I've scoured the forum but can't quite find the answer to my question...
What's the largest wheel/tyre size (or overall diameter) that I can fit to my Mk2 minibus? its a 1982 SWB single wheel 5-stud. It wont be massively loaded but it would be nice to be able to steer at full lock and go over a sleeping (or awake) policeman without rubbing the arches.
To explain a bit more (and please let me know if I'm barking up the wrong tree)... I'm after driving the old dear all the way to Italy and back and it would be nice to slightly improve the cruising speed/ lower the revs a tiny bit. So bigger wheels seems like a simple solution. She luckily already has the 4.63 dif, so I guess the only other option would be changing the 4 speed box for a 5. However I'm very reluctant to change becuase she's in very good condition mechanically so I don't want to gamble or change her too much.
I've already bought some 16" (7inch wide) landrover modulars, they'll need re-drilling and powder coating and everything, want to check I'm on to the right idea before having all that done.
All advice much appreciated.
Cheers!