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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 10:00 am
by OVERKILL ENG
yeah it worked

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 10:12 am
by Wendle
they look like a pretty true 37".

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 11:17 am
by bj on roids
awesome 8)

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 6:42 pm
by NICK
Sam, the pics you sent me of the 4runner, they are 37's?




NICK

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 8:54 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
No the 4-runner runs 35's we looked at fitting a set today but they would srub bigtime.

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 9:03 pm
by NICK
overkill wrote:No the 4-runner runs 35's we looked at fitting a set today but they would srub bigtime.



what widht is he on?


i want to run the 37's but dont think that i will have the height too do so.


NICK

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 9:09 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
He runs 8 inch rims with 2 inch spacers the main place it was going to scrub was front and back of the rear wheel arches. With the tube front end we have moved the diff forward enough that they would just srcub on up travel with lock on.

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 9:33 pm
by NICK
i have enough room in the front without a drama, the axle is forward, fiberglass guards and about 6 inch of lift.

The rear is where i am also having the trouble.

I have 1 inch offset wheels, wider housing and ifs hubs so overall i am about 5 inch wider, i do believe that that is enough width but i also believe that the tyres will rub front and rear in the rear wheel wells.



NICK

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 8:56 am
by POS
Hey guys,

I was just in Pirate and found a topic 40 inch MTR's

I know we probarbly wont see any here for quite some time, but some of you with conections may be interested.

They look BIG!!

I dont know how to send the address,but if you go into general 4x4 discussion and scroll down i'm sure you will find it.

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 10:53 am
by RoldIT

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 5:42 pm
by POS
There you go. Check those babies out :shock:

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 6:39 pm
by NICK
i would say 12 months and we will be able to get them here, unless you bring them in yourself, althou that could be pricey. It seems that most things seem to take about a year to get here, i know the 37's took alittle longer. Lance of pirate had a set of 37's at his place for sale when i was there last year and he had already had them for about 3 months, so yeah alittle over a year there.

Considering the price of the 37 i think that there will be a good market for the larger 39.5+ mtrs, the 37's can be had for less than $400 and compared to a swamper makes for some dam good buying, once again making only a prediciment the 39-42's should be around 500-700 which is alot cheaper than the swampers of similar sizes.

What do you all think the market for the 37+ inch tyres will be like? i believe that what we drive here is completely different to that in which they have in the states, in the states they have smooth dry rock with no water or mud involved like we do here. Although looking at what was driven at the TTC this year i think that the MTR's will be a competitive tyre next year and they seem to be selling really well as nowhere here in queensland has them, well they do now but that is only becuase the shipment just came in.

NICK

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 6:44 pm
by NICK
POS wrote:There you go. Check those babies out :shock:



just thought of something when i read that reply, they say the tyres are up around the 40inch mark, are they?

take for example your tyres, sold as a 38.5 but measure up around the 42 mark which makes for good buying in relation to over all height, i think that if goodyear can market there larger tyres in the same price range or maybe less than the mickeys there is going to be a huge market, providing there tyres are what they say they are, i know kellys, bfg and cooper over rate there tyres, eg 33.5 real height when measured is sold as a 35, where as simex, goodyear and mickey seem to have it right if not under rated, example your claws, way over 38.5

NICK

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 9:02 pm
by POS
Yeh i think i read they were a little bit bigger than 40 inch, how much dont know.

The other thing to is BFG are looking at or have a 40 inch Krawler in the states. Apparently they are awesome on rocks as the compound is so soft.

Cjer runs the MTR's on his jeep and they worked really well at LCMP on the smooth rock and also on sharp wet rocks.

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2002 12:26 pm
by bj on roids
POS wrote:Hey guys,

I was just in Pirate and found a topic 40 inch MTR's

I know we probarbly wont see any here for quite some time, but some of you with conections may be interested.

They look BIG!!

I dont know how to send the address,but if you go into general 4x4 discussion and scroll down i'm sure you will find it.


NEWBIES :fist: :roll:

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2002 8:36 pm
by v8grunt
bj on roids wrote:
POS wrote:Hey guys,

I was just in Pirate and found a topic 40 inch MTR's

I know we probarbly wont see any here for quite some time, but some of you with conections may be interested.

They look BIG!!

I dont know how to send the address,but if you go into general 4x4 discussion and scroll down i'm sure you will find it.


NEWBIES :fist: :roll:


the 37" mtrs are in qld and are the same tyre as in the us. the tyres were designed for sand stone and dry conditions silica is added to the compound for sandstone performance! silica is what tyre company adds for wet weather grip hence these tyres will wok well on rock wet or dry :?: and the recomded price fo a 37' is $430 each :roll:

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 7:56 am
by bj on roids
$430

FARK THAT CHIT OFF

they are worth...maybe $350

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 6:35 pm
by v8grunt
bj on roids wrote:$430

FARK THAT CHIT OFF

they are worth...maybe $350


for $350 you can buy a 35"bfg muddie

Big Meats

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 8:10 pm
by Shorty40
v8grunt wrote:
bj on roids wrote:$430

FARK THAT CHIT OFF

they are worth...maybe $350


for $350 you can buy a 35"bfg muddie



Hey BJ,

Have you considered these big meats ? :twisted:

..

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 8:32 pm
by hypo
35" BFG muds.....

BJ wouldnt b hardcore enuf 4 those big meats