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A mate of mine wants to know...

What is the largest tyre I can fit to a stock L series with 14" desert rats without cutting fenders or bashing (maybe a little bashing is ok)?

He doesn't want MT's, would like AT's but I doubt he'll find some to fit. His looking at LT's atm. But if theres a tough road tyre out there, let us know

I had 195/70R14 under my stock L wagon once to see how it went. They were pretty tight but didn't rub.

what brand tyres were they, and were they light truck tyres?

I have 185/65r14 and with enough weight in the boot to make it sit on the bump stops, there is only enough room for one finger between the tyre and the guard

I run 185/95r14 on my stock l

Bridgestone Bison 607

sagey wrote:what brand tyres were they, and were they light truck tyres?

Can't remember what brand but they would have been an aggressive road tyre. Not light truck though not in a 70 series. Must have been 15 years ago now.
Why not just lift it? Lift kits are cheap and you can run 27"s.

yer i will eventually lift, i just dont have the money at the moment...and i wont for a few months...i got holidays coming up with some exchange students coming to australia...want to show them some good stuff...

but anyways it just has to fit stock for a few months and when i get the money i will lift...might be a bit longer though cos im goin overseas at the end of the year!

I'm running Maxxis 195/60/R14's on my (stock height) L and it seems to be fine and can turn wheels to full lock either way without issues, the only place it scrubs is wen i hit a large drop in the road while travelling at 100k's. But saying that, the old clapped out suspension may be a factor in that.

195/65R14 and 185/70R14 (stock liberty size) worked great on my old man's L

no rubbing with scorpion wheels. his suspension wasn't sagged though