Thread: 9.00 16 Tyres

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

As I said before the only issuses so far with the simex has been flat spotting, and I had that problem with the bar treads too.
The main problem may be the vehicle sits for long periods of time , its only a weekend warrior.

Maybe you need better tyres

I had my first real workout on the BFG KM2s at the weekend when I went with my local 4wd Club and did Monkey Gum at Yalwal near Nowra.

Simply the tyres went great and the 101 did the track without major issue. I found out at the end that my CDL had a vacuum hose that had detached itself and had done the track without the CDL activated.

Anyone considering using their 101 offroad then you really need to ditch the standard tyres and get some modern muddies - it really makes a great improvement to offroad capability.

As I was driving I did not get a chance to take any action pics but might be able to get some from later. Here are a couple that were taken by myself and our trip leader.









Garry

You should of told me you were in my back yard ?
Glad to see you are happy with the tyres.
Ron

I did think about giving you a call but I was pretty well tied up with the club.

My tyres did really well but it was quite dry - if it was a bit damp then I think those side biters on your tyres would come into their own.

I think Monkey Gum would be a great training track to teach people about selecting the right line where it comes quite easy - pick the wrong line though and life can become interesting.

We had a mix of vehicle - 2 cruisers, a patrol, a couple of defenders and a jeep. The longer wheelbase vehicles even with 2" lift were touching bottom but except where I grounded the front diff on a rock at the end I could just drive through.

I might do a diff shave as that is the 101 Achilles Heel as far as clearances go.

Garry

A short vid taken by the trip leader and his kids

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJGAmp-x6Uw&feature=youtube_gdata]LRC Monkey gum - YouTube[/ame]

Just a quick one.
I had a little bit of spare time last weekend and decided Old Murphys law would catch up to me spare tyre wise.
The original spare wheel mounting behind the drivers seat allows for a 9 inch wide tyre only to roll out between the body/ bows and the rear of the drivers seat and though the acess door.
The Simex tyres I have are 11 inches wide.
This means taking the tyre out though the side door is not on.
After much fiddling and pushing and mucking around I have been able to fit the 36 inch simex in behind the drivers seat and hold it in place with the standard bracket.
To do this the tyre is deflated to 10 PSI and is loaded though the cargo area.
keeping the tyre at a lowered pressure is not a problem for me with the in built engine compressor I have fitted.
The only draw back I still have is the Simex is a directional tyre and I have a 50/50 chance of having to fit a tyre on in the wrong direction if I get a flat.
To keep the standard bar tread as a spare was not really a option as the detroit locker fitted in the rear diff would not be happy if fitted with different diameter tyres.
The Simex at this stage are extremely
good for the 101 Landy off road and are wearing well to date.
Aired down and the big side biters come into play and they are supperb, the slightly increased ground clearence and rolling diameter is helpful too.
The only draw backs so far have been tyre noise at speed and flat spots on cold tyres which takes about 3 ks travelling down the road to get rid of.
I might add the noise is no worse that the 900x 16 bar treads, but is different and the tyre are still better than the bar treads on tarred roads.
Some minor tyre squirm is possible under extremely hard braking too.

This vid shows the front tyre moulding very well around rocks , I think the pressure was about 15 psi.
The rear was the same, but going down hill with a unloaded 101 Landy means most of the vehicles weight was on the front .
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enng4BUrq5I]yahwal 922013 - YouTube[/ame]

Listed on ebay. Located in Vancouver, but claiming shipping worldwide, not sure if that's included in the price?

Not the cheapest 9.00x16's, but comparable to NOS Michelins, and they do seem to be brand new tyres, whilst getting new Michelins seems pretty much impossible.
They seem to carry various European type approval, plus a 75mph speed rating, as oppose to the 55mph the Michelins have.

Apparently £45,000 will have a container of 300+ landed at a UK port, which would work out at £150 a tyre, dunno how thy would work out for Australia?

Might be of interest to some anyways?