Snow Chains And Off Road Tyres For Rare Wheels

[jamespratt]

I'm in the Uk and have just acquired a 2003 Land Cruiser. Love it to bits, but for what I thought was going to be a pretty capable all round vehicle I'm surprised by one problem. The vehicle is fitted with 265/65 17inch wheels. Apparently only the new L/C and the Jeep Grand Cherokee have this size. The problem is only one tyre is available for this wheel. And ..... it's basically a road tyre. Not even all terrain. How on earth am i going to be able to use it off road. Second problem is that nobody appears to make snow chains to fit this wheel.

Am I really going to have to change the wheels? Am I the first person to find this a problem?

[stevetubbyturbo]

I'm in the Uk and have just acquired a 2003 Land Cruiser. Love it to bits, but for what I thought was going to be a pretty capable all round vehicle I'm surprised by one problem. The vehicle is fitted with 265/65 17inch wheels. Apparently only the new L/C and the Jeep Grand Cherokee have this size. The problem is only one tyre is available for this wheel. And ..... it's basically a road tyre. Not even all terrain. How on earth am i going to be able to use it off road. Second problem is that nobody appears to make snow chains to fit this wheel.

Am I really going to have to change the wheels? Am I the first person to find this a problem?

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Hi james it could be a long shot but you could try thi site and see if they have any links or be able to point you in the right direction.

http://www.4x4toys.co.uk/homepage.html

Steve

[Andy]

I'm in the Uk and have just acquired a 2003 Land Cruiser. Love it to bits, but for what I thought was going to be a pretty capable all round vehicle I'm surprised by one problem. The vehicle is fitted with 265/65 17inch wheels. Apparently only the new L/C and the Jeep Grand Cherokee have this size. The problem is only one tyre is available for this wheel. And ..... it's basically a road tyre. Not even all terrain. How on earth am i going to be able to use it off road. Second problem is that nobody appears to make snow chains to fit this wheel.

Am I really going to have to change the wheels? Am I the first person to find this a problem?

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Hi james it could be a long shot but you could try thi site and see if they have any links or be able to point you in the right direction.

http://www.4x4toys.co.uk/homepage.html

It's probably worth asking on these sites, more chance of finding some one with the same problem.

http://www.landcruiser-rocks.co.uk/index.p...pBB2&file=index

http://www.tlocuk.co.uk/forums/index.php?s...6ef07eda18b454f

Steve

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