Thread: 9.00 16 Tyres

I will get about 25,000km out of the tyres that were originally on the front and about 35,000km with the ones that were on the back. If I did not rotate them about 18,000 from the fronts and probably 45,000 from the rears.

I just want the front all OK before I put new tyres on and maybe chew through them.

As far as the locker goes I will be using the standard little ARB locker compressor. However with the switch to no tubed tyres I do have in the back of my mind if I need to seat the bead so am thinking of putting in an air tank but will look at that later.

garry

Ground clearence will be 11.5 inches under the lowest part of the diff centre...the salisbury plow.
My salisbury have had a slight shave.

They look great Ron!
I think I will drop down a few inches when I wear out my 38.5s.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

They look great Ron!
I think I will drop down a few inches when I wear out my 38.5s.

After looking at the fit on the vehicle I suspect the 38s may on full flex could contact the front wheel cut out with the correct lock.
The overal diameter of the Simex is good compared to the 900x16/ Mich ZXLs and are 11 inches wide overall.
I will have to make a rear wheel arch extension to cover the tyre and I will copy what the Aussie army has done to the front, just by using abit of flat rubber.
The protrusion is about 25mm from the body work.(which is covered by the front rubber wheel arch extensions)
The other thing I like about the simex is on the 8 inch rims is they have little curving of the tread, so wearing out the centre only of the tyre shouldnt be a problem.
The clearence from the LHS tierod end is about the same.
I think the extra width will be perfect, enough for the tyres to protect the foot step and side body work and not too wide to cause any problems with the law.
One of the problems with the 900x16 bar treads is following other modern 4 bys on a bush track and going though a tight cutting and the 101 being slightly wider, is the alloy body work would want to contact the side of the cutting first.......now it will be the tyres where it doesnt matter that much.
Just got to find money for another 4 tyres.
It will be interesting to see how the extra width affects getting the spare in and out of the cabin.
It is worth noting the Normal 900x16 runs close to the canvass roof.
One other thing is the Simex is directional, so rotation is a bit harder.
Sleepy how do you find the steering on your big tyres and how wide are they ??

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Sleepy how do you find the steering on your big tyres and how wide are they ??

They are 14.5" wide.

I am pleasently surprised by the steering. It tracks straight and steers pretty well.
It is not that heavy at slow speed and quite fine at speed. It does have a tendency to drop into the ruts on worn out bitumen roads. Still a lot better than the rumble steer on my old S3 109.
Havent done any serious off road yet so cant comment on your flex comment - I suspect your right.
I'll post up a shot of the clearance to my tierod. It's about that much..(He says, holding his thumb only a couple of mm's from his index finger.)
Yes the 38.5s are really there for looks. My quandry is whether to fork out for a fifth 38.5 (spare) or bite the bullet and buy 5 smaller and try and get a few bucks by selling the 38.5's.

Every time I want my 101 tyres balanced the local tyre places tries it in the machine and say they can not do it as they dont have a big enough centring cone which will allow the machine to be used with the 101 wheels.
Then they say , you must take the 101 wheels to the truck place which ends up costing more and takes time.
This has happened a few times now.
I got sick of it.
I now have this.
It will allow 101 wheels to be balanced in a normal machine.
Advailible though any fitter and turner near you.

Must be that hick town you live in

I have had my 101 to local tyre places twice - to get the MRFs on and to replace two tubes and both had the gear to balance them - maybe you need to try somewhere else.

However I do have the same issue with wheel alignment - the 101 will not fit on local alignment gear and I needed to go to a specialist light truck suspension specialist.

Have you got your extra tyres??

Garry