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Insurance claim with 265/75R16 Tyres fitted in Qld
Last edited by Brett1979; 25-10-2012, 07:22 PM.2005 120 series V6 Grande, 2 inch susp lift (King/EFS combo), 32 inch MT’s, Safari Snorkel, rear diff lock, breathers, Light Force spotlights, UHF, dual batteries.Tags: None
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Re: Insurance claim with 265/75R16 Tyres fitted in Qld
.............................Last edited by Brett1979; 25-10-2012, 07:22 PM.2005 120 series V6 Grande, 2 inch susp lift (King/EFS combo), 32 inch MT’s, Safari Snorkel, rear diff lock, breathers, Light Force spotlights, UHF, dual batteries.
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Re: Insurance claim with 265/75R16 Tyres fitted in Qld
There is some threads existing with details of people who have had engineers certificates done to allow larger tyres. It would pay to have a snoop thru them to see if any info can be gathered?
If your tyres are rubbing then no-one will legalise it..
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Re: Insurance claim with 265/75R16 Tyres fitted in Qld
........................................Last edited by Brett1979; 25-10-2012, 07:23 PM.2005 120 series V6 Grande, 2 inch susp lift (King/EFS combo), 32 inch MT’s, Safari Snorkel, rear diff lock, breathers, Light Force spotlights, UHF, dual batteries.
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I totally sympathize with your situation as I have General Grabber AT 2 265/70R16 on my 90 series. Although they have quite an aggressive tread pattern on them not unlike the BFG all terrains they are not LT construction. They served us well through the middle of the Strzelecki Desert and part of the Simpson and also on a muddy , slippery Birdsville track. The vulnerability of the side walls concerns me ( They were side wall staked once on this trip). I have like yourself searched the mud and all terrain tyres and they seem to be all in the 75 profile apart from the Bridgestone Dueler which has LT construction but not a very aggressive tread pattern. It seems if you want upgrade to a more suitable ,robust tyre you have no choice but to exceed legal size ( only by 15 mm or about 4%). I put this to someone in a well known 4wd shop and he admitted that people just do it and as long as it is not a grossly obvious oversized tyre then relevant parties will probably not notice. This is not a terribly satisfactory situation but it seems to be unavoidable if you want better functioning tyresLast edited by robbo4451; 19-06-2011, 10:32 PM.
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Not all 265/75/16 tyres are the same, the ORD is different in all makes, there is no Australian STD that stipulates the a specific tyre size has "X" ORD.97 VX Grande, with front & rear air lockers, ARB Sahara winch bar with tigers 11 winch, 2" EFS lift, 265/75/16 Achilles Desert hawk XMT, and more.
[B]Bitumen - A blatant waste of taxpayers money![/B]
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In theory, as of 1st July, the standards in QLD are being changed to match the rest of Australia: a total of 50mm lift maximum: Thus you can go the extra tyre size, but as long as the total of Tyres, Springs, etc is not greater than 50mm, you are OK.
This is to be made law - apparently...Rob.
'08 GXL V6 Manual with: O/L Bar, Cibie Oscars, Safari Snorkel, Revalved Ironman 45710 Struts & 45682 Shocks, Dobinsons & King springs, MickeyT STZs, Eaton E-locker on rear, ScanGaugeII, InaWise TPMS, and a Tvan controlled via TowPro.
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Originally posted by robbo4451 View PostSo are you saying therefore Crooza that the distinction between the 75 and 70 profiles is a bit blurred in terms of tyre diameter and you may get away with it?97 VX Grande, with front & rear air lockers, ARB Sahara winch bar with tigers 11 winch, 2" EFS lift, 265/75/16 Achilles Desert hawk XMT, and more.
[B]Bitumen - A blatant waste of taxpayers money![/B]
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In theory, as of 1st July, the standards in QLD are being changed to match the rest of Australia: a total of 50mm lift maximum: Thus you can go the extra tyre size, but as long as the total of Tyres, Springs, etc is not greater than 50mm, you are OK.
While there is no offical Standard for rolling diameters of tyres I believe that the simple equation of a 5% increase in profile (70 => 75) for a 265 section tyre will result in an increase in diameter of more than 15 mm, therefore is technically illegal. The actual tyre diameter of different brands will I believe be of no concern as 265/70/16 to 265/75/16 results in more than a 15 mm increase.
Do I think it will be an issue, no I don't but you roll the dice and take the chance.
Just my 2 cents worth. Lee'18 VX, Billies with Dobinson springs, Summit bar with Narva Enhanced Optics to help my old eyes
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Try this site http://www.ukzero.com/calculator1.htm
Put in the 265/70/16 and then compare with a 267/75/16, I got an overall diference of 13.25mm97 VX Grande, with front & rear air lockers, ARB Sahara winch bar with tigers 11 winch, 2" EFS lift, 265/75/16 Achilles Desert hawk XMT, and more.
[B]Bitumen - A blatant waste of taxpayers money![/B]
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I think you are right Leethal. I had a long conversation several days ago with someone from the modifications section of QT and he indicated that any change to adopt national standards may be some time away and would not hazard an estimate of which year. It seems a significant number of offroaders have rolled the dice as you say and taken their chances.
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Originally posted by letsgoplaces View PostThis may sound like a stupid question, but what is the actual benefit of going up one size in the profile? :?:97 VX Grande, with front & rear air lockers, ARB Sahara winch bar with tigers 11 winch, 2" EFS lift, 265/75/16 Achilles Desert hawk XMT, and more.
[B]Bitumen - A blatant waste of taxpayers money![/B]
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