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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:19 pm
by lockdup
Thats with two inch body and SOA on standard springs and shackles. No rubbing at all and running 34" swampers. Standard CV's and Axels and i do wheel it (With locker). No problems in driveline[img]http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq35 ... C04276.jpg
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:28 pm
by mcwilly
cant see picture

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:50 am
by v840
lockdup wrote:Thats with two inch body and SOA on standard springs and shackles. No rubbing at all and running 34" swampers. Standard CV's and Axels and i do wheel it (With locker). No problems in driveline

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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:05 pm
by Pyrotech
lockdup wrote:Thats with two inch body and SOA on standard springs and shackles. No rubbing at all and running 34" swampers. Standard CV's and Axels and i do wheel it (With locker). No problems in driveline

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How big do these tyres measure?

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:08 pm
by mcwilly
33.6 i think could be wrong

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:10 pm
by Gwagensteve
sounds right.

These will be a better all round tyre then the 9/34, but on slick mud the higher ground pressure of the 9/34 is an advantage.

Steve.

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:19 pm
by lockdup
My spare, Unmounted measures excatly 34". Thats un used

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:36 pm
by mcwilly
looks like you have a fair bit of room left to go up to the 35s

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:42 pm
by Petesarmy
i have 35" simex super swampers with spring over and 2"lift, standard axles air locker front and rear never busted a thing the only problem i have had is tranny case mounts bigger is better.

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:45 pm
by Gwagensteve
Petesarmy,

simex are made by simex in malaysia, and super swampers are made by Interco in the US (or china for the LTB's) They're a different tyre.

I think you mean simex centipedes. (?)

Steve.

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:49 pm
by mcwilly
sounds very similar to my setup. u chop the guards at all?

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:36 pm
by lockdup
yea mate. theres room for 35's however if anything i would go down to a 32 or 33. I think 34" tyres on a extream SWB and fairly tall car is a little dangerous. Also i think a zook on 32's will be just as capable as one on 34"s. But they do look mint. lol.

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:48 am
by ajsr
lockdup wrote:yea mate. theres room for 35's however if anything i would go down to a 32 or 33. I think 34" tyres on a extream SWB and fairly tall car is a little dangerous. Also i think a zook on 32's will be just as capable as one on 34"s. But they do look mint. lol.
its all about diif clearance
and going from 32's to 34's will give you an extra inch of clearance before you come to a stop with you wheels off the ground.
where I wheel its not uncommon to see a patrol on 36,s sitting there with the wheels in the air due to the depth of the ruts.

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:53 am
by lockdup
Thats true, however a sierra still has good diff clearance on 32's. but ofcourse an extra inch cant hurt. the only times ive been stuck are when i got hung up on my diffs, and thats on 34's. I heard a sierra on 34's has approx the same diff clearance as a patrol on 36-37's.

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:03 pm
by r0ck_m0nkey
ajsr wrote:where I wheel its not uncommon to see a patrol on 36,s sitting there with the wheels in the air due to the depth of the ruts.
But honestly, apart from mexicans, who gives a toss about driving in ruts.

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:21 pm
by zooker
lockdup wrote:Thats true, however a sierra still has good diff clearance on 32's. but ofcourse an extra inch cant hurt. the only times ive been stuck are when i got hung up on my diffs, and thats on 34's. I heard a sierra on 34's has approx the same diff clearance as a patrol on 36-37's.
My sierra on 32's has better diff clearance than a cruiser on 36's :armsup:

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:24 pm
by nicbeer
r0ck_m0nkey wrote:
ajsr wrote:where I wheel its not uncommon to see a patrol on 36,s sitting there with the wheels in the air due to the depth of the ruts.
But honestly, apart from mexicans, who gives a toss about driving in ruts.
Get a narrrow track on some skinnys and drive in the middle of the ruts :)

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:33 pm
by Pyrotech
zooker wrote:
lockdup wrote:Thats true, however a sierra still has good diff clearance on 32's. but ofcourse an extra inch cant hurt. the only times ive been stuck are when i got hung up on my diffs, and thats on 34's. I heard a sierra on 34's has approx the same diff clearance as a patrol on 36-37's.
My sierra on 32's has better diff clearance than a cruiser on 36's :armsup:
agree, my sierra on 32s has the same diff clearance as my 60 on 37s

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:22 am
by CTZOOK
If you are really unsure about what size u can fit see if you are able to borrow some and try them

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:08 pm
by VR Rodeo
Well my Simex pede's served me well on the weekend, 1st place Modified class in Mud Guts and Glory Rocks '09. They are the 32x9.5r15's let down to 6psi in the front and 5 in the back, without beadlocks and we didn't break a bead all weekend and are still holding pressure the following day. They easily got grip and took a fair hammering.

I was planning on buying some 34 inch LTB's but I'm not so sure whether to change or not now :?

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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:19 am
by alien
thats got about the same clearance as mine - and no, 34's wont fit unless you lift the guards up... it will fit under the arch, but any kind of upward travel will see them scrubbing to bits.

ive been running 31" cooper STTs which have been a brilliant tyre - however due to their clogging up in mud i've now gone the other extreme and chosen simex pedes in a 31" (measure 32")... they should arrive tomorrow and hopefully i can have a good crack at them on the weekend!

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:12 pm
by VR Rodeo
alien wrote:thats got about the same clearance as mine - and no, 34's wont fit unless you lift the guards up... it will fit under the arch, but any kind of upward travel will see them scrubbing to bits.
Its a comp truck, I will make them fit ;)

I wanted to go up to a 34, just not sure whether to get rid of a tyre that has worked well for me for LTB's or not.

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:51 pm
by rpm
As the old saying goes.. if it ain't broke, don't fix it...