Reply With QuoteI had the same problem with mine, but you would be unlucky to get two punctures ... although seeing how it's not out of the question perhaps a second spare is the answer?
Hey guys,
For lack of a better place I decided to post this here. Yesterday I took my ex-military defender offroad for the first time and out of the 7 cars that went everyone was pretty impressed by the steeltreks, as was I. When we stopped at the car wash to clean up some roadworthy requirements like headlights and number plates I realised one of my tires had gone pretty flat and one of the guys asked me to reverse my car up and bring it round to him to pump it up, midway through doing this it became so flat I couldn't turn the steering wheel. So my question is what is my best option, it seems the tubes are easily punctured, but I read on these forums that they shouldn't be run tubeless. I'd like to keep them but I'm concerned that I might get 2 flats and be stranded somewhere.
any help would be appreciated
Thanks
Wizard
I had the same problem with mine, but you would be unlucky to get two punctures ... although seeing how it's not out of the question perhaps a second spare is the answer?
Did you end up keeping yours?
Did you like how they performed?
I'll have to keep a look out on ebay and gumtree for a set someone is getting rid of
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The answer jimmy, is tubeless tyres.
Some users on this and other sites will claim that they're better fitted on rims with the retaining recess. Obviously not all will agree with that.
If that's how you feel as well, get some disco 1 rims to put them on.
This is how it will look if you do that
Wizard
yes I did, I just got it repaired, no biggy, just annoying.Originally Posted by Saint_Jimmy90
I love how they perform on the 2a, on road they're a touch bumpy but off road they are unstoppable ... except for a puncture!
Every so often you see them on eBay but you're probably better off ordering them from your local tyre shop. By the time you pay freight for something off eBay sometimes it's cheaper ordering them in
The disco 1 rims look pretty good on that ex-military defender. I've got a set on my Disco but I found the steeltreks to outperform the federal muddies on them...
I feel like my options are superior quality or superior reliability.
I will hunt around for a cheap set on rims, maybe that way I can always have a hand full of spares.
Have you punctured many of the steeltreks(or the tubes within) in your time of having them?
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i developed a severe dislike for steeltreks under my 110. sure they went well offroad but they were crap otherwise ovr the long run imho
they scollop at the drop of a hat and i got sick to death of flat tyres even tho i always used the better quality tubes.
they go fine under series vehicles but i much prefer goodyear wrangler at/sa these days.
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I feel like I will be on the path of tubeless tires soon enough, I'm pretty sure I got that puncture or rupture in the carwash, not even offroad. I guess I will get a new tube fitted and run them for a while longer, if they fail me again I will have to change, it's a shame as they really do perform well.
Is there anyway to put a reliable tubeless tire on the standard 16x6 rims? either 7.50r16 or any other size?
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I would advise you to check with your local Goodyear Tyre Service as they will be able to read the rim and advise you, I run steeltreks on my ex army 2a GS and I run Bridgestone Dueler A/Ts on our D1 which I find very good in all uses
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Your other option is Michelin XZL, this was the replacement tyre for the Perentie 110 after Olympic Steeltrek were no longer available.
This brings up the other issue with the Oly tyre, given that they have not been manufactured for getting on towards a decade are these the sort of tyre you want to be running. Particularly when they are steel belted and like all steel belts, have a reputation of de-laminating with age. (Check for buldges on the tread).
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