Thread: Tuffant 18" Steel Wheels

Didn’t buy them for their beauty, but I think the Tuffants look pretty good: (not best photo sorry)

Originally Posted by Hungo

Didn’t buy them for their beauty, but I think the Tuffants look pretty good: (not best photo sorry)

Needs a liberal application of tyre shine.

I have just put a set on my new to me D4, fitted 265/65 BFG KO2's. First trip was a run to SA for some beach and sand dune playing with the 4x4 Earth SA annual gathering.
Balanced up well with not to much lead needed, speedo is now perfect compared to the GPS, TC worked fine, well once the D4 novice worked out all the electrickery, had pressures down to 12 PSI on the really soft sections and they look a heap better than I first thought they would.
Next run is up north to Kimberly and Kakadu in 6 weeks which will really test them

Originally Posted by discomatt69

I have just put a set on my new to me D4, fitted 265/65 BFG KO2's. First trip was a run to SA for some beach and sand dune playing with the 4x4 Earth SA annual gathering.
Balanced up well with not to much lead needed, speedo is now perfect compared to the GPS, TC worked fine, well once the D4 novice worked out all the electrickery, had pressures down to 12 PSI on the really soft sections and they look a heap better than I first thought they would.
Next run is up north to Kimberly and Kakadu in 6 weeks which will really test them

What PSI are you running on road?

Originally Posted by tkhan83

What PSI are you running on road?

Still playing around to see what works/feels best, so far 42 front and 48 rear seems good, was down to 12 and 14 on soft SA beaches last week

Don’t go too high, it will impact DSC and make it twitchy in the nose.
The common rule of thumb is lower pressures for larger tyres.

Running them high just puts extra NVH into the vehicle. Tyres are part of the suspension as well as the springs etc

Originally Posted by Hungo

Didn’t buy them for their beauty, but I think the Tuffants look pretty good: (not best photo sorry)

Couldn't have said it better myself. Styling options were so limited when using steel and such a restricted space! We are stoked with how they ended up looking given it the design was driven by function!

Originally Posted by Tombie

Don’t go too high, it will impact DSC and make it twitchy in the nose.
The common rule of thumb is lower pressures for larger tyres.

Running them high just puts extra NVH into the vehicle. Tyres are part of the suspension as well as the springs etc

Spot on Tombie. I run the Achilles at present at 40/44 and even dropping them back to 38 and 40 makes a huge difference to how much smoother the car runs with only a little effect on the cornering (empty car setup, usually one up)