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  1. 30th May 2009, 06:28 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    I had Simex centipedes wore them out, then bought the Silverstones......................I now have Simex

    They Measure undersize to buggery,
    Correct me if I am wrong but........

    Simex 35x10.5 887m OD - 34.92

    Silverstone 35x10.5 883mm OD - 34.76

    A difference of 2mm diff clearance

    But get another size Simex and they generally run oversize, i.e. my 32x9.5 ran at 33.4 OD and a set of 35x12.5 are massive But for the 35x10.5 I don't think it can be said they run undersize to buggery when compared to the direct equivalent Simex.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stikman View Post
    Correct me if I am wrong but........

    Simex 35x10.5 887m OD - 34.92

    Silverstone 35x10.5 883mm OD - 34.76

    A difference of 2mm diff clearance

    But get another size Simex and they generally run oversize, i.e. my 32x9.5 ran at 33.4 OD and a set of 35x12.5 are massive But for the 35x10.5 I don't think it can be said they run undersize to buggery when compared to the direct equivalent Simex.

    Stikman , Every mm of Diff clearace counts


    Edit: Specially now that Matt is considering installing those belly sweepers under rear of his Rangie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rangier Rover View Post
    Three weeks ago I would have been for the 120. I could do with a set for my old two door rangie that is 100% off road now days. Who would you get them through?

    Tony, I'll try and make some calls on monday , not sure who as yet ? but as you said in another thread , it pays to and shop around. so I'll see where I can get the best price thru.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco_owner View Post
    Might be time for a set of these..

    Silverstone MT-117 extremes



    You interested in a Group Buy
    thats a picture of a simex peed.... the extermes are simmilar but ALOT more open in their tread design.

    cheers phil
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  5. 30th May 2009, 08:12 AM #25
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    sorry , the right picture below ,thanks for pointing that out , they do as look very similar

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  6. 30th May 2009, 08:51 AM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco_owner View Post
    Tony, I'll try and make some calls on monday , not sure who as yet ? but as you said in another thread , it pays to and shop around. so I'll see where I can get the best price thru.
    Just had a look here Extreme . They have gone up in price a bit I'm very wrong with the $100 cheaper as mentioned earlier

    Be interesting what you find

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    Quote Originally Posted by stikman View Post
    Correct me if I am wrong but........

    Simex 35x10.5 887m OD - 34.92

    Silverstone 35x10.5 883mm OD - 34.76

    A difference of 2mm diff clearance

    But get another size Simex and they generally run oversize, i.e. my 32x9.5 ran at 33.4 OD and a set of 35x12.5 are massive But for the 35x10.5 I don't think it can be said they run undersize to buggery when compared to the direct equivalent Simex.
    Where do you figures come from?

    Lined up 35" Silverstone is an inch narrower and an inch shorter, sitting side by side a simex...........not that I'd wan;t my real life comparisons to be treated as gospel

    But hey, Justify your purchase however you see fit, I don;t mind.....I have Simex
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  8. 30th May 2009, 04:47 PM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    Where do you figures come from?

    Lined up 35" Silverstone is an inch narrower and an inch shorter, sitting side by side a simex...........not that I'd wan;t my real life comparisons to be treated as gospel

    But hey, Justify your purchase however you see fit, I don;t mind.....I have Simex
    I never let the truth get in the way of a good story

    Silverstone - High Performance Tyres
    Simex Tyres @ Fourbys

    What size was the Simex you had lined up? 35x10.5? I drive regularly with someone running the 35x10.5 Simex and we had a good look at both to compare and did not note a noticable variance in size but i have not lined them up. Will do on the next trip out of interest.

    At $175 per tyre new i love them and would not have paid the extra for a set of Simex at RRP. If the same deal came up for Simex i would buy them......simple really.

    Oh yeah.....i also run a chinese winch
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    Quote Originally Posted by stikman View Post
    I never let the truth get in the way of a good story

    Silverstone - High Performance Tyres
    Simex Tyres @ Fourbys

    What size was the Simex you had lined up? 35x10.5? I drive regularly with someone running the 35x10.5 Simex and we had a good look at both to compare and did not note a noticable variance in size but i have not lined them up. Will do on the next trip out of interest.

    At $175 per tyre new i love them and would not have paid the extra for a set of Simex at RRP. If the same deal came up for Simex i would buy them......simple really.

    Oh yeah.....i also run a chinese winch
    You sound a good man, Stikman

    The tyres I had at the time were 35"x11.5"x15 in both Simex and Silverstone, also had a 10.5" simex as a spare

    Oh yea, I run a widened drum, 6hp motor, drum free spooled Warn 8274







    Don;t get me wrong, for the budget man, all good, but they are NOT the same, they have their shortcomings, its not a reason to not buy, just soemthing to keep in mind


    And I guess, it must be hard for someone such as myself, who's ran both, to form an unbiased opinion
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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    You sound a good man, Stikman

    The tyres I had at the time were 35"x11.5"x15 in both Simex and Silverstone, also had a 10.5" simex as a spare

    Oh yea, I run a widened drum, 6hp motor, drum free spooled Warn 8274

    Don;t get me wrong, for the budget man, all good, but they are NOT the same, they have their shortcomings, its not a reason to not buy, just soemthing to keep in mind

    And I guess, it must be hard for someone such as myself, who's ran both, to form an unbiased opinion
    Agree and Agree at the end of the day it is all just feedback which people will take or leave, agree with or dispute

    We found that the 11.5x15 was very similer in size to the 10.5x16 in both OD and width, where from memory the 35x11.5 Simex runs oversize in OD and would be wider then the 10.5 also. I think that is the main difference in both our real life comparisons

    I have also heard of side wall damage issues in the very early Silverstone Extremes but i have not experienced this, and neither have the other two running them. I am yet to come across any shortcomings in the Silverstone that i did not come across in my Simex's but they were a totally different size also.

    Could the on road issues you experienced have been amplified by the 15inch side wall? I just ask as i find my side walls fairly stiff on a 16inch which i think would help with on road behaviour. Just a thought.

    I will own a highmount one day, but unfortunatley it will probably end up on the front of my wifes 2dr project If only you were closer to me.....you often have parts i would grab
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