215/75 on 7x15 don't fit mk2 with no lift

Quite a few people have posted 215/75 15 on 7x15 wheels will fit without a lift.... they don't on a facelift so be warned if you have a 2006 onward and are planning on doing this.

Here's where the trouble started....



They're from 4x4at. Can't recommend these guys enough. I ordered mine at 12.30 and they were delivered by 10am the next day. £35 odd each as well

Anyway, here's where it looked like there was a problem. Bear in mind it's still jacked up wheels free (just) and the suspension is at full drop



A little bit later and after having got the hacksaw out, an arguement with the neighbour because "you're making the place look like a repair shop" several fags and a pile of removed / cut off parts like this later;



I ended up with this...



Anyway, the tyres are AT's so MT would be worse, but bottom line: you're not going to put 215/75 on modulars on a newer jimny unless the lift's done first or you're prepared to cut it up. As an aside, it also appears to be bollocks that you need to change the wheel nuts going from alloys to steels. Mines been on alloys since it left the factory and guess what, the factory wheel nuts worked and seated the steels just fine. I'd already got new nuts from Dave at bits4vits because I thought I'd need to change them so I used them as I had them, but it looks like they were just added expense. The factory nut's don't have a seperate collar on them like most alloy nuts so I'm unsure why people believe they have to be changed.

The tyres themselves are AT as 40 odd miles a day on motorway kind of ruled out full on MT's as did the price and I don't trust remoulds since one burst in my face fitting it, I've never had Toyo before but they're good on the road and since it's bucketing rain here now, they'll be in the mud tomorrow and update to come. If you're after some of these ( Open Countrys ) look at blackcircle.com, They've got them in 205/75 and 215/75 15 for £75 roughly on each size. So far I reckon they're a bargain but I'll see how they do in the dirt.

Starting to look well now.

Alloy wheel nuts to steel is ok.
Steel wheel nuts to alloys is not ok. Trust me, been there done that, lost a wheel!

Neighbours are all the same eh? Yours says repair shop, mine says shanty town.
Whatever, my property etc......

My neighbours all moan at me, They dont like my big works van and believe it should not be on a residential street, and the fact I chose this house for the long drive and big garage so I could fill it with man treasure. Maybe the fact I have 2 x 4x4's, Her car, caravan, trailer, works van all out there but nearly all of it out of sight from the street. Maybe we should all just have 1 little car like those retired window twitchers that moan.

Keefe wrote: Neighbours are all the same eh? Yours says repair shop, mine says shanty town.
Whatever, my property etc......

Who needs neighbours opinions, my troubles start inside the house! "Lowering the tone of the neighbourhood" was my wifes comment when we turned into the end of the street & saw the Jimny on axle stands with the front wheels & shockies removed.

As a new Jimny convert (2007 standard model), I've stock 205/70R50 HT694 bridgestone dueller's fitted, whilst fine on dry tarmac, I'm trying to decide between Toyo Open Country A/T's or General Grabber AT2's.

Many thanks for your feedback Donald as I too from all the forum posts had decided on 215/75's, I'd have been gutted at having to chop the bumper (will save that for a few years down the road).

have checked out sizes

205/70/15 orginals diameter = 26.3" / 668mm
215/70/15 diameter = 26.85" / 682mm = 2.1% / 14mm more (can't find any AT's)
205/75/15 diameter = 27.1" / 688mm = 3% / 20mm more
215/75/15 diameter = 27.7" / 704mm = 5.4% / 36mm more

It appears the max recommended increase in dia is 3%

so it looks like the choice is limitted to 205/75R15, now have to choose between Grabbers and Toyo's - would you be able to pop over to Aviemore next week and let me have some feedback on the Toyo's snow perfomance :laugh:

Thanks again for the info.

It's annoying how few manufacturers actually make the right size tyre for Jimny's in something half decent for off road considering the 100s of posts all over the place asking for them! :dry: