255/85/16 wheels on G 463

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petterlillvik
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Dear Friends,

 

Planning to change my current 275/55/19 wheels to more off roading suitable tires.

Please let me know does 255/85/16 wheels fit my G Wagen 320G 1997, without any modification or do I need to add a lift kit?

 

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Petter

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Re: 255/85/16 wheels on G 463

A  255x85x16 tyre will fit under the arches without any modification but you will have to check the clearance at the front between the pitman arm/steering rod and the front of the tyre.

You are increasing the height of your wheel/tyre combo by 2"  so you are adding an extra 1" to the radius. What you need to establish, to know if your new wheel/tyre combo will fit, is if you have more than 1" clearance between the front of your existing  tyre and the Pitman arm/steering rod. You need to measure this in the straight ahead position and on full lock.

The other thing that you want to be aware of is that you are increasing your rolling circumference by 8% so your speedo reading and tripmeter will be affected. You will be traveling faster and further than are actually being displayed.