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which tyres for my RR?

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which tyres for my RR?

Post by BASSYK »

Hi all

im just new to these forums and 4x4 in general

ive bought myself a 79 RR fitted with a 308 and turbo 400 auto and OME 2" lift
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next week it goes in to get 2"body lift and the guards chopped out so that i can fit some decent rubber under there

a couple of questions i have are
what is the biggest and widest tyre i can fit with those mods?(2"body lift +2"susp+chopped guards)

what are your opinions on these tyres?
they will be used mainly for mud and bush work so road handling isnt an issue.

silverstone 285/85/16
http://www.silverstone.com.my/ty-4x4/mt117sp.htm

coopers 35/12.5/15
http://www.coopertires.com.au/tyres/stt.htm

BF Goodrich 35/12.5/15
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgapp/catalog/tires/mudterraintakm.jsp

Simex centipedes 35" unsure of width
http://www.simextyre.com/Tyres/Centipede.asp

or are there any other suggestions? i am looking at spending around $300 - $400/tyre and i am yet to buy rims so i may get either 15" or 16" rims

thanks in advance

Kevin
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Post by DFND90 »

Cant go past the simex's. Thats what id choose.

Just pick the prettiest one.. theyre all the same :D
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Post by DiscoDino »

Its not a qestion of what fits, bt rather a question of what drivetrain yo are or intend to run..

Simex is great, but its rough on the drivetrain...suggest you consider this first...
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Post by BASSYK »

ive been warned that once i get traction i may pop a diff or 2

i am looking at upgrading the rear diff to a maxi drive for the strength once the old one goes
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Post by DFND90 »

If you want the most aggressive tyres for maximum traction the go with the simex's.
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Post by TUFFRANGIE »

the link you gave for the simex was the simex centipede m/t this only comes in a 31 at the moment. I am think that the better and larger tyre you are refering to is the extreme trekker (also known as centipede)

http://www.simex4x4.com/html/s02_articl ... 53%3A46+PM

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Post by fightara »

Do you mainly drive mud?

If yes I reckon Simex ET - or Mongrels if you want a cheap alternative.

However I went out wheeling a couple of weeks ago with a dude running Creepy Crawlies and they were siiiiikk on the rocks :D
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Post by BASSYK »

yep they are the ones i meant thanks tuffrangie

fightara what tyres are mongrels? also what do you man by creepy crawlies? do you mean the centipedes?

sorry i am only new to the whole scene and i am still learning

thanks

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Post by DFND90 »

BASSYK wrote:yep they are the ones i meant thanks tuffrangie

fightara what tyres are mongrels? also what do you man by creepy crawlies? do you mean the centipedes?

sorry i am only new to the whole scene and i am still learning

thanks

kevin


Mongrels are a extreme trekker copy made by motor way. much cheaper. They are retreads/remoulds on an old tyre carcase

creepy crawlers are a model of tyre. google it.
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Post by TUFFRANGIE »

mongrels are a simex centipede imitation-they look very similar but are a retread tyre-personally not a big fan of them at about $200 a tyre i don't think they come in 35's either and are speed rated to 120kph i think

the creepy crawlies are a tyre made by maxxis

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Post by ISUZUROVER »

TUFFRANGIE wrote:the creepy crawlies are a tyre made by maxxis


They are called the "creepy crawler", and from what I have read, although they work well off-road, wear and ride very badly on-road, and have a badly shaped profile if you don't mount them on exactly the right rim width.
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Post by TUFFRANGIE »

same thing-he will get the idea
also have heard that about the maxxis tyres
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Post by BASSYK »

ahh yep

thanks for the heads up

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