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RogB



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Santorini Black

yes im aware of that, specs for mine vary between 99 and 105 but as the tyres on it are not original spec I cant use those as a guide and the ACTUAL load rating isn't listed.

prime example of incorrect tyres fitted is my daughters BMW 1 series. Sizes front and back are the same, decent brand tyres, rear 2 are 1 brand and front 2 are another brand. But.... the rears are Y rated and the fronts are Z rated.

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JulesK



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Wales 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Firenze Red

Censored hell there's a lot more to this tyre milarkey than meets the eye Shocked

Think I'll just copy what on Florrie now Very Happy

Sheep If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

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RogB



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Santorini Black

wait til you get into date codes as well as speed rating, load rating, offset...blah blah blah Laughing

some of the cheap online retailers are offering Pirelli, Bridgestone, Michelin etc at significantly lower prices than elsewhere but when you dig deeper you find that the have 5 or 6 year old manufacturers date codes, so they have been stored somewhere for that length of time. The rubber only has a certain shelf life before it degrades and cracks. Its not illegal to sell, buy, and fit them but I personally wouldn't want a 6 year old tyre fitted as 'new' to my car.

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JulesK



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Wales 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Firenze Red

Was only thinking of that yesterday RogB , puts you in position to check and refuse fitting them if you know about date dot which I was reading on here.

Suppose that's another downfall of online buying Twisted Evil

Another thing, if I change my tyres from 235/60/18 to maybe something bigger / wider (if possible ) and I had to put on the spare would it cause any issues if the spare was still a 235/60/18 Embarassed



Sheep If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Post #367538 28th Feb 2019 3:46 pm
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MartynB



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Zermatt Silver

The width of the proposed “ bigger “ tyre will make zero difference to you using your current spare just look how wide a space saver is .

All the variations of Freelander 2 wheels be they 16” ( the best ! ) 17” 18” and 19” have decreasing tyre sidewall heights as the wheel gets bigger , so they end up with the same overall circumference. So you can have the 19” wheels and a 17” spare etc.

What will stuff you up is , if you able to fit a bigger than OE sidewall height to a particular set of wheels , then use a standard sidewall height as the spare . 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

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Jagracer



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Bali Blue

Hi, I have changed to 16 inch rims and continental tyres. Much better ride. I bought some spare steel rims with good tyres as well, one is a commercial A/T tyre. They usually last 60k on a transit. Might be the way to go if you do not go off road too often.

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JulesK



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Wales 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Firenze Red

Ah didn't think of those space saver things. Thanks Thumbs Up If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Post #367547 28th Feb 2019 6:00 pm
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Worms



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Scotland 2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e GS Manual Zermatt Silver

Old thread, but I’ve just replaced all four tyres. Two had done 51,000 miles and two had done 41,000 which seems pretty reasonable (although I had been hoping they would have seen the summer out, to give me the sharpest edges coming into next winter). Price works out as tyres having costing me £1.08 per 100 miles. Old ones were Quatrac 5s, which have given excellent performance, so have replaced them with the same.

Only downside is that the tyre fitter noticed that one of the alloys has a crack in it, so I will need to find a replacement wheel, sooner or later. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

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Sidthecat



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Orkney Grey

Had an email from mytyres offering discounts on summer tyres if anyone's in the market at the moment

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Sperly



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Baltic Blue

There is a stonking offer on the Blackcircles website at the moment for Michelin CrossClimate tyres, £160 off for a set of 4., £40 a corner off.

My local fitter informs me that Michelin own Blackcircles, so you learn something new every day. Does anyone have any experience of these tyres?

Post #388196 14th Mar 2020 12:29 pm
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andyk159



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

That offer is £40 off 4 tyres, not £40 off each tyre. That's £40 off, not £160. Andy
Freelander2 HSE (59 Plate, MY10 spec)

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Sperly



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Baltic Blue

andyk159 wrote:
That offer is £40 off 4 tyres, not £40 off each tyre. That's £40 off, not £160.



Not according to my computer it isn't!
You might want to delete some cookies!!

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grumsel



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Netherlands 2012 Freelander 2 TD4 Sport Auto Barolo Black

The discount depends on the tire size you select. If you select 245/45 R20 then you get the £160 discount. If you select 235/55 R19 you only get £40 discount.

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Sperly



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Baltic Blue

Ah, I see that now. I was basing it on my own DS, which runs on 20's.

An excellent deal if you have wheels that size, not so attractive for 16-19" rims after all.

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Sidthecat



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Orkney Grey

Sperly wrote:
There is a stonking offer on the Blackcircles website at the moment for Michelin CrossClimate tyres, £160 off for a set of 4., £40 a corner off.

My local fitter informs me that Michelin own Blackcircles, so you learn something new every day. Does anyone have any experience of these tyres?


Ran CrossClimates on my Forester for years, no issues, decent life on them as well. Would add that it was all road use, no off-roading

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