Thread: 7.50r16 tyres

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Of the 3 vehicles and 1 trailer you own, not one rim has a steeltrek on it. In fact you chose goodyear high miler for the split rims for fozzy and the cape

That's Confidence. (no wait that's Bridgestone)

when I bought them second hand I had a choice 6 tyres for $100 or 2 tyres for $100.... the fact that I got them even cheaper with the split rims was a pretty good motivator to get the hi-milers especially as they were gotten specifically for a purpose and aren't the everyday rubber. The only reason I dont run them (the steeltrks) on the other vehicles or the trailer is

1. The wife drives the red one she wanted something more civilised. the trek is also not suitable for legal mounting on the ally rims on big red
2. The steeltrek doesnt come in a size to suit the trailer (musta missed the lower profile)
3. It also doesnt come in a size to suit the rims on the new thing (musta missed the 15x8 sizing)
4. All my other rims are sporting Free rubber. (that includes the stack of unmounted rubber you obviously didn't find which has 2 treks in it)

A much more cutting remark would have been that ATM I'm actually running Michelins on the front of Fozzy. We'll just assume that thats the same lack of observation that lead you to miss the pair of treks in my standby rubber pile and the different rubber sizes is responsable for that one.

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Actually Left wheel -1*16' and right -0*49. So not zero
Not bent, as from factory and within spec. Land Rover have checked. The Ho Hars 130 is similar. They have visible inner front tyre wear as well. No scolloping, just that the tyre runs on the inside more. Negative camber makes it steer around coners better Dave

The old leaf springs jobs ran positive camber.

Left +1*06 and Right +1*26 in the case of my Stage 1.

yeah that might be what it is but whats the factory spec and in any case even with what it is 1.something degrees per side average Im not going to call that

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

a well cambered front axle

Dare you to turn up somewhere where they set a real camber on and give that a go.

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Read your convoy SOP's. What is your maximum convoy speed?

100KPH just like the rest of the defence force and like a lot of highways

Solo or in small groups of light white fleet we can run faster (providing the speed limit permits or we've got a trailer on in which case its 100 again just like the rest of Australia.)

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Your the guy that fixes them. Or you used to be before you became a toffy nosed RAFFY.

That'd be RAAFIE, Ron must be slipping.

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Anything else you want to learn today? Like when you said I couldn't break the bead on a D3 safety rim with a highlift jack, tyre iron and chewing gum.

CC

Waiting for the torrent of abuse to start

actually If I remember right it was with a highlift, 3 tyre levers, a spacer board and a set of tyre pliers with an extention arm.

it was FIXed with chewing gum.

What Id like to learn is.....

when are you going to fix stuff properly rather than just patching it a bit and then starting a new project?

Originally Posted by bcj

Hi,time for new tyres for the 110- have convinced the finacial controller that Michelins XZL's are the go but I've just been looking at Goodyear Wrangler TG's (thought I might save enough to buy a new radio) and am interested for any comments on the TG's, I've heard that forestry are now fitting these? 110 used aroud hilly paddocks mainly but also does a fair bit of hwy, loaded from empty to gvm
Any thoughts on TG's or other suitable tyres appreciated.
Brett

A mate in Brisbane has been running TGs on his IIA for a while now. They seem to work quite well offroad. They have been through a lot of serious stuff and never had any issues to my knowledge.