Are original general grabber tires suitable for Simpson xing

[danske]

Hi , doing a Simpson crossing west to east and up hay river track in early June. Question has been raised in our group if my standard GG TR tires are suitable for that trip. Mainly due to sidewalk strength ? Any one have any opinion on that ? Tread is 80 percent so fine there. Puma 110 08 model.Any thoughts on that would be greatly appreciated

[Blknight.aus]

yep the GG's are a top sand tyre.

[Chenz]

Did the simpson and the Madigan Line in 2008 and while I had no problems with the Coopers I had on but some of the others had some tyre issues. All on sidewalls when going cross country out to Geosurveys Hill.









As far as grip went some really soft sand on the top of some dunes caused some snatching to be required. Tyre pressures are critical if you don't want to be pulling each other out all the time



Wish I was going out there again this year but too much work. Have a great time. With all the rain they have had over the past year it should be really spectacular out there

[numpty]

Nice pic of my tyre Chenz. I do recall a couple of punctures on your Coopers too.

As Dave said, GG's are a good sand tyre albeit soft in the sidewall (show me a road radial that isn't) I run a set on steel rims for trips. They have done the Hay River, WAA Line and Madigan Line with only two punctures (on the Madigan). I'd have no hesitation in using them again even though they're are now fairly chopped up on the tread.

Incidentally, 2 of my original GG's on the alloys have done over 100,000 k's now with reasonable tread still available. (road kilometres)

[danske]

Nice pic of my tyre Chenz. I do recall a couple of punctures on your Coopers too.

As Dave said, GG's are a good sand tyre albeit soft in the sidewall (show me a road radial that isn't) I run a set on steel rims for trips. They have done the Hay River, WAA Line and Madigan Line with only two punctures (on the Madigan). I'd have no hesitation in using them again even though they're are now fairly chopped up on the tread.

Incidentally, 2 of my original GG's on the alloys have done over 100,000 k's now with reasonable tread still available. (road kilometres)

thats good k's ! the sidewalls were the only worry for me ,but it sounds like other tyres suffer this too. im taking two spares and putting one of the spares on a Rangie Classic Rim that is the spare for my 92 RRC. I assume this is all OK as Ive been told they are the same stud pattern /offsett etc.

[Xtreme]

Agree with all above, especially the importance of 'correct' tyre pressures for the varying terrain. When I did the Rig Rd and Madigan in 2007, out of the 12 vehicles on the trip we only had one flat tyre (we didn't do the detour to Geosurveys Hill though) - not bad for a total of approx. 78,000kms over varying terrain.

As well as correct tyre pressure, correct speed for the terrain is also critical to tyre life. Remember that a slightly slower rate of progress often results in less work and more relaxation when you arrive at the nightly campsite - I'd much rather sit around the campfire yarning about the days adventure that repairing punctures.

[numpty]

thats good k's ! the sidewalls were the only worry for me ,but it sounds like other tyres suffer this too. im taking two spares and putting one of the spares on a Rangie Classic Rim that is the spare for my 92 RRC. I assume this is all OK as Ive been told they are the same stud pattern /offsett etc.

The tyre on a RRC rim would be no drama as a spare at all. I had one on a S111 rim for the Hay River trip.

I concur entirely with Extremes comments re pressures and rate of progress. The right mindset will result in a relaxed and enjoyable trip.

[Beckford]

Another silly question. What pressure are people running for;

1. Dirt (fire trails)
2. Mud
3. Sand
4. Rocky river crossings

Thanks, Beckford.

[VladTepes]

20psi
20psi
20psi
20psi

[rovercare]

They'll be fine, unless its boggy, but usually the bypass will be good

I have no idea why people get stuck on dunes, I swear you have to be a little retarded, when you start bogging, dip the clutch, back down and go again, its far easier than having to snatch, I watched people do this getting stuck thing, stupid!, don't be scared to keep the rev's up, on the governor if you have too, this won't hurt your engine and will only make the largest dunes a doddle to cross, momentum is key