tyre size help please!

[swampyrbs]

thanks for looking,ive looked at the chart above but the wheels in the usa seem to be 15" and over here in england there 16" the max for no lift on a 15" rim is our equivalent of 265 75 15 from what i can make out .i want to go offroading again and need mud tyres and seeing the suspension flexes alot i need a good lift without the rubbing.ive asked on the english section and got the size 265 75 16 but they coulnt tell me if they rubbed so seeing as you guys use the ex for what its made for i thought id give you a try ,thanks .richard

 

[MrShorty]

265/75/15 is about 31 inches overall diameter. So you're looking for a 16 inch tire that has ~ a 31 inch overall diameter. 265/75/16 will be closer to 32 inch: probably would rub a little bit. 265/70/16 is closer to 31 inches as is 245/75/16, depending on if you wanted the wider tire or not.

 

[swampyrbs]

wider would be good if it dosent rub too much thanks for your help ,regards richard

 

[JCUZ]

This site will help you convert metric to imperial tyre sizes:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

[swampyrbs]

nice one thanks for the info and help,richard