Yeh Yeh another tyre thread

[Pete38]

A little bit of an update. Went out on the weekend to Menai (for those Sydney people) and didn't scrape guards once. Did some decent rock climbing as well. Still suspect there will be the odd slight rub but no regrets at all for me.

Off to Nowra (coolendel) for the long weekend in my first 4x4earth trip, so will have more to report then.

[wayneg]

I completed the W4 Challenge on Saturday with my AT 265 75 16`s. Not a hint of contact throughout the day. I wish I could say the same for many of the non airsprung cars where heavy scrubbing was a constant drone through the tougher sections.

[Keithy P38]

Good to hear fellas!

[parasnoop67]

Hi pbrown, did you notice any improvement in the offroad performance with the new rubber.

[Pete38]

The extra diff clearance (half the 3 inch change in diameter =1.5 inch) is def useful and also the extra ground clearance. Oh and approach/departure angle probably even more so. Tread wise compared to the highway terrains, well better in the soft stuff, air down better, but not so sure on smooth dusty rocks. Other than clearance, approach and availability, I can't imagine them being much better than the size below in the same tyre though.

[Keithy P38]

Well you've seen what the next size down can do!

I'd get the bigger ones simply for departure angle - in saying that it's not often I scrape the tow bar anyway, more so the exhaust tip (mine sits lower than standard).

[Pete38]

You've lost me there. The stock size ht's were hardly the next size down from these 265/75/16 mud terrains.

But yes the lack of scraping on departure in places I used to scrape is definatly worth it. The angle increases dramatically with a small increase in height

[Keithy P38]

My vids with km2's on are not the stock size! I run 70's not 65's...

[Pete38]

Ahh makes sense. I thought you were talking about me comparing them to my previous tyres. I even watched your vids a few times and it still didn't click

[Pete38]

I'm sure the minor difference in performance (if any difference other than the 10mm difference in lift) between mine and your tyres would be far out weighed by your rear locker! It was you that I read about for the rear locker wasn't it? Hmm maybe thats next.