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Best Simex Tyre for Sydney Trails.

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Best Simex Tyre for Sydney Trails.

Post by sir_camel »

What Simex tyre is best for the trails around sydney? Looking at 33 -34 inch sizes? Or are they no good on our rocks?
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Sydneys got trails? :bad-words:
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Post by shorty_f0rty »

we've got some sharp rock up here in qld around ormeau at the waterfall track and I noticed my jt2's (33x10.5r15) get sliced up quite a bit.. so much so I prefer not to run that particular track too often... not to say they dont perform.. you just want a budget to match if you dont mind slicing them up every 2nd weekend.

ive got some half chunks out of 2 and an outerlug missing on another. have run them a bit on the road too now and they are wearing ok.. say 5-7000kms on them so far.. with the wear they are getting louder on road but you just turn the tunes up louder.
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Post by matt.mcinnes »

Simex's were really designed for Mud though the JT2 I have 34x10.5x15 perform well on either, they do cut up on rocks, though that does depend I guess on how you drive :twisted: My second set have lasted far better since the twin air lockers were fitted.
If it was me how ever and I intended to do more rock crawling rather than mud I would go for the BFG Crawler they seem far more suited to that kind of terain. Maybe even a BFG MTR if it's dry most of the time. If your intending to do plenty of rocks a good thick side wall is somthing to look out for too, saves on punchers. It,s a hard one to put your finger on which tyre to use, terrain and climate and how offten are the key ingredents and of course budget.
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Re: Best Simex Tyre for Sydney Trails.

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sir_camel wrote:What Simex tyre is best for the trails around sydney? Looking at 33 -34 inch sizes? Or are they no good on our rocks?
Im pretty sure 99% of people here use or want MT/Rs because sydney's tracks are basically all rock.

As for simex's, i believe the trekkers are the go, especially when the rock is wet. Other people may have different opinions of course.
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Post by roc box »

ive got 33x10.5 jt2s they go well on all surfaces.
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Post by sir_camel »

i currently am running 33 MTR's and had a set of 31's before hand. Am just about to do a whole new suspension set up and was thinking of running MTRS or Radial Claws as my onraod and light offroad work tyre and was thinking of JTII's as a hardcore tyre to run with beadlocks as i didnt really want to go any bigger than 34. The more i think about it tho they arn't really ideal for sydney tracks. Still thinking. Thanks so far though guys
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Post by spazbot »

try some creepy crawlers or some good old tsl swampers
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Post by WICKED »

Gribble wrote:
sir_camel wrote:What Simex tyre is best for the trails around sydney? Looking at 33 -34 inch sizes? Or are they no good on our rocks?
Im pretty sure 99% of people here use or want MT/Rs because sydney's tracks are basically all rock.

As for simex's, i believe the trekkers are the go, especially when the rock is wet. Other people may have different opinions of course.
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Post by WICKED »

I have 34x11.5xR16, LOVE THEM TO BIT'S.

House mate has 35x10.5xR15 Extreme Trekker's (original's) he love's them, i have the JT2's (as stated) and after wacthin his and drivein mine i preferre the JT2's.

I have a shorty 40 and house mate has a bobbed extra hilux.

Mine probly wiegh's more than his but i'd put my money on the JT2's.
when they die i'll buy them again. if only they came in a bigger size :cry:

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Post by roc box »

i agree go the jt2s the siping in the tread blocks works real well in the rocks
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Post by Wooders »

spazbot wrote:try some creepy crawlers or some good old tsl swampers
That would be my recommendation too....But within the SImex family I;d probably go the JT2's not the ET's....
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Post by Madmac »

i run 32 x 9.5 r15 extreme treckers, ive run them on most of the tracks around sydney, i reckon they are a great tyre, but you have to run low pressures to get them to flex and work well, ive found on my GQ they work well at 10-12psi, on my lighter hilux i had to run them at 6-8psi, im very happy with them and when i fit my bigger lift and reduction gears to the GQ i plan to buy another set of 35s or 36s
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Post by sir_camel »

yea the plan is to run them real low with beadlocks if i go down this path.
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Post by matt.mcinnes »

sir_camel wrote:yea the plan is to run them real low with beadlocks if i go down this path.
With the second airs I run with my current JT2's at 8psi int he front and 6psi in the rear. they mould to anything at these settings.
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Post by familybus »

the best ones for you are Jungle treker 2,s 33'' 10.5x15 on sunraises! oh! actually i have a set im taking of my patrol that are for sale and im in sydney too, $900 for all 4 with rims pm me if yah like! :D
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Post by ludacris »

I would go the 36 Extreme treckers as the 3 lugs in the middle work well on rock.

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