Light Truck Tyres for Kakadu 18'' rims, anyone ?

[pwop Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pwop]

I haven't been here for quite a while - my apologies. I have BFG tyres that are LT and they are great.

[Kakadu13 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Kakadu13]

Thank you all. I got the BFG AT's in 265/65-18 in the end.
Very happy with them so far.
They stiffened the ride a bit more than I thought they would though.
Still trying to play a bit with tyre pressures to see what works best.

[Kakadu13 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Kakadu13]

Oh, and the tyre cover doesn't fit. Had to remove it to fit the spare wheel back on.

Then 2 things happen:
1) A quick look from the outside, and I think it looks much nicer without the cover, especially with a BGF hanging off the back.
2) Another quick look from the inside. And the visibility through the back window is quite a bit better. The wheel still gets in the way, but not as much as with the cover on.

So that's it. The cover's not going back on :-)

[Rogerthatv2 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Rogerthatv2]

Finally ordered my tyres after 2 years of procrastination, BF Goodrich All Terrains in 265 65 R18s, very happy with the price. Should arrive Tuesdayand to organize the fitment Wednesday.

[mickmac_42 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mickmac_42]

Finally ordered my tyres after 2 years of procrastination, BF Goodrich All Terrains in 265 65 R18s, very happy with the price. Should arrive Tuesdayand to organize the fitment Wednesday.

Times up Daniel. Pics please!

Mike

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Times up Daniel. Pics please!

Mike

Sorry Mike, work issues yesterday and I only pocked them up today, booked in 8am tomorrow. Got to hold them but if that counts...

[Rogerthatv2 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Rogerthatv2]

Finally had the new tyres fitted today, looks and drives great.

BFG 265/65R18's fitted, only got 4 but think I will order the 5th to fit to the rear. Happy as!

[KAKADAZ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close KAKADAZ]

Finally had the new tyres fitted today, looks and drives great.

BFG 265/65R18's fitted, only got 4 but think I will order the 5th to fit to the rear. Happy as!

They look really good. What is the OD of them?

[mickmac_42 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mickmac_42]

They really fill out the arches, don't they. I had to have a second look at your buildup to see if it had been lifted.

Looking really solid now.

Mike

[Jeffers Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jeffers]

They look really good Daniel...

Obviously worth the wait for the BFG.

Got me thinking now, might consider them in lieu of the MT STZ I was planing on getting.

Nice one!!

Cheers,

Jeff

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Finally!!!

[Rogerthatv2 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Rogerthatv2]

Hi Daz, the OD is 790mm.

Very happy overall, going to the 65, has given me an extra 1.5" of lift. It has really filled the guards out.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Hi Daz, the OD is 790mm.

Very happy overall, going to the 65, has given me an extra 1.5" of lift. It has really filled the guards out.

How does this work? Aren't the standard tyres 265/60 18 and so going to 265/65 18 means the tyre is about 26mm larger in diameter. Rims n Tyres reckon the 265/65 is 801mm OD unladen. So the gain to ground clearance and lift is half that or 13mm. I take it you are also are aware that the 65 profile tyre isn't within what the Dept against Transport says is a legal alternative.

[Jeffers Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jeffers]

Hi Daz, the OD is 790mm.

Very happy overall, going to the 65, has given me an extra 1.5" of lift. It has really filled the guards out.

Daniel,

It says on the BFG website that these tyres are 31.7" Dia (805.18mm) which is 30mm larger than the standard Prado 18" Wheel 265/60R18 issue tyres.

This makes your BFG tyres 15mm larger than the QLD legal limit....

I think these tyres look awesome, but it worries me a bit if I was ever in a accident and my insurance pulled me up on this!

Cheers,

Jeff

[Rogerthatv2 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Rogerthatv2]

It might be when it's sitting off the car, but with 2.5t of 4wd sitting on it the tyre is not 100% round... This was measured very roughly with a tape this morning.

In regards to the extra clearance achieved, vehicle was measured very quickly in the garage from the cement to the base of the wheel arch before the the tyres were fitted and again this morning to reply to Daz.

Legality wise, going from the 60 to 65 was intentional, I am sure I am not the first nor the last. I have advised Suncorp that I have added these Tyres to the vehicle and they have noted the size and make, no issue was mentioned at the time yesterday when upgrading the policy, I will even have it in writing soon.