Thread: Simex Centerpedes

Simex centerpedes are designed and moulded in Malaysia, where they have mud, more mud and nothing but mud for half of the year. Any wonder they are good in mud.

(P.S. is there any first-aid treatment that one should use if they get bitten by a Simex centerpede? )

i have a set of mongrels with the same tread pattern as the simex, i find them unbeatable in mud.
good on sand but better on rock

bloody awful on the road lol, handling ok just real loud

* i forgot to say had some BFG's once found them well, crap but each to thier own

Now i know you aren't going to drive the sort of stuff we do in competition but food for thought...

After competing in Mud Guts Glory Rocks this year, we learnt a lot about tires.

The Super Swamper and Simex Centipede were great in the mud, but on the hard rocks they had no ability(SS more so than SC) to mould to the shape of the rocks and provide traction. And on wet rock well, it's your funeral

Although we are not the most competitive team, the GY wrangler MTRs we were running were OK in the mud and soft stuff but were unbeleivable on the rocks. AFAIK (or have been told) before crawler tires came out in the US, the Wrangler MTR was the tire to use. We have no intention on changing tire for the 2010 season as our Non-comp spec tire is performing very well.

I gather you are going to be touring, and in that case, there is a good chance you will regret putting comp spec tires on your truck.

I would say if your looking for a more extreme tire for a tourer, then a normal Mud terrain, be it GY, BFG or any brand would be the way to go as a good on-off road compromise.

Besides if you plan on going anywhere where a comp spec tire is necessary, then you probably shouldn't be there in the first place


Ben

if your after a touring/MT tyre try the hmmm whats it called ermm federal, couragia, or something like that?

similar tread to the BFG MT but way cheaper, as Ben says if you plan on much highway driving you'll regret the chunky tread of the simex et al

Originally Posted by HangOver

if your after a touring/MT tyre try the hmmm whats it called ermm federal, couragia, or something like that?

similar tread to the BFG MT but way cheaper, as Ben says if you plan on much highway driving you'll regret the chunky tread of the simex et al

Yep i agree the federals are great value for the money, i would have them over bfg's in the mud any day
They have a very agresive pattern and the tread blocks are nice and open so they clear mud well

CHEERS TIM.

I have simex on mine great in the mud but deafening on road

Thanks for the feedback guys, I will check out the federals, I currently run cooper ST on my Navarra and in the rocky stuff I leave my patrol driving mates for dead but in the mud I go no where, It really is impossible to have a all terrain tyre that truly works in all terrain.
Thanks again
Karl

i had pedes fitted to a toy something or other cant remember the make of the car now i have a landrover hahahah. i must have had bad luck with them because it was puncture after puncture endless nightmares , i ended up throwing them away at about 60% tread and buying mickey t claws and the dramas seemed to stop there....