OK got it
and maybe i'll take you up on that offer to have a quick go in your 90 to check out the BFG KM2's, in terms of noise/ ride
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OK got it
and maybe i'll take you up on that offer to have a quick go in your 90 to check out the BFG KM2's, in terms of noise/ ride
I have done 75,000 km on my current set of Dick Cepek FC 2's
Lots of gravel and Hwy and plenty of off road , I regularly tow 2T on & off road . Never had a puncture & never been disappointed with their all round performance . I will have to replace them soon & wont hesitate to get them again . Shame Bob Jane put the price up when they got exclusive agency for them ,aprox $100 ea more compared to what I paid for them aprox 18 months ago . So far they are the best tyres I have ever owned .
I measured the width of my alloys and they look to be 8" (between outside faces), so presume means wider tyres should be no drama at all
You can run 285/75-16" (about the same diameter as a 255/85) or even slightly wider...Quote:
Originally Posted by Samblers
Very much within limits... There are rules and regulations that limit the width and as far as I know 285's are the absolute max for OME alloys, but I'm not sure if its strictly legal either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samblers
265 as in the earlier posts remain the most sensible option as there is more loss than gain in going wider. (Very heated discussion a couple of months ago on the topic :D)
Cheers,
Lou
PS: Only saw Isizurover's post after I sent mine!
Will i get a slap if i enquire what the arguments for/against taller/narrower tyres are vs wider/shorter? :)
i wont be going wider/taller because i'm not a bogan :wasntme:
Not sure what you are asking??? 235s are too narrow for 8" rims IMHO. That limits you to 255s, 265s, 285s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samblers
255/85s and 285/75s are both just over 33"
The largest 265 is too small in diameter - smaller than most OEM defender tyres.
IME the 255s are better in mud, the 285s better in sand.
There was a thread on here recently about them chipping badly,on a defender.Quote:
Originally Posted by Westie
I have just done around 4k(in the D4) on very rocky dirt roads,some high speed and my rears are badly chipped.They have only done 20k and are around 18months old.
Fronts are not to bad,but rears copped it badly.
On smoother dirt they seem to be OK,i have had a few sets and never had bad chipping until this last trip.
yes BFG AT used to be good, but I will not buy another set, it was mine that the thread was about chipping badly, mine rears are stuffed after 20k in outback QLD! Got 60k from my prev set. they also dont hold balance well.
Next set will be Toyo M 55
I've seen the M55 listed on their pamphlets in 255 but dealers I've spoken to over here just give a blank look if I ask. Uncommon size in Australia to say the least and Toyo just don't come cheap.
Reckon I'll just head over to the state where the sun sets with my Maxxis Bighorns and see for myself...gotta be better than lining up at some polling booth and deciding who I dislike least.
Hope to be on the road by 6.30. :D Cheers.