Thread: Olympic Steeltrek Tyres

Gday.
If your looking for a good (great) replacement tyre try the Goodyear Wrangler TG.
Probably as close to a steeltrek as you will get.
Ive done a lap around Aus with them.
Bit pricey though.
Paul.

Yep - have seen the TG's; look fairly aggressive - not unlike a Michelin XZY I reckon. Reviews on them are pretty light on so it's good to hear some feedback on them. Will put them on the list of prospects!

Cheers, Dave

Originally Posted by paulak

Gday.
If your looking for a good (great) replacement tyre try the Goodyear Wrangler TG.
Probably as close to a steeltrek as you will get.
Ive done a lap around Aus with them.
Bit pricey though.
Paul.

I've got them on the hybrid. I find they wander around under heavy breaking, as most knobly tyres do.
Most of the time I run Bridgestone Dueller A/T's. Not made anymore. Years old. Made in Japan. I only have four left. I lost two very early in their life due to deflation at 110km/h. Stuffed the sidewalls.
The tyre fellow who shoes the Commodore has some Super Gripper copies. Same tread pattern. Tube type. I'll find out more details when I get the Commodore re-shod.

Originally Posted by cummo

While I don't need replacement tyres for the existing Steeltreks on my Perentie, I have been doing a bit of research on options for tyre replacement when the time comes; probably before rego this time next year.


By accident I found there is a Brisbane-based seller on Gumtree advertising "brand new" Army-issue Olympic Steeltreks for $200 a throw.


FWIW at this point in time my strategy regarding tyre replacement is to retain the 6" Perentie rims and fit a 7.50 R16 tubed tyre c/w tube, or fit a 235/85 R16 tubeless tyre c/w a Michelin tube to the 6" Perentie rims. From what I've read the latter strategy is OK provided that (a) the tube is a best-quality tube, (b) that plenty of talc/French chalk is used inside the casing to help with heat dispersion and abrasion, and (c) that all stickers are removed from inside the casing.


What I've discovered too is that invariably brand-name tubed tyres of any given tyre model seem to be significantly dearer than the same tyre model in tubeless, due perhaps to higher manufacturing costs associated with a smoother surface finish inside the tyre casing, or possibly just that tubed tyres are a limited market nowadays.


Cheers, Dave

I'd be very leary of those "new" steeltreks. They have not been made for a long time. If you check the date-code on the tyre, I think you will find them all to be at least 5-8 years old. They may be "unused", but new they are most definitely not.

I'm getting my new tyres (hopefully, waiting on the rims to come up from Sydney) next week. It worked out cheaper to get new tubeless rims and tubeless tyres than to get proper tubed tyres and new tubes!

Full set
5 x Hankook 235/85/r16 RF10 $1140 (fitted and balanced)
5 x Dynamic D 16*7 +20 offset $400
25 x Wheel nuts $62.50
Wheel alignment 60.00

Total of 1662.50 for 5 new rims and tyres is pretty good I think.

Yep Chris I agree; I just didn't want to be disparaging to theseller. He couched his ad for the Steeltreks as being perfect for a restored militaryLandie or a trailer, and for that purpose they'd probably be OK. Like you Iwouldn't put them on a daily or semi-daily driver vehicle due to their age,although I don't mind the Steeltrek as a tyre in itself.
I've spent a fair bit of time on the internet in recentmonths looking at tyre options, or as my wife puts it - tyre porn. As I notedpreviously when the time comes to renew tyres on the Perentie I'd like to maintainthe standard rims; - if for no other reason to not have to find storage spacefor yet more Landie parts ? hence my consideration of using tubes with eitherdedicated tubed tyres or tubeless tyres.
Cheers, Dave

Originally Posted by cummo

Yep Chris I agree; I just didn't want to be disparaging to the seller. He couched his ad for the Steeltreks as being perfect for a restored military Landie or a trailer, and for that purpose they'd probably be OK. Like you Iwouldn't put them on a daily or semi-daily driver vehicle due to their age,although I don't mind the Steeltrek as a tyre in itself.
I've spent a fair bit of time on the internet in recent months looking at tyre options, or as my wife puts it - tyre porn. As I noted previously when the time comes to renew tyres on the Perentie. I'd like to maintain the standard rims; - if for no other reason to not have to find storage space for yet more Landie parts ? hence my consideration of using tubes with either dedicated tubed tyres or tubeless tyres.
Cheers, Dave

The seller may be telling the "truth", but is not being very honest about it.


I wouldn't even put them on a trailer. Having a trailer tyre fail at high speed it almost as dangerous as having a steering tyre fail at high speed.
Not worth the risk as far as I'm concerned.

I too wanted to keep the stock rims. Simple economics (cheaper to get new rims and tubeless tyres than keep the existing rims and get tubed tyres and tubes) and availability of tyres if you travel (especially out bush) persuaded me that new rims were the way to go.