New here and looking for advise

[Kdawg19]

Hi , I’m looking for someone who know what their doing as I’ve come up against a roadblock , I will fully admit I’m only 19 and have a long way to go before I’m confident in doing things on my own , I’ve had my 1997 prado 90 for about a year now and am looking to lift it and fit bigger tyres , I currently have 255/70/16 , as far as I know 265/70/16 is standard but I would like to go bigger and am not entirely sure where to go from here , I understand I may need to lift the car and hammer over some seams but if anyone has done this and may be able to help that would be brilliant , thanks for reading

 

[fbnss]

Come on @Shayne this is your thing!

 

[fbnss]

Have a little read of this until he re installs windows 95 on his electric typewriter

Big tyres

Hello fellow Landcruiser enthusiasts I am new to the scene and wanted to know if anybody knew what is the biggest size of tyres and rims i could get away with on stock equipment ? Also the possibility of a 2" Lift and what size of tyre and alloys that will allow me to fit ideally i would...

www.landcruiserclub.net

 

[Kdawg19]

They all look brilliant in that chat , I feel like mine looks … “saggy “ for lack of a better word

 

[Shayne]

Only thing wrong with my typewriter is that its not as easy to use as pen and paper which is the smart option .

Hello Kdawg , if it was you who worked out that 255/70/16 will fit then your more than halfway to knowing all you need to know already .

Most tyres claiming to be 33" tall are in fact more like 32" and off the top of my head I think you already got that , hence what you want is fatter tyres for an aggressive offroad look ?

The key to this is what wheels you fit .

 

[Kdawg19]

I currently have fitted what I believe to be the “ stock/standard” wheels I kind of get the whole offset thing so I think they have a negative offset ( may have got it wrong ) I’ll see if I can find a picture with the wheels in the goal is have wide more aggressive but call me a Mong I’m hoping to also gain a bit of height ( incoming ramble ) Because of my age ( 19 ) and being in the uk insurance will hammer me for a lift kit however tyres and wheels don’t affect it as much, just looking for a rough idea for size I can do and what’s needed to to it , thanks , it’s nice talking to someone who knows about this.

 

[Shayne]

They are standard wheels which have a positive offset of 15mm or some such I vaguely remember .

Insurance companies punish people for wanting to drive for the first couple of years regardless of what vehicle but its still worth getting a quote from the likes of Adrian Flux who do appreciate that we don't spend stupid amounts of money on modifying old cars just to crash and wreck them . It might be worth mentioning this club while on the phone to them as well .

265/70R16

7Jx16 ET15

2.2

 

[Kdawg19]

I didn’t know that would help but will do that as it’s up for renewal in a month or so , yh everyone said I should have got a fiesta or something , nah can’t be doing that , so the best thing to do would be look at different offset wheels or spacers

 

[Shayne]

Not sure what happened to my electric typewriter there but to copy and paste the standards size prevented me from continuing ?

Anyway if your going to go without a lift and assuming you don't have wads of cash to throw at it I believe you would be happier with the result of changing wheels to a 16x8 6x139.7 pcd .

Standard Landcruiser 80 wheels are a straight fit and zero offset which would bring your tyre out (closer to the curb) by 41mm .

Doesn't sound a lot but visually the difference is huge .

Your standard suspension looks tired and sagged to me as well so even standard height new might lift it a little .

 

[Kdawg19]

I’m currently on apprenticeship wage (5.67 an hour ) so no money is an understatement, and as far as I know the suspension is all original so older than me so I think 80’s wheels and new shocks and springs is the way to go , I do however want to lift it in the future what’s a realistic height to do so

 

[Shayne]

2" is your limit unless you do a body lift as well .

 

[Kdawg19]

Brilliant thankyou , now I gotta wait for my bank account to catch up to my plans