"Brad P" <
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> I have a 2003 Tacoma 4x4 with the TRD alloy wheels. I have a set of BFG
> All Terrains on them, 31 inchers. Its a wide tire. Everyone says those
> tires got to go for the winter. I have the original tires and wheels
> that came with the truck, 15 inch steels and narrower Dunlop tires. I
> don't want to have to take off the TRD wheels, they look so good. Any
> suggestions?
>
>
Here some interesting stuff I posted recently on some Cruiser
mailinglists....the wide vs narrow argument seems only relevant to
aquaplaning nowadays....still enough reason to go with narrow
IMNSHO....since slush is the same as water, even worse in floatation
(more resistance).
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From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" <
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To:
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Cc:
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Subject: [FJ55] German winter-tire overview 2003 (was: [80] Winter tire
Reply-To:
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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 03:28:11 +0200
Here 7 pages scanned from the German OffRoad mag 2003 #10, overview
of winter tires, with actual circumference in millimeters (devide by
3.14 for total heigth in centimeters....
)
(I hope the long URL's don't get mangled, otherwise copy&paste back
onto a
single line into your browser)
<http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/OffRoad_2003-#10_Winter-Tires_1_05p-gr.jpg>
<http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/OffRoad_2003-#10_Winter-Tires_2_05p-gr.jpg>
<http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/OffRoad_2003-#10_Winter-Tires_3_05p-gr.jpg>
(strong JPEG compression, better scans available by email)
Interesting: the Nokia Hakkapelitta LT in both 235/85x16 and
265/75x16 is equal in circumference as the Bridgestone DM-Z3 285/75x16,
GT Radial 265/70x16, and Nokian Hakkapellita WR-SUV 265/70x17, all
around 2530mm, which is quite a bit taller than what I thought was
the largest, my Cooper Weathermaster 265/75x16 (2415mm IIRC, no longer
listed, superceeded by the 'Cooper Discoverer M+S BSS'
(aka 'Snow Groove'), at least in these sizes.
(in this German list, the Weathermaster is still available for some
smaller sizes)
http://www.extrem-motorsport.de/reifen/cooper.html
Also, a Swiss report on the Bridgestone DM-Z2 or Z3 claims that the
grip-technology of today creates a better grip with wider tires,
unlike the old 'as narrow as possible' rule.
However, the Bridgestone doesn't have an open thread as nice as the
Cooper Weathermaster (and the M+S/Snow-Groove even less!), and that's
what counts with aquaplaning....or slush planing....and that gets
only worse with such wide tires....
At least I now have something lovely tall *and* narrow for my (PS-
less) pig....
)
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" <
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To:
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Cc:
[email protected],
[email protected],
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Subject: [FJ55] Re: German winter-tire overview 2003
(was: [80] Winter tire recommendations - USA
Reply-To:
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Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 04:34:54 +0200
Shoot, all scanning in vain, the same listings are already
online....bastards....
)
(but not the pix)
http://www.off-road.de/reifen/home.html
(select pull-down menu on the right)
Or the tallest/16" winter tires in specific directly:
http://www.off-road.de/reifen/wi16met.html
(note that the regular/non-winter sections are by far not complete in
the exotic 7.50/8.25/9.00/11.00x16 & 255/100x16 sizes, but the winter
section is pretty extensive)
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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