Thread: Mud Tyres 18"

Getting a bit mixed up with the MT vs AT in sand argument.

Some say MT are best, others say get AT for sand as much better..

MT's i was set on as it would be nice to have confidence in mud too but if majority of driving is on sand....

Stuck.

In general,MTs are not good in sand,AT is better,and belive it or not HT are the best.The idea being the less digging the tyre does the more traction you have.
PS,incase you dont know,make sure you turn the DSC off every time on the sand,it re-sets all the time between special programs and re-starts.
If you dont turn it off its a self bogging feature
If you havent yet,get onto Gordon and grab a GOE handbook,you will learn LOTZ about your D4.
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Andrew

Ht are hopeless at pulling up out of ruts in sand though. I have found agreessive ATs are the best all round tyre in sand especially when towing where you need to be able to change direction and pull up and out of wheel ruts at speed...HT in these conditions just dont have the grip to do so and you have to bleed off a lot of speed give heaps of lock and mash the throttle to force the issue. Interestingly a tyre mag shootout some years ago showed Pirelli Scorpions (the older more aggressive ones) and Maxxis Bighorns (close to a full mud tyre) performed tops in sand v HT.

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Well just went to trial fit those wheels and who would think evoque have different stud paterns so now I'm thinking just go 285 60 18s so i can stick to one set. Local shop has B/Stone 697s or General Grabbers in stock. Ggs are about 100 a tyre cheaper.... I need 5.

I'd be going the D697s. A much more robust tyre.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I'd be going the D697s. A much more robust tyre.

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Originally Posted by LandyAndy

In general,MTs are not good in sand,AT is better,and belive it or not HT are the best.The idea being the less digging the tyre does the more traction you have.

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Andrew

Apologies my friend but that is absolutely not true.

The correct phrasing would be:

With incorrect throttle application:
HTs dig in
ATs dig in a bit fast
MTs dig in a lot faster

Driven correctly the more paddle like a tyre is the better it works on sand...

Trial fitted a 285 60 18 this morning, noticed there's only about 10mm clearance off the chassis and roughly the same up top. Anyone had inner sidewall rubbing with pressures down offroad?