Tyre sizes and weights

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Hi,
the tyres on my Bowler won't make it through next winter as they are a bit worn now so I am wondering what to buy next. I am tempted to buy another set of Greenway Chacos in 7.5 R 16 size but wonder what else is available. Does any have a set of Insa Turbo Simex-lookalikes? Would you be willing to answer the following questions:

For 235/86 R 16 size:
Diameter and width of tread face when inflated to 30 PSI on a 7" wide rim, no load
Weight when mounted on a 7" wide rim
Speed rating (present tyres are "N" which is 75mph).

I am aware that 235/86 R 16 is supposed to be equivalent to 7.5 R16 but have two different makes of 7.5 R 16 which vary in diameter by about 50mm!

I don't want to end up with a tyre which has too low a speed rating, is too wide for my car or is much bigger than 32" diameter.

cheers

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Thanks for the info on Insa carcases...
I've been looking around and saw Toyo Tranpath MT on a Ninety - has anyone used them?

I had a pair of Toyo's on my Series One years ago, they seemed to use a very hard rubber compound...good for wear, not so good on wet metalled surfaces...

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"The fedima's are even worse than Insa's weight wise."

what weight are the insa's?

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I bought some Kumho KL71 tyres in the end, 235/85 R 16. I've driven about 400 miles on them so far and found them to be better on-road than the tyres they replaced. I haven't tried them in the wet on sealed roads yet nor on any tricky unsurfaced tracks but they fared well when doing some green laning the other evening.

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