Tyres for Cape York

if you're going on HT's they need to be at about 100% and you're pretty much limited to the dry season.

an AT will get you through at about 50% wear in the dry and a bit either side of the official dry time, more if they're 100%

an MT will get you through the dry when its down to about 25% and give you access through most of the year providing fording depths dont stop you. Of course some things will become impassable but if you were going with the intent of doing the hard way you'll already be decked for bear so a bit of getting bogged wont be anything you're not expecting or prepared for.

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

Well I am going next week on my Bridgestone RD695 LT 245x70x16 all terrains.
Regards Philip A

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G'day Philip, I am considering the RD695 LT for my next tyre, to replace the MAXXIS, when they finish there useful life. If you could give us a report on the Bridgestones when you get back, I would certainly appreciate it. Cheers, Bob

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

Simex - seriously.

For the really greasy, rutted, lumpy clay creek exits we (3x Simex shod vehicles - D2, Def, Patrol) we just drove them. Coming out of Chinamens something we all only just got out. Likewise the road to Chilli Beach was absolutely diabiolical and a total quagmire - no probs and the peoples with ATs were not getting through without a lot of work and winching/snatching. The tyre has all of the traction you need, notably on the OTL. The other advantage is that we ran then all down at 20psi I think it was (might have been 25, but I think it was 20) and the bias carcass maintained the tyre form but the pressures absorbed just about all of the corrugations, we're talking corrugations that were throwing shadows. This said, we also trucked to and from Cairnes.

If not, I would be running muds.

Also, yes you should have good tread depth for 2 reasons. Firstly it will provide greater puncture protection, and also it will allow the tyres to bite down better when it gets slippery.

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I could never drive that far on tar with simex's they are the loudest and most illmannered tyre I have ever drivin on. JK2's

(this was in a 45 series with 34/10.5's)

But once off the black stuff they are very very good

Id say AT would be a good choice. I did it with BFG's AT's on my Pajero about 10years ago. Shockies are the things that suffered the most on our trip.

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Originally Posted by Zute

Id say AT would be a good choice. I did it with BFG's AT's on my Pajero about 10years ago. Shockies are the things that suffered the most on our trip.

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What would you recommend as the shockie to use, Bilstein, emu, or any other?cheers Bob

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Originally Posted by bob10

What would you recommend as the shockie to use, Bilstein, emu, or any other?cheers Bob

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DO NOT skimp on shocks, buy the best you can afford. There are plenty of threads on here about choosing the right shock.

As I said earlier, tyre pressures will have a huge bearing on shock absorber life/ performance.

JC