muddy jim
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Hi, looking for a set of big tyres on rims for my defender, anyone know where best to look for best deals, Jim
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mud terrain?....all terrain???....road tyres???extreme tyres????
size??? rim style??
size??? rim style??
mark 4x4
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got mine from craddocks, 33x12.50x15 procomp xtrails on silver mods, they have been great in this snow and not bad on the road too, very quiet belive it or not
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Not sure what size i want yet only bigger that i have on which is 285- 65-16 mud tyres on white 8 spoke, i have a lift kit fitted so would like bigger wheels, Have seen some nice photos of landys with big wheels but not sure what size they are, All photos :welcome2: Jim
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35x11.50x15 silverstone extreme
out side the arches, I've a set of special tracks coming not as big as yours but 265/75/16
yesyes i know, its a pain it means when i go off roading it gets absolutely filthy - i keep saying i will get some arches, but more pressing things always pop up. when it (eventually) is put into temporary retirement to get rebuilt it will get a set of wide arches - it will need it given the tyres i plan for her!
I'm only winding you up.
I decided after looking on the net and chap I get Bearmach parts etc without paying postage (guys been superb,even the bits that are pennies)
That I'd rather pay a little more with him, I'm guessing he may not get as good discounts as some of the bulk suppliers-but at least he's good if there's any issues
But he is suggesting some decent rims and his price is about craddock/paddocks and LR series for the rims-so I hopefully won't have them dissolve like the really cheap ones and also he's local so saves me the effort of fitting them
I decided after looking on the net and chap I get Bearmach parts etc without paying postage (guys been superb,even the bits that are pennies)
That I'd rather pay a little more with him, I'm guessing he may not get as good discounts as some of the bulk suppliers-but at least he's good if there's any issues
But he is suggesting some decent rims and his price is about craddock/paddocks and LR series for the rims-so I hopefully won't have them dissolve like the really cheap ones and also he's local so saves me the effort of fitting them
as a joke you could cling film it or try truck wash
cling film, bloody awesome idea.
wonder what reaction i would get to turning up to whaddon with my car fully clingfilmed?>!
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What are the Mickey Thompsons like offroad, Carpy? Not too worried about onroad performance or mileage 'cos at some point before April we're going to be looking for some larger MT tyres for the Disco. We're hoping I can make it much more off-road worthy and use a 'normal' car for towing the caravan. We run 31 x 10.5 R15 BFG AT's at the mo and obviously considering BFG MT's, but also want to up the size a tad to 33's ...
If you're changing them what do you plan on doing with these? What size rims do you have on them, are they 10j? Might be interested in them if you're selling and the price is right ...
If you're changing them what do you plan on doing with these? What size rims do you have on them, are they 10j? Might be interested in them if you're selling and the price is right ...
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What are the Mickey Thompsons like offroad, Carpy? Not too worried about onroad performance or mileage 'cos at some point before April we're going to be looking for some larger MT tyres for the Disco. We're hoping I can make it much more off-road worthy and use a 'normal' car for towing the caravan. We run 31 x 10.5 R15 BFG AT's at the mo and obviously considering BFG MT's, but also want to up the size a tad to 33's ...
If you're changing them what do you plan on doing with these? What size rims do you have on them, are they 10j? Might be interested in them if you're selling and the price is right ...
I can answer that, they kick ass.. Carpy's 110 regularly leaves my truck cab 90 on "Kumho Muds" in the mud..
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as a joke you could cling film it or try truck wash
My next big invention, condoms for land rovers
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Cool.
I never liked Kumhos much anyway, wouldn't even consider them. Had a set put on my old series and took 'em off within a month .. though they weren't KL's, can't remember what they were, but an MT and pretty aggressive tread, but didn't have any 'bite' in anything other than on sand!
What are the Mickey Thompsons like offroad, Carpy? Not too worried about onroad performance or mileage 'cos at some point before April we're going to be looking for some larger MT tyres for the Disco. We're hoping I can make it much more off-road worthy and use a 'normal' car for towing the caravan. We run 31 x 10.5 R15 BFG AT's at the mo and obviously considering BFG MT's, but also want to up the size a tad to 33's ...
If you're changing them what do you plan on doing with these? What size rims do you have on them, are they 10j? Might be interested in them if you're selling and the price is right ...
as booger said, they are pretty damn good
but there are positives and negatives
being 12.50 they are quite wide. i personally like the look of wider tyres, adds to the aggressive look of the landy, makes it look squat and a bit butch. wider surface area means in really deep mud when you cant dig down to the bottom and get grip they perform fantastic, and whilst obviously all tyres have their limits the baja claws do a fantastic job and cope with most of the things i throw at it.
I used to have 235 85 mud terrains, these were only about 0.5 of an inch smaller in diameter, but i got stuck alot more. i would ground out on the rear diff and the tyres wouldnt have the traction to pull me out. in contrast i have been grounded out on rear diff and chassis and these tyres have had the grip to get me out.
downside is their width doesnt always make them a good option for laning. in thin ruts they have a tendancy to pinch, and sometimes can bugger the bead. gibbo-phil runs 35-12.50 creepy crawlers and on one laning trip the tyre was pinched completely off
i weighed them up and decided that with the look of the tyre, their performance overall in pay and plays, etc that they were worth it. you also dont see many landys running them compared with other tyres, which adds a bit of individuality.
other advantage is they behave very favourably on road. they arent totally silent, there is a deep grumble when you start and stop, but after that they really are very good. sure when you start to go 70 there is some noise, but its not much, it doesnt come close to other similar performing "extreme" mud designs
the other thing i have found is that baja claws behave immensely in snow. i have been in 5 vehicles in the snow, my 110 on bajas, my rangey on AT's (suffice to say after skating in a ditch i no longer rate AT's - but then the same ditch had over a dozen cars in it the next day so i guess it was just a bad patch) a series III on old flamingo's (military tread pattern), a 110 running mud terrains and a 90 on special tracks. of the lot the baja claw was the best by a mile, really really good performance
i rate em as a good all rounder. bloody awesome in mud, bloody awesome in snow, supposedly bloody awesome in sand, and pretty damn good on the tarmac as well
and lets face it they look bloody sexy as well.....
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wider tires will float on mud, not dig down. Its narrower tires that dig down (comparatively).rave review, they do look awesome. Are they 33 or 35"?
I would love to run wider tires, but they just dont suit my needs
have to stick to my 255/85's (33x10.5ish)G
rave review, they do look awesome. Are they 33 or 35"?
I would love to run wider tires, but they just dont suit my needs
G
sorry bout that it is meant to read when you CANT dig down and grip. special tracks and the like are great when you can dig down and get some traction from the bottom, but if the mud is really deep these can find traction because of their wide surface area, sometimes they find traction even i dont understand. dont get me wrong you can get them stuck, i have done on a number of occasions on pay and plays, but they really perform fantastically well
the ones i have on at the moment are 33, i prefer 35's because of the look but there was some question about them fitting so i went with 33 until i sort out my suspension and set it up they way i would like
