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Groovin ET II Simex

Tech Talk for Rover owners.

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Jay
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Groovin ET II Simex

Post by Jay »

Hi All

Been a while swamped with work and business travel.....

Anyone has re-grooved or rethread (not use if it is the right technical term) an ET II Simex for better mud self cleaning abilities.

As you all know the ET II has an additional central lug should this be rethreaded.
I am also concerned not to be able to balance these tyres (already hard to balance as such) after rethreading.

Please Advise.

Jay
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Post by james feeney »

We don't tend to balance Simex over here. Never seem to have a major problem with them. I was driving on them everyday at up to 80mph with no probs.

Have a mate in Netherlands that re-cut his ET2's. Reckons it could take you three days to do it. I will bring this thread to his attention.

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Post by TD5power »

Hi There,
As James already said i have done the cutting of a complete set Simexes,ET2. It is a lot of work but i am very satisfied with the result. I cut out several blocks next to the center line. The center lugs stayed un touched because that's the running line of the tire,but the row next to it have been cut a way,on each side.
The result is a very open tire with great self cleaning abilitys.
As for balancing i haven't done this,yet. I think maybe when i but them on the other rims i wil. But i have to say the same as James these tires a driving good on the road. At least if you consider that it is a real off-road tire. Cutting is done with an electric speciall groover. After that i did some grinding with a very special band grinder what gives it a very good looking tire and the mean reason was to take of the same amount of rubber evey where and with that electric cutter it isn't that easy as it sounds. But i guess it was a good try. Maybe a better solution would be to buy just some Boggers then you wouldn't have spend so much time cutting the tire.

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Post by SeriousIIa »

Hi Rob, (Gosemeyer?)

Also hanging around here?

Already got the 90 up and running again and been testing good?

Cheers Bowy
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Post by def90 »

TD5 power any photos of the ETII's grooved?
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Post by TD5power »

Yes i have photo's of these grooved tires but haven't a clue how to send them into this forum. I can send them to your e-mail address if you give me that.

Hi Bowy,ja ben al langer op deze forum pagina als wel op andere. De Def is nog steeds in de schuur maar de onderdelen komen er aan zo het begint. Veel gebeurd goed en slecht,zien waar het schip strand.
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Post by SeriousIIa »

Rob If you send me the pics I can post them for you.
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Post by TD5power »

Bowy,
Send them to your hotmail account.
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Post by D9OSV »

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Hi Bowy,ja ben al langer op deze forum pagina als wel op andere. De Def is nog steeds in de schuur maar de onderdelen komen er aan zo het begint. Veel gebeurd goed en slecht,zien waar het schip strand.
Rob[/quote]


It's all Dutch to me.....

Boom, Boom :roll:

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Post by TD5power »

Hi Jimmy,
Why not a stage 3 instead of stage 2 ????????????
Funny you try to avoid Brun Helga andd going to the other side of the world. Doesn't matter she wil find you where ever you wil hide.
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Post by Jay »

Hey Rob

Did not know it was you....we have talked extensively I own the yellow disco in Lebanon on 36" ET II
Can you send some pics of the grooved tyres?

The Simex do wander on highway driving may the lot being send here is older as they are not much Simex around recently....

Regards

Jay


TD5power wrote:Hi There,
As James already said i have done the cutting of a complete set Simexes,ET2. It is a lot of work but i am very satisfied with the result. I cut out several blocks next to the center line. The center lugs stayed un touched because that's the running line of the tire,but the row next to it have been cut a way,on each side.
The result is a very open tire with great self cleaning abilitys.
As for balancing i haven't done this,yet. I think maybe when i but them on the other rims i wil. But i have to say the same as James these tires a driving good on the road. At least if you consider that it is a real off-road tire. Cutting is done with an electric speciall groover. After that i did some grinding with a very special band grinder what gives it a very good looking tire and the mean reason was to take of the same amount of rubber evey where and with that electric cutter it isn't that easy as it sounds. But i guess it was a good try. Maybe a better solution would be to buy just some Boggers then you wouldn't have spend so much time cutting the tire.

Rob
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Post by TD5power »

Hi Jay i thought already it was you. Please send me your address. It's not in my computer anymore. The thing crashed and al was lost including al my address i had. But i think that the other Dutch wil put them on this board tonight. But i can send them to you no problem.
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Post by james feeney »

Here you go chaps, courtesy of Td5power.
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Post by james feeney »

and again
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Post by TD5power »

Hi James,
You are a great wizzard. Have you noticed that HEEEEEEE is hiding on this forum for BRUN HELGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Jay i hope this gives you an idea how the tire is after the cutting,very open center now. Can't tell you how these are on the road because they didn't have seen any of it yet.
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Post by SeriousIIa »

James, just got home grom work, opening my mail seeing the pics ready to upload them....... but you were faster ;) Thanx!

Cheers Bowy
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Post by Jay »

TD5power wrote:Hi James,
You are a great wizzard. Have you noticed that HEEEEEEE is hiding on this forum for BRUN HELGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Jay i hope this gives you an idea how the tire is after the cutting,very open center now. Can't tell you how these are on the road because they didn't have seen any of it yet.
Rob
Rob

Thanks for the info. Please let me know how they handle on road before I go ahead and do the same.
Are these beadlocks wheels from Hi Impact they look like them.

Thanks
Jay
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Post by TD5power »

Hi Jay,
I wil let you know about the tires. The beadlocks is my own product. Made them almost 2 years a go.
Rob
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