Thread: The track ruts are getting too deep so 33" and flared guards to suit

Well i am going to put my Karen hat on and say that any tyre over standard size should be banned,as people have stated the bigger the tyre the more damage to tracks the more damage to tracks the bigger tyre needed, gone are the days as the original poster said that you could take the fam out in a standard 4wd because of the insistence of the "modern" 4wd' that they can just go out and destroy tracks because they can get there with their big tyres and 4" lifts.I will just sit back now i have had my say.

Portal axles?

Originally Posted by lewy

Well i am going to put my Karen hat on and say that any tyre over standard size should be banned.

33" is standard for a 70 series or patrol, we'd still have this problem when your disco is running 29's.

Originally Posted by lewy

Well i am going to put my Karen hat on and say that any tyre over standard size should be banned,as people have stated the bigger the tyre the more damage to tracks the more damage to tracks the bigger tyre needed, gone are the days as the original poster said that you could take the fam out in a standard 4wd because of the insistence of the "modern" 4wd' that they can just go out and destroy tracks because they can get there with their big tyres and 4" lifts.I will just sit back now i have had my say.

What I like about big tyres and lift, is that I don't end up getting stuck in all of track damage caused by standard 4WDs and I don't add to the track damage either as I've got articulation and traction that allows me to just drive through without the drama.

This is Lithgow from years ago... this isn't the 4WD wearing the track into what it is today, this one idled through without destroying it.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

What I like about big tyres and lift, is that I don't end up getting stuck in all of track damage caused by standard 4WDs and I don't add to the track damage either as I've got articulation and traction that allows me to just drive through without the drama.

This is Lithgow from years ago... this isn't the 4WD wearing the track into what it is today, this one idled through without destroying it.

As a case in point, watching youtube with the 4wd shows which in the guise of a 'good' 4wd show sit and spin their wheels for effect, well the track managers have the evidence and should charge them for neglect and damage. Stopped watching them for this reason. Would hope and almost assuredly believe, that the good people on here are doing the right thing and minimizing their impact on the tracks.

Originally Posted by RRT

As a case in point, watching youtube with the 4wd shows which in the guise of a 'good' 4wd show sit and spin their wheels for effect, well the track managers have the evidence and should charge them for neglect and damage. Stopped watching them for this reason. Would hope and almost assuredly believe, that the good people on here are doing the right thing and minimizing their impact on the tracks.

Yep, the driver is a factor too.

Yeah in the same boat in vic, that's why i went 35s treps and bead locks, makes harder tracks much more do-able

Originally Posted by Slunnie

What I like about big tyres and lift, is that I don't end up getting stuck in all of track damage caused by standard 4WDs and I don't add to the track damage either as I've got articulation and traction that allows me to just drive through without the drama.

This is Lithgow from years ago... this isn't the 4WD wearing the track into what it is today, this one idled through without destroying it.

I used to maintain a lot of those track years ago for the forestry.Most damage was caused by people using the tracks in the rain,nothing like leaving a beautifully dozed and graded fire trail on Friday to return Monday to a set of wheel tracks straight through the drains.did you ever get down the bottom of the Wolgan,that was a fun track.