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Hi Gary,

They ride pretty similarly to the Goodyear MTR's, but the larger sidewalls are noticeable - ride's a little softer and soaks up bumps a little better.

Hi Craig,

The rims come in one colour - you can have them powdercoated yourself though. The Bighorns rub a bit on the rear wheel well lining with the standard height rods - with the GOE rods they're fine. There's been some delay with a few people getting their final payments in (I suspect the floods have something to do with this) so the shipment hasn't left yet. Should be soon though!

Cheers,

Gordon

They look great mate.

What was the reasoning behind the choice in tyre?

I assume the scrubbing issue would be the same with a D4? Would something like the Llams fix this or is it a different issue completely?

Look forward to reading the reports from readers that have taken up your offer and then test different tyres and conditions.

Cheers,

Kev.

Hi Kev,

The tyre choice is based on (yes I know I'm an idiot) my expectation of competing in the RRS at some of the 4WD events in the next few years. I used many tyre brands when I did this in the D3, and the Maxxis seemed to perform best.

Either the LLAMS system, or my HS rods (GOE - or similar) will reduce the rubbing to a manageable level.

Cheers,

Gordon

I guess access height is out of the question with those tyres.

Looks Great,
I think you will need to use that sweet roof basket to fit the spare on board. ( And a helper will be required to access it!)

Will not fit a 3.0 but someone may be interested.

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Originally Posted by garrycol

I guess access height is out of the question with those tyres.

No, access height is fine. The suspension will flex beyond access height though, which causes the rubbing.

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by gghaggis

Had 4 of the rims flown in for promotional use - fitted them up yesterday with Maxxis Bighorn 275/65R18 muddies

Cheers,

Gordon

Hi Gordon - you have had these tyres for a little while now and I understand done a couple of trips. So how are they working out? Noise on the road? Overall suitability for everyday use? Rubbing issues?

Would that size fit standard RRS 18" rims or do your rims have different offset to allow the tyres to clear the car? I am leaning toward General Grabber ATs for my RRS but if I can get a mud that is not too bad for everyday use as well I would consider them - but I will stay with the standard rims so might have to use a narrower tyre - 265.

I think it is time for you to put up a road test on the combo you have.

Thanks

Garry