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Tyre choice Jimny Auto
- wejxf03
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Am after a bit of advice about the tire choice for my newly bought Jimny 2001 Auto.
Having looked through the blogs the consensus of opinion seems to be that the best size of tire is 215X75X15 .
Existing tyres are 225/70/15
However the options for this tire seem to be very limited (and expensive).
I intend to keep it fairly standard with mainly road with limited easy off road. All terrain?
Can anyone comment on the best budget tire size / make for this?
Will be doing low mileage.
thanks
John
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As to what makes of tyre are best, the more you can spend the better the tyre is going to be. Personally I would look for a special offer on a branded tyre like a BF Goodrich or General Grabber rather than get something like a Silun or Three A.
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Think it's a bit odd that they've changed tyre sizes from 205/70 on an old Jimny to 195/80 on the new model.
Just have to make my mind up I guess.
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I'll have a gander.
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I'd say they are a really good size for the standard Jimny
But now having a 3" lift they just looked to small
Now running with 225/75/16's
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Rhino Ray has some experience running much bigger tyres on an auto, so he is perhaps the man to talk to.
My reading has led me to believe that the transmission fluid temperature is the key factor, so fitting a bigger cooler will solve all issues and make for a reliable auto transmission with bigger tyres.
Having said that, 215/75/15 tyres are not that big and with regular ATF changes you could be ok.
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This makes sense for an auto running big wheels.
Considering my own usage which will be mainly road with occasional soft lane/field it looks like I will be looking for smaller tyres than the 225/70 on it at the moment.
Think I just need to decide between 195/80 and 205/70
John
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cyberdriver wrote: "limited easy off-road"... I would pick up a bargain set of almost new 195/80R15 people are flogging from their gen 4's.
Having seen videos of what can be overcome using the "as fitted " tyres, I agree.
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It's not urgent but will look out for a set as you suggest.
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