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215/75 on 7x15 don't fit mk2 with no lift
22 May 2011 16:33 #16743
by mcjimny
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Replied by mcjimny on topic Re: 215/75 on 7x15 don't fit mk2 with no lift
If you can still get AT2's i would grab them and 205/75 should be ok as the section is 75% of 205 as opposed to the 215's.
I've been running the AT2's for over 2 1/2 years now and they have been brilliant on and off road except for the deepest mud. They are the more aggressive tread of the all terrains available and the new tread pattern looks good but i can't say what its like in terms of performance.
On and offset rim of with spacers to fill the arches a bit more they should look great on there.
I've been running the AT2's for over 2 1/2 years now and they have been brilliant on and off road except for the deepest mud. They are the more aggressive tread of the all terrains available and the new tread pattern looks good but i can't say what its like in terms of performance.
On and offset rim of with spacers to fill the arches a bit more they should look great on there.
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24 May 2011 18:37 - 24 May 2011 18:40 #16910
by SPC5838
Replied by SPC5838 on topic Re: 215/75 on 7x15 don't fit mk2 with no lift
No bother Halford
I was planning on cutting mine at some point like I say, mainly because I realised its bumper was only a couple of inches higher than an average hatchback's and it did a pretty good impression of a snow plough last winter
Thought it was off a few times :blink:
To be honest you wouldn't have to cut it quite as much as I did, It would have been enough just to cut the arch, a bit like this but remember this one is lifted so you'd need to go a bit higher on the arch-
If you didn't want to cut it all there's always the KAP front panel, just take the bumper off and replace it
Funnily enough I'm heading to Inverness at the weekend, probably the only time of year there isn't snow on Drumochter :laugh:
There seems to be plenty of AT2's about in 205/75 when I was looking, price varied a bit, but they were all the old pattern; apparently the new one isn't available in that size yet. They were top end money in 215/75 for the new ones every where I looked and the old ones are long gone, so I went for the Toyo and got 5 for the price of 4 of the Grabber
I guess it's just a case of what works for you; the Toyo works (so far) on the road and it's dealt with everything the last few days without issues, in what was close to a hurricane with driving rain / standing water. In the mud at the weekend it was fine too, wasn't up to the axles but plenty of it and they pulled through no problems.
I think the only decent non-remould MT in 205/70 is the Maxxis Trepador but the price of them seems to have gone up by £30 odd each in one go on tyresdirect :sick:
As for the neighbour, you want to have seen his face when 70+ MPH winds dumped all sorts of crap all over the place... :laugh: Seems everyone has similar problems, not going to stop me working on the car in the drive


To be honest you wouldn't have to cut it quite as much as I did, It would have been enough just to cut the arch, a bit like this but remember this one is lifted so you'd need to go a bit higher on the arch-
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If you didn't want to cut it all there's always the KAP front panel, just take the bumper off and replace it

There seems to be plenty of AT2's about in 205/75 when I was looking, price varied a bit, but they were all the old pattern; apparently the new one isn't available in that size yet. They were top end money in 215/75 for the new ones every where I looked and the old ones are long gone, so I went for the Toyo and got 5 for the price of 4 of the Grabber

I think the only decent non-remould MT in 205/70 is the Maxxis Trepador but the price of them seems to have gone up by £30 odd each in one go on tyresdirect :sick:
As for the neighbour, you want to have seen his face when 70+ MPH winds dumped all sorts of crap all over the place... :laugh: Seems everyone has similar problems, not going to stop me working on the car in the drive

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24 May 2011 20:37 #16916
by Halford
Replied by Halford on topic Re: 215/75 on 7x15 don't fit mk2 with no lift
Cheers Donald, thanks for info
Existing Grabber AT2
Toyo Open Country AT
Is this the New Grabber AT - that you were looking at ? limited sizes - not 205/75
Both Toyo's and AT2's are available at my local TyreSpot - AT2's only £4 more than the Toyo's
Decision Time I guess
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Is this the New Grabber AT - that you were looking at ? limited sizes - not 205/75
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Both Toyo's and AT2's are available at my local TyreSpot - AT2's only £4 more than the Toyo's
Decision Time I guess

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24 May 2011 21:30 - 24 May 2011 21:49 #16919
by SPC5838
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Yeah that's the new one, they're on "phased introduction" apparently and looks like the bigger and chelsea tractor sizes are being sorted out first :laugh: One of my mates did comment it looks like it should be on a Range Rover Sport or similar that never sees dirt and not off road when he saw them, guess time will tell if they're any good. Hardly anyone's said anything bad about the old pattern though and plenty folks like mcjimny swear by them as you'll know 
The pics of the Toyo on websites don't really do it justice, the tread is a good bit deeper than it looks, I'll try and get a decent photo, but they do look a little narrow in tread width unfitted. My 215's didn't look any wider than a 205 except in the side wall until they were on rims. The only other thing that persuaded me to go with the bigger Toyo was I couldn't get a straight answer from dealers how long 205/75 will be around in the old AT2. Last thing I wanted to do was risk wrecking one then discover the stock had dried up.
Which ever you go for you won't be disappointed, getting the bridgestones off is the best thing I've done. God knows why Suzuki has fitted them all these years. Happy shopping

The pics of the Toyo on websites don't really do it justice, the tread is a good bit deeper than it looks, I'll try and get a decent photo, but they do look a little narrow in tread width unfitted. My 215's didn't look any wider than a 205 except in the side wall until they were on rims. The only other thing that persuaded me to go with the bigger Toyo was I couldn't get a straight answer from dealers how long 205/75 will be around in the old AT2. Last thing I wanted to do was risk wrecking one then discover the stock had dried up.
Which ever you go for you won't be disappointed, getting the bridgestones off is the best thing I've done. God knows why Suzuki has fitted them all these years. Happy shopping

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25 May 2011 05:04 #16920
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Probably they fitted them because 90% of Jimnys are bought by women or old people for other reasons than off roading.
With all this considered, I think I'm still going to chance it with the Maxxis 753 Bravo in 205/75 and see what happens. If it doesn't fit I'll shout a swear word very loudly and take my Jimny to a local body shop to see if I can get the bumper cut more neatly than I can manage (as in so it looks like it was meant to be that way).
Replied by Municipal Waste on topic Re: 215/75 on 7x15 don't fit mk2 with no lift
SPC5838 wrote: Which ever you go for you won't be disappointed, getting the bridgestones off is the best thing I've done. God knows why Suzuki has fitted them all these years. Happy shopping
Probably they fitted them because 90% of Jimnys are bought by women or old people for other reasons than off roading.
With all this considered, I think I'm still going to chance it with the Maxxis 753 Bravo in 205/75 and see what happens. If it doesn't fit I'll shout a swear word very loudly and take my Jimny to a local body shop to see if I can get the bumper cut more neatly than I can manage (as in so it looks like it was meant to be that way).
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25 May 2011 17:12 - 19 Jun 2013 20:33 #16939
by dirtydogz
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Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks.
Big Jimny rear shock mounts. Big Jimny adjustable panhard rods.
Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....
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2002 JLX Soft Top

Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks.

Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....
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