Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi all
Ive been having a bit of a think about the Mav and Im actually not 100% sure which size tyre to run on it at the moment.
Basically I want it to be 50% Tourer and 50% able to hold its own in the fun stuff. I was going to put 35x12.5 on like my old runner but that become a gutless pig when I did it and used heaps of juice so I dont really want to go down the same path again.
It is currently running the TB42 with the 5 speed and 4.11's.
In around 6 months time Im looking at putting the 351 Clevo in it and possibly 4.625's.
So the question is seeing as though Im getting my tyres soon should I go with 33's and look at upgrading them latter after the mods are done or just go the 35's from the start and put up with it?
Id be very interested in hearing from anyone with 35 plus on there trucks and how they perform and did it go much worse after the change.
Its a hard one for me to pick. I want my 35's again but I dont want the dramas I had before. I dont want much do I?
Cheers Matt

tb42 has the power.

i had extractors and 2.5" straight through exhaust (no muffler ) for a little while. then went to 35" and put a straight through muffler in it to quieten it down, and didnt notice the difference.

this is on a 8" lifted shorty and i could crack the 100km/h in under 14 seconds.

my opnion, go the 35's. as for tread pattern im not too sure on a 50/50 tire. maybe a muddy or a better all terrain for the milege and noise.

have fun

PAUL

Thanx mate. I should have been a bit more thorugh in my first post. It will be getting Mickey T Claws one way or the other. Im just wondering about the sizing affecting the overall performance. It is currently running 265/70 16's and just about pulls wheelstands.
I spose 35's wont make too much difference. It is a povo pack that came factory fitted with 7.50 splitties so that translates to about a 33" from factory.

go the 35s
a 35 claw isnt a true 35 so there wont be much difference.

go the 35's

why you going the claws ? not the best touring tyre , for a 50/50 split there pretty aggresive (your choice just interested into why)

cheers Jai

Mainly going the claws cause I wanted something aggresive for when Im out having fun. My last lot were MTR's that were pretty ordinary. I dunno I might even look at a set of MTZ's yet.
The claws do look horn but!

I have 35's on a Mav, TB42 Manual with LPG. Did all my 4WDing on LPG and mate i never looked back, i sat on 110/120K's on the F3 freeway, on hills i slowed down to 90K's on the Gas, on petrol i sat on 100K's in 4th no problems. TB42 is a power house,

Though i don't regret the diesel, its good, just needs turbo to compensate for the asthmatic affect they have

Get some 35 Pro Comp X-Terrains
Hoppy

If you're going touring, a 35" tyre may be hard to come by "back of bourke", if you know what I mean.

But if you are going to run 35's on a tourer, I would stick with a common brand - i.e. BFG's, goodyear.

Where are 35s legal on a GQ?

imo running 35s will prematurely wear things out much faster and running a heavy tyre like a muddy even more so. I'd be keepin the cheese cutters and have play tyres. it will save you money. As for an all rounder i run toyo opats 31s, but my play tyres are swampers. best thing i ever did havin the 2 sets (she looks a bit strange with little tyres on but hey i'm savin money so don't care as i know what she does when its time to get down and dirty).

i agree with mick, i just recently invested in a 2nd set of tyres/rims, i have 31" kumo's for on road duties and 33" mt claws for offroad, they look very aggresive but i wouldnt like to be driving every day on them, they are a tad noisy

I run 37 inch mtr's and much as I rarley use 5th gear, I find it still has plenty of power and will light up the rears. Fuel is better but handling is not so good. They are excellent off road tyres weakness is in the mud.
Don't forget that you also need to stop and this is where I find the biggest difference. My brakes are all newly lined disc's but have trouble locking up at full pedal, so your 35's will increase your stopping distance and reduce your braking efficiency compared to the 33s.
That said I would still go the 35's

Dave

Thanx all for the replys , but Id like to clarify a couple of things. I was just after peoples opinions on the on road characteristics of the two tyres sizes , not what type of tread to buy. I already know it will be a very aggressive off road tyre.
Secondly the vehicle is not an everyday driver. I have a company vehicle for that , so the tyre noise , premature wear ect is not an issue for me. My main question was how the TB42 would push the 35's along until the transplant happens , which has been answered nicely by a few people. I now know that 35's are going on.

Either 33or 35, seriously consider the new Kumho KL71. I am yet to fault them
Al

chimpboy wrote:Where are 35s legal on a GQ?

can engineer a GQ on 35s in NSW

mate I would consider the lift you want to run first, 33s and a 2" lift is a great touring set up on a GQ, that said a well set up 4" and 35s with the gearing looked after etc will be a good comfortable tourer \ daily and will have the clearence and capablitlies for some pretty good tracks

chimpboy wrote:Where are 35s legal on a GQ?

get it engineered and your fine.

35s got engineered on my GU so i dont see why it couldnt be engineered on a GQ.

You didnt happen to get some claws today did you?

ZOOK60 wrote:You didnt happen to get some claws today did you?

That I might have done............why do you ask? You would not have been picking up a set of flipped rims with MTR's on them would you?

Yer mate i was standing next to you puting them into the back of the magna. It didn't dawn on me who you were till i was on the way home

Small world hey.....LOL. Ill shoot ya a PM with some contact details for us to hook up and say Hi properly.
The claws went on today. Did a minor trim of the front guard even though it all cleared fine anyway. Will be even better when the 2" body lift goes in and the rear quarters go on holidays.

I run the metric version of the mickey mtz 33" on my gu auto, made it a slug off the mark so 35" would be worse, but a good tyre. Also ran 33" bf muds on my GQ 5sp and went every where my mates did running 35 -37" tyres. even drove out of a creek bed that a gu with 35" tyres had to winch out of. Same brand tyre, same driving style just lower gearing and weight.

ARE YOU NUTS !!!!!!!!!!! 35 inch claws all the way? [/u]

i used to think that claws were good, untill i saw them off road. They are crap in the mud, and pretty average on the rocks. they are ok for dirt roads tho, but thats not what your planning to use them for right? A cheaper option would of been to get the maxxis bighorn, very underated and lesser spoken of tyre. Or you could of gone simex extrme trekker 2's.


By the way, how does your 4b turn? not too hard for it?