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Different tread patterns

Post by outlaw »

Okay people got a curve ball for you... what are your opinions on running 2 different tread patterns on an offroader.

Everyone seems to have an opinion on pros and cons of any particular tread so how about best of both worlds... with treads designed for different terrains for maximum all roundedness.

Like mickey claws on the front and centipedes on the rear.... obviously making sure they are same size and rolling diameter.

What are your thoughts? :lol:
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Post by ofr57 »

i've heard of afiar few people running boggers in the rear an tsl's in the front
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Post by Highway-Star »

I can see the logic behind your thinking. Only thing is you would have to have 2 different spares.
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Highway-Star wrote:I can see the logic behind your thinking. Only thing is you would have to have 2 different spares.
Yeah had thought of that... but i already run 2 spares so that's fine :P
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

I recall Bill used to run Q78 swampers one end and simex ET/centipedesthe other
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Post by cpmurray »

ISUZUROVER wrote:I recall Bill used to run Q78 swampers one end and simex ET/centipedesthe other
If your talking about Bill Larman, he now runs centipedes all round now.

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Post by ISUZUROVER »

cpmurray wrote:
ISUZUROVER wrote:I recall Bill used to run Q78 swampers one end and simex ET/centipedesthe other
If your talking about Bill Larman, he now runs centipedes all round now.

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Re: Different tread patterns

Post by Moses »

outlaw wrote:Okay people got a curve ball for you... what are your opinions on running 2 different tread patterns on an offroader.

Everyone seems to have an opinion on pros and cons of any particular tread so how about best of both worlds... with treads designed for different terrains for maximum all roundedness.

Like mickey claws on the front and centipedes on the rear.... obviously making sure they are same size and rolling diameter.

What are your thoughts? :lol:
it would be the same as those running boggers and TSL's

but if i were you i would run the claws on the rear and the simex's on the front
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Re: Different tread patterns

Post by Loanrangie »

Moses wrote:
outlaw wrote:Okay people got a curve ball for you... what are your opinions on running 2 different tread patterns on an offroader.

Everyone seems to have an opinion on pros and cons of any particular tread so how about best of both worlds... with treads designed for different terrains for maximum all roundedness.

Like mickey claws on the front and centipedes on the rear.... obviously making sure they are same size and rolling diameter.

What are your thoughts? :lol:
it would be the same as those running boggers and TSL's

but if i were you i would run the claws on the rear and the simex's on the front
So the simex's can cut thru the goo so you can steer ?
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Post by Moses »

yeah pretty much

like i said it's the same as the boggers and TSL's

the boggers or Claws have a great driving tread

and the TSL's or simex have a much better tread for steering

you see quite a few comp rigs run this set up
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Post by crack »

isnt running two different treads ilegal?l
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Post by DIRTY ROCK STAR »

Moses wrote:yeah pretty much

like i said it's the same as the boggers and TSL's

the boggers or Claws have a great driving tread

and the TSL's or simex have a much better tread for steering

you see quite a few comp rigs run this set up
but how do they go?
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Post by Moses »

it can be a very good set up depending on what your doing

it is really good if your doing alot of different stuff

but you should really look at the type of wheeling you are going to do
and get a tyre to suit
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Post by lay80n »

crack wrote:isnt running two different treads ilegal?l

Different size is illegal, different tread patterns is fine. Take a look at road cars as you walk along. Heaps will have different tyres front to back. Dont run different tread Left to Right though. In reality though, take a look at what tyres they are talking about - when is a large size bogger or TSL etc ever going to be legal :roll:

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Post by outlaw »

Sounds like this could be a goer... still got 2 good JT2's on the fender at the moment so might get a couple claws to throw on the back and see :lol:
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