it's pretty standard, i've also been out as a group with the main guys on this group, and the only place i needed help was when i wasn't concentrating and bottomed out, and through a water filled trench that was half up the doors. I was still on Road Tyres