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 ducky
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| posted on April 3rd, 2004 at 09:22 PM |
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what off road tyres?
What should I run on the buggy any suggestions. 14's front 15's back |
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| posted on April 4th, 2004 at 06:31 PM |
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15"'s front and rear.
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| posted on April 4th, 2004 at 09:13 PM |
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Are widened VW steel rims OK , or do you need offroad rims ?
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| posted on April 4th, 2004 at 09:24 PM |
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I run stock 15's on the front and widened 15's on the back (6' wide).
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| posted on April 4th, 2004 at 09:25 PM |
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I run stock 15's on the front and widened 15's on the back (6' wide).
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| posted on April 5th, 2004 at 11:39 AM |
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15`s all round
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.
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| posted on April 6th, 2004 at 09:07 PM |
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thanks to all very helpful. Any tread pattern suggestions? |
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| posted on April 7th, 2004 at 10:23 AM |
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Goodyear Wrangler MTR
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| posted on April 7th, 2004 at 04:42 PM |
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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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| posted on April 10th, 2004 at 04:07 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by manx020
Goodyear Wrangler MTR
cheers,
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I have been running these since putting my buggy on the road, they work very well.
But they are quite expensive now!
Brad runs Allterrains on his buggy and goes an incredible number of places and the tyres work very well. They are also quieter on the road and should
last longer too.
If you intend on driving the Buggy on the road alot(Daily driver) then go the all terrain.
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| posted on April 11th, 2004 at 08:44 PM |
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ta |
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| posted on April 11th, 2004 at 10:00 PM |
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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...
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'MUD TERRAINS'
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... |
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| posted on April 13th, 2004 at 06:15 PM |
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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 |
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| posted on April 23rd, 2004 at 03:21 AM |
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Cooper A/T -
Thats my next expence.
Bronze.
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Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
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| posted on April 23rd, 2004 at 11:40 PM |
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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!
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 07:39 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by pod
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!
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At the pressures we run(5psi) I have not had this problem, Its actually hard to bog it(We Tried for a photo) Had to do it in reverse being stupid...
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| posted on May 8th, 2004 at 10:22 PM |
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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]
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| posted on May 12th, 2004 at 09:10 PM |
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tyres
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......
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| posted on May 13th, 2004 at 06:36 PM |
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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.
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on May 13th, 2004 at 09:44 PM |
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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..
Baby Loves to Mumbo
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| posted on June 30th, 2004 at 09:16 AM |
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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.}
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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.}
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| posted on June 30th, 2004 at 05:37 PM |
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Better to just order the rims from Custom Offroad in the size you want!
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| posted on July 3rd, 2004 at 07:11 PM |
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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.
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| posted on July 11th, 2004 at 11:31 AM |
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(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.
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| posted on July 19th, 2004 at 02:01 AM |
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I run BF goodrich rear 15x33 inch. i am led to believe BF goodrich are the only manufacturer to still make these...
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I run BF goodrich rear 15x33 inch. i am led to believe BF goodrich are the only manufacturer to still make these...
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| Quote: | Originally
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I run BF goodrich rear 15x33 inch. i am led to believe BF goodrich are the only manufacturer to still make these...
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Sorry but NO
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| posted on July 19th, 2004 at 08:35 AM |
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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.
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