mongrels vs simex
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 9:19 pm
any one compared these 2 tyres?
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 9:23 pm
From what i've heard the mongrels are a good cheap, agressive tyre. but compared to simex they hardly compare as they are not as thick and tread depth on the simex is about twice as much. If you're on a budget they look like a good tyre but if you want to compete simex are the way to go..........
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 9:24 pm
a bloke at work had mongrels - lasted 3 beach trips 1 ormeau trip - the ormeau trip he ripped 30% of the lugs off
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 9:25 pm
bubs wrote:a bloke at work had mongrels - lasted 3 beach trips 1 ormeau trip - the ormeau trip he ripped 30% of the lugs off
what vehicle was that on?Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 9:28 pm
Damo wrote:bubs wrote:a bloke at work had mongrels - lasted 3 beach trips 1 ormeau trip - the ormeau trip he ripped 30% of the lugs off
87 diesel 4 runner
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 9:28 pm
Apparently the sidewalls are also a weak point, so i imagine that they would be suited to lighter vehicles 
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 9:49 pm
for about $180 for a 32x10.5 its gotta compare?? does it? from wat i can tell by lookin at them there isnt a great deall of difference in tread depth 
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 10:44 pm
bazooked wrote:for about $180 for a 32x10.5 its gotta compare?? does it? from wat i can tell by lookin at them there isnt a great deall of difference in tread depth
They have no sidelugs at all. they are same as Pede in the middle, and sides Zippo tread.
they also have a 33 now
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 4:27 pm
bogged wrote:bazooked wrote:for about $180 for a 32x10.5 its gotta compare?? does it? from wat i can tell by lookin at them there isnt a great deall of difference in tread depth
They have no sidelugs at all. they are same as Pede in the middle, and sides Zippo tread.
they also have a 33 now
It might look to some as though they have sidewall tread, but they're just poofy little lugs (calling them bumps would be more accurate), not really any tread to speak of. I certainly couldnt see it contributing to performance offroad in a real world situation.
As for the tread itself being the same as a 'pede, i'm positive the tread on the 'pedes is a lot deeper than that of the mongrels.
Having said that i still think the mongrels are pretty good value on a lightweight rig.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 8:52 pm
hows ur mongrels damo ... haha ooh they've only done like 2 trips 
they worked good on the zook though
they worked good on the zook though
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 9:08 pm
I dont know anything about the Mongrels other than the side wall is only as strong as the doner case. Remember these are re-moulded tyres not new.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:47 am
Terrafirma wrote:hows ur mongrels damo ... haha ooh they've only done like 2 trips
they worked good on the zook though
They are doing a good job of keeping the rest of the pile of pieces company!!!
Cant wait to finish this thing and give those Mongrels a real test
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 11:12 am
While the mongrels might seems cheap at first - when you replace 'em after the thrid trip becuase of a torn sidewall they aren't so cheap any more.....Go the real deal IMHO....