Thread: Big Tyres: Pros and cons

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Yeah, I'm skeptical about the wide tyres argument. I suspect it has more to do with appearance than practicality. And its fanned by the push by manufacturers to sell more products.

Same here.
I recently went and purchased some 33 inch MT.
Took quite a bit of work just to fit them.
The effort i went too and the compromise i have to deal with now is hard to justify.
I too have noticed wide tyres are no better in certain situations.
Wet grassy hills is one that seems to catch me out where thinner tyres keep going.

That said i do enjoy the look of the wider tyres.
And in some situations they throw a ton of mud around which i do enjoy.

Cant help but wonder though.
I have an extended family member who is into 4x4 far more than i.
Gets his car in 4x4 magazines for the work he has done.
He has a tojo with 37 inch Mickies.
Quite a LOT of cash to spend on tyres.
All the kit to suit and he goes anywhere.
I do wonder why he would get such big tyres when he is rather experienced and has the money to throw.

Um, diff clearance?

Height is a different argument to width.

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Originally Posted by BadCo.

Um, diff clearance?

Height is a different argument to width.

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Not sure if that was directed at me or not.

If so i will add a bit more. There as wide as 15 houses!
I understand we all want clearance but with height he got a ton of width.
I imagine given he was paying an absolute fortune for said tyres he could have gone a lot thinner yet they are that wide they make my 33s look like stockies!

Im simply putting it out there.
This thread is about width of tyres and the above i speak of are WIDE!

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Not sure if that was directed at me or not.

If so i will add a bit more. There as wide as 15 houses!
I understand we all want clearance but with height he got a ton of width.
I imagine given he was paying an absolute fortune for said tyres he could have gone a lot thinner yet they are that wide they make my 33s look like stockies!

Im simply putting it out there.
This thread is about width of tyres and the above i speak of are WIDE!

Haha fair enough. Although Simex do a 36x10.5 which to me seems like a good Rover size. So he didn't need to go as wide as 15 houses, maybe you will have to give him a bell and pick his brain then report back to us

Otherwise he might just be doing it for show to get into magazines?

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Originally Posted by BadCo.

Haha fair enough. Although Simex do a 36x10.5 which to me seems like a good Rover size. So he didn't need to go as wide as 15 houses, maybe you will have to give him a bell and pick his brain then report back to us

Otherwise he might just be doing it for show to get into magazines?

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He runs a tojo mate as i stipulated above.
But yes i agree if width was a bad thing i imagine he would have gone thinner but still a tall wheel for clearance.
He plays in the high country of Victoria when he is out playing.
Its not just about pretty pictures for mags. He does use it.

The mag he is in is Australian 4WD action.
I cant seem to find a pic quickly as the ones i can see are facebook.

Originally Posted by BadCo.

Haha fair enough. Although Simex do a 36x10.5 which to me seems like a good Rover size. So he didn't need to go as wide as 15 houses, maybe you will have to give him a bell and pick his brain then report back to us

Otherwise he might just be doing it for show to get into magazines?

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Only 36 Simex is 12.5 wide.
Can get 35x10.5.

I had 36x11 swamper q78s on my Rangie which was a good size, Now 35x11.5 Simex centepedes which work better in the Vic conditions.

Originally Posted by PSI250

Only 36 Simex is 12.5 wide.
Can get 35x10.5.

I had 36x11 swamper q78s on my Rangie which was a good size, Now 35x11.5 Simex centepedes which work better in the Vic conditions.

Got a pic of that? I'd be interested to see how they look under the guards.

This is aimed at the original post

My fuel economy is crap no matter what tyres I run so I drive it like I stole it

As I love to play in sand I have taller and wider tyres 275/70/16 as opposed to the original 205/70/16 it came with with the extra height when I air down to 11 psi it sits about the same height as standard at normal pressure.

At 11 psi I don't get bogged at 30 psi I do

As for looks my disco has so many war wounds it looks like a piece of **** so looks don't count in my books

What does count is my taller wider tyres get me to my fishing spots much faster than my original tyres that if the sand was soft couldn't make it

Make what you will of that - **** fuel economy either way, **** looks so that negates the poser argument I drive past skinny tyres clad cars with ease but that may be driver experience I have also driven past fat tyres cars.

I am thinking about bigger tyres both in height and width as there are often times the sand is so soft that I could use a bigger foot print so my next set of tyres are probably going to be the metric equivalent of 35"