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I need a set off road tyres for my 14" with no body mods the problem is they need to be 16" too clear the brakes. The only suitable tyre i can find is colway 215/65/16 m/t does anyone know of something better.

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Dunno if they'd be 'off-road' enough for you, but BFG do the AT in a 215/70R16, which at 28" tall should just fit onto a 14 Syncro. There should be a few other choices out there.

I think Pete Morrill may have been running 16" rims on a 14 at some point, he may have something to offer.
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if you can make your way to Preston you can trial fit my spare

Colway AT 205 80 16 on a standard 16" rim

blimey didn't know they were 80's (just checked receipt)
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syncroandy wrote:Dunno if they'd be 'off-road' enough for you, but BFG do the AT in a 215/70R16, which at 28" tall should just fit onto a 14 Syncro. There should be a few other choices out there.

I think Pete Morrill may have been running 16" rims on a 14 at some point, he may have something to offer.

I just want these tyres for off road so am after full on ones. The tyres i am looking at are 27" which is a little low.

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Hi Andys,
I was running 215/65/16 (freelander orig size) with no problems at all. I believe that any tyre without a profile is an 80 anyway. eg 205 16, but I could be wrong.
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bigbluebus wrote:if you can make your way to Preston you can trial fit my spare

Colway AT 205 80 16 on a standard 16" rim

blimey didn't know they were 80's (just checked receipt)

Thanks for the offer but i think they are way too tall without body mods. Colway do a 225/70/16 which is 28.4" but i don't think i would get away with that.

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I believe that any tyre without a profile is an 80 anyway. eg 205 16

Sowden tyres website backs you up Pete, and my tyres just say 205 R16 on them (hence the receipt checking :wink: )
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185R14C are 83 ratio i believe !

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