Thread: 19" Maxxis AT Tyres

Amazing place mate. It's like being parachuted into Canada. The more people hop into LR about 19 inch tyres the better. . You never know they might listen one day. Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

Trouble is when you air down already thin rubber the rims just look SO close to the ground. It's a conundrum because with them up the tyre will not deform around sharp objects and pop back... It is more prone to damage with full pressure. Likewise full pressure puts more stress and shock on the carcass, rims and ultimately suspension. Cheers

I agree

Cheers, Babs Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

Originally Posted by scarry

Been there in the D4,not heavily laden though,no problems at all That area is the rockiest area i have ever driven on. Babs,sorry to hear your woes,i also absolutely hate tyre issues with a passion. That is the main reason i grabbed one of the last D4 2.7's,and shod it with BFG's. There is some pretty good chatter on tyres on the LR Facebook site,in the D5 area,not that i am into Facebook,but one of my sons sends me stuff. If you are into it,your recent experiences documented on there would be good.LR are monitoring it and responding to comments from the public.There are many comments about the D5 and 19" sizes,all negative from many D4 owners. That second cut looks like it is down to the cords,which isn't good.

Scarry I'm not that keen on FB but I'll take a look. Cheers

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I have read that it's wise to let tyres bed in for a few months and they get harder by doing so... Might be part of it? Cheers

I put some rubber cement in the gashes this avo.

I'm thinking maybe Sikaflex would have been a better option ❓

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Again.. 42psi is Not the highway pressure for a D4... it's too high....

It's a solid LT and should be run closer to placard pressure.

I got a slice on one of my D697s it's superficial.

I just spent a weekend on far worse rock than any of the above photos and not a single mark on them...

It's pressure and speed that ****s them up..

Originally Posted by Tombie

Again.. 42psi is Not the highway pressure for a D4... it's too high....

It's a solid LT and should be run closer to placard pressure.

When I was trying to get my Hankooks to wear better, I ran in the 40's for a while, and during that time I got some sidewall nicks in the rear tyres like the first photo - also had terrible ride quality. The nicks could only have come from the unsealed road at my parents' place. I have since gone down to placard pressures (since the higher pressures didn't help anywhere near enough for the discomfort that came with them) and have had no further tyre damage.