What should I run on the buggy any suggestions. 14's front 15's back

15"'s front and rear.

Are widened VW steel rims OK , or do you need offroad rims ?

I run stock 15's on the front and widened 15's on the back (6' wide).

I run stock 15's on the front and widened 15's on the back (6' wide).

i run 15" rims front & rear on the manx. since changing from 14" fronts, i have found that it steers better in the sand & the brakes work way better too... not as much front lock-up, due to front & rear being closer in diameter than before. i have just fitted a pair of 650 x 14 tyres(not radial) on the front of the baja. they are taller than the low profile 15`s that were fitted & it drives a lot better now too. try & run as tall as you can without them hitting the guards on full bump.
cheers
rick

thanks to all very helpful. Any tread pattern suggestions?

Goodyear Wrangler MTR
cheers,
rick

cooper discoverer allterrains about $210 a tyre for 31 x 10.5 x 15 one of the best 4WD tyre about ive got them on my 4wd

[Edited on 10-4-04 by pod]

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I have the 693 Bridgestone Duellers and to my suprise they KICK ASS.. don't look as cool as teh BFG / MTR's but hell the buggies with those on are never close enough for me to see anyway. :P

It seems the All - Terrains are a great all round buggy tyre and I can't rate the ned Dueller high enough...

I have found some 31 or maby 32 Mud Terrains (Look Cool, bit of a Tractor pattern)
What do U think of these for sand... Offroad only
And maby a little mud too..

So yeah waddiya think...

i have been tempted away bfrom M/T's because I don't have the horsepower to puh them along right now, but give me 12 months

Cooper A/T -

Thats my next expence.

Bronze.

mud terrains in the sand is like using a shovel as the bigger chunky gaps scoop out more sand so they tend to dig in a bit , allterrains are the go!

B.F.G Mud Terrains are the way to go

1. you can run low air pressure ( i run 6-8 psi on my kombi, and this is still with a full load )

2. with the low air pressure, heaps of power isn't a nesseccity as you roll over the sand, and not trying to plough through it

3. I had a 1600 in the kombi prior to the 2ltr and still had no major problems, and in a 2 tonne fully loaded kombi that isn't to bad

4. Lower gearing helps heaps, my kombi still has the original 1600 gearbox

Mike

[Edited on 8-5-2004 by sand kombi]

Ideally you'd run two sets , but that gets costly. A mate of mine runs cooper s/t on his landrover and they have done 50,000ks and hardly look worn. They are more aggressive than all-terrains but not as chunky as muddies and they have become the outback travellers tyre of choice as they are just about bullet proof, a set of 235/85-16s on the dualcab will be perfect for street and beach use. But just for special use e.g. black duck,landcruiser mountain etc. a set of beadlocked rims and 36x12 swamper boggers. Scary stuff. Hello 300n.m. at 1600rpm.....wheres that t.d.i. and reduction gears...hydraulic suspension........just a matter of time......

Christine i also run the same 693 Bridgestones on the rear of my manx the same as Brads and as you know i do a lot of miles per year with a combination of street and offroad and as these are my second set that would have to be a pretty good reason to go with them, because trust me if you dont like a tyre you wouldn't by second set would you.PS if your not doing anything sunday come on up to cruisetime @ parklands and i will be there again running in the grass events and hopefully taking home some trophys for the third year running.

Andrew I would love to mate but have to be earning a living. There are many things I would rather be doing but have to support my car habit. Good Luck. By way did get tyres as mentioned from Brad went a treat..

What are the thoughts on :
a) Getting a machinist to widen the original VW rims
compared to,
b) Getting the centre lathed out of a typical 4WD Nissan /Cruser rims and VW center fitted??

(for off-road buggies.}
:thumb :o

What are the thoughts on :
a) Getting a machinist to widen the original VW rims
compared to,
b) Getting the centre lathed out of a typical 4WD Nissan /Cruser rims and VW center fitted??

(for off-road buggies.}
:thumb :o

Better to just order the rims from Custom Offroad in the size you want!

I went to some effort to get rid of the desert duellers as the sidewalls were so rigid even at 5psi it wasn't deforming to cup the sand. I ended up with passenger car rated soft sidewall offroad tyres for the baja and i'm very happy with them. I dont have to drop the pressures down so far now.

sharp rocks make me nervous though, so it all depends on where you will be taking your car.

(This is on the Supa Sport buggy)

I run Goodyear Eagle ST 275x65 R15 on the rear for the street and Armstrong 11 inch wide mud truck tyres for sand and off road. Two sets is really the only option for me and they're so easy to change when you know what you're going to do that day... Mind you, I've been really happy with the Kelly Safari AWR 31x10.5 R15 tyres I've been using up till now off road. They grip surprisingly well on loose sand.

I run BF goodrich rear 15x33 inch. i am led to believe BF goodrich are the only manufacturer to still make these...

I run BF goodrich rear 15x33 inch. i am led to believe BF goodrich are the only manufacturer to still make these...

I put hankook somethingorother Pros on the baja, they are 15in and are a passenger car rating not a truck rating like desert duellers etc are, so have very very soft sidewalls. I gave them a test on stockton yesterday and only dropped them to 10psi and were like 11tybillion times better than the desert duelers I took off!

I have Nankang 14/75/195 on the front, but I'll go 15in and wider as soon as I can find the rims to do it.