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Yes. But was thinking about down the track. My rims are 10" (not the spare:mad: will have to widen the spare wheel, and buy one tyre - not much good having a spare that is wrong size!!). I loved the 7.50 XZL's on my Def. - Tough as nails and last well, good grip in mud and reasonable on bitumen. Just tossing up my options for the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by garrycol
As good as they look, I have never been a huge fan of oversized tyres.
Eastern Wheel Works down your way can widen your wheel for about $150.
Also there are 6 101 standard wheels for sale in the AULRO Markets. You could buy the 6 and then sell me one :) - for a good price of course ;)
Garry
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Originally Posted by Sleepy
Sleepy, I would suggest you wait until you have tried that thing offroad with those tyres aired down. You may change your mind ;)
The vehicle is going to be a weekend/play toy I understand? You only need your spare to be (about) the same diameter. There is very little chance you will actually need the spare with those tyres.
You both read my mind!Yes saw those wheels Garry.;) Although (re: Spare) I am often found testing Murphy's Law:angel:
Tubeless plugs and an air compresssor will allow you to fix anything but a large tear or complete carcass failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
I am starting to get fair dinkum about tyres for my 101 with the 8 inch wide rims.
I went to the local 4wd tyre crowd and gave them a spare 900x16 bar tread on a standard wheel and one of my 8 inch wide wheels .
I asked for if possible a radial replacement tyre in a full on muddy to suit the 8 inch rim and the diameter was to be not less than the 9.00x16 and not to exceed it by too much as my current gearing in the 101 is spot on.
They came up with Maxis trepatdor 37 inch od tyre for $450 each and creepy crawlers 37 inch od for $550 each.
Sleepy what size are your tyres/brand etc.?????
I dont want to go down to a silverstone MT117 34 inch.......price is good thou at $230 each
Standard bar thread 900x16 would work out at $230 each.
Those swampers in a previous post might be worth chasing up.
I have to do some thing soon as the bar threads are just about U/S.
I was wondering how a wider tyre affects the steering effort.
Ron
Whos offering the Bar Tread's @ $230?Quote:
Originally Posted by 101 Ron
Moore tyres?????MRTs cheapies......I have some on the front as bar threads(paid $220 each) and Garrycol has some as a sand type pattern........they are OK and do the job as a bang for your dollar tyre, but are nothing to get excited about.
Should all be covered in earlier posts .
How wide are the Maxxis? I saw reports that they crown/deform badly if fitted to rims that are too narrow (i.e. people have had to swap 8" for 10" rims...)Quote:
Originally Posted by 101 Ron
Sleepy has Maxxis IRC.
Mine are 38.5 x 14.5 Maxxis Creepy's. As far as I can work out (because the previous owner couldn't recall) they are on widened 8" rims.
I would agree with Ben, I am running low-ish pressure (about 25psi) and the tread is still a little convex (I presume that's what is meant by "crowning").
I am fairly happy with the gearing - without an overdrive it seems to be fairly happy at 100kmh and had it up to 115kmh without it revving too hard. I am pretty sure it is standard ratios - previous owner wasnt sure.
They seem to wearing pretty well though and will stick with them for now.
Problem I have is the spare is a 9 x 16 on a standard rim, I'm going to get it widened to 8" and buy another tyre.. (Havent got a price yet but google tells me they are about $800 :eek:).
The Creepy's ride pretty well though and can only just hear them above all the other noise :) Havent got it dirty yet so can't speak for their offroad capability.