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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: dodgyjeep on September 04, 2006, 07:14:28 PM

Title: tall and skinny mt's
Post by: dodgyjeep on September 04, 2006, 07:14:28 PM

Took the Tj out at the weekend and although there is not a lot of meat on the tyres there width was too wide and i was struggling on the brown stuff whereas some lardys were tootling about with ease on thier skinnier tyres.
I have 35x12,5x15 BFG MT's at the moment but for the mud I think I would be better off with 35x9.5x15...can i find any at this size..no I cannot ..

Does anyone know of any mud tyres made in this width, if not I will be getting a set of simex at 10.5!!

cheers

mark

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Post by: chrisjones on September 04, 2006, 07:19:17 PM

Sod Simex, get Boggers.

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Post by: ponyracer1 on September 04, 2006, 07:19:38 PM

Never heard of such a size, they used to make a 33X9.50 but in a 35 I think you'll be limited to a 10.50. They make swampers in that size!!

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Post by: chrisjones on September 04, 2006, 07:39:31 PM

You can get the Super Swamper TSL SSR in 34/9.5/15

(http://http://www.quadratec.com/Assets/Images/47450/47450-lg.jpg)


OR Boggers in 35/10.5/15

(http://http://www.quadratec.com/Assets/Images/47463/47463-lg.jpg)


Sorry about the size of the pics, but they do need to be BIG!

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Post by: Ian Houghton on September 04, 2006, 07:45:36 PM

BFG do 33x10.50x15 in MT

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Post by: Woody on September 04, 2006, 10:10:09 PM

Before you go to all the expense of a narrower tyre consider 2 things:

1.  Have you tried airing down, even dropping the tyre pressure to 12psi made a difference with the BFG MTs 33x12.5x15 I run.

2.  If you have a narrower tyre you may lose some of the stability that the wider track of the 12.5s give, although changing the back spacing of the wheels can regain that.

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Post by: dodgyjeep on September 04, 2006, 10:12:57 PM

thanks chaps, i will have a go at airing down at cheapfest at thw weekend

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Post by: Anonymous on September 04, 2006, 10:25:47 PM

WRC rally guys go skinny tyres for ice events

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Post by: Anonymous on September 05, 2006, 08:39:21 AM

They also have studs in the tyres though don't they ???