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  1. 10th January 2012, 06:49 PM #1
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    Mud Tyres for SIII Stage 1

    hello hello -

    looking for a decent set of mud (minor amount of road, medium sand, medium mud) tyres of a Series 3 Stage 1.

    i know there is a little extra power from the V8, however i dont want to put a set of agricultural tyres on, only to rip the old girl apart.

    any suggestions?
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    haha compared to Willys 2.25 I'd think that'd be alot of extra power!!
    I'm planning on fitting a set of the Maxxis buckshot when my current all terrains are dead... have heard good things about them and they seem pretty cheap too
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    The mine I work in uses bridgestone dueller m/t's and goodyear wranglers on all the underground vehicles. You can get these in the metric version of a 7.50 X 16(I think its 235 X 85 R16. Not 100% sure but there's been a few threads on tyre size). They cop an absolute hiding and seem to cope fairly well.
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    Thanks Andwoo & '76swb

    How did the extra grib go on the diffs and half shafts ect?

    Has anyone heard of people putting those serious bar treads (that resemble a drive wheel from a tractor) on?
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    Those 'serious bar treads' are often not road legal for speeds that a Landy can attain. Fine on a farm though!
    These are going on my Series:

    They are Goodyear Hi-Miler Xtra Grip but there are other manufacturers of identical tyres, such as Sime's Konvoy. Old technology-i.e. very noisy and not brilliant on-road!
    The tread pattern has survived a long time, predominately with armed forces-they are still used on the LRPVs I believe, some of mine had camouflage paint on them as they are army surplus. Hopefully tough as nails!
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    Quote Originally Posted by '76swb View Post
    The mine I work in uses bridgestone dueller m/t's and goodyear wranglers on all the underground vehicles. You can get these in the metric version of a 7.50 X 16(I think its 235 X 85 R16. Not 100% sure but there's been a few threads on tyre size). They cop an absolute hiding and seem to cope fairly well.
    That size corresponds to 9.25" and are technically too wide for the series 5.5" rims. Yes they are near enough the same rolling radius though.
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    Isuzutoo-eh - where did you get them? i can only find them in the Phillipines et al?

    Does anyone know a place in Perth by chance?
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    I bought them from a fellow who occasioanlly advertises on ebay, Mick, based in Cooma. They are ex-Aus Army surplus so available sporadically in a variety of conditions.
    Peterg1001 has put up his contact details before, try this thread:
    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-2-2...-5-5-rims.html
    As 7.50R16 tyres go, they are tall! Almost an inch taller than my 7.50R16 Michelin XZAs!
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    Quote Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh View Post
    Those 'serious bar treads' are often not road legal for speeds that a Landy can attain. Fine on a farm though!
    These are going on my Series:

    They are Goodyear Hi-Miler Xtra Grip but there are other manufacturers of identical tyres, such as Sime's Konvoy. Old technology-i.e. very noisy and not brilliant on-road!
    The tread pattern has survived a long time, predominately with armed forces-they are still used on the LRPVs I believe, some of mine had camouflage paint on them as they are army surplus. Hopefully tough as nails!


    hey, that looks like my set of muddies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by numpty View Post
    That size corresponds to 9.25" and are technically too wide for the series 5.5" rims. Yes they are near enough the same rolling radius though.
    The width does not convert so simply. I run 235/85-16 ATRs on my Defender and they only measure 7.5" across the tread face. Strangely the 235/70-16 ATRs I until fairly recently ran on my D2 were 8.5". I run Mickey Thompson STZs on the D2 now, same size, but haven't measured them. The 235/85 is slightly taller than the 7.50, I took mine off the other day and stacked them and noticed my 7.50 spare was marginally smaller than the 235s.

    I find other tyres I use vary widely from manufacturers nominal sizes, the Avon race slicks on my sidecar are all meant to be 20" tall, 508mm, but vary from 488 to 515. Dunlop and Yokohama slicks vary just as much, as does their exact width, and it makes a big difference in the handling.

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