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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Dingo on July 08, 2005, 01:49:06 PM

Title: Kumho's or grabbers
Post by: Dingo on July 08, 2005, 01:49:06 PM
Any opinions on which of these tyres are best for my CJ, Kumho 31" 10.50,s Muds or General Grabber same size Muds. I know there are better tyres out there but these are basicaly free :D  so I only have the choice of  these two makes(or remoulds ugh). Tia Rick.
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Post by: Anonymous on July 08, 2005, 02:24:04 PM
FWIW ran General AT's on my Cherry for a while and was most impressed

Think Greggmo has General MT's?
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Post by: chrisjones on July 08, 2005, 02:28:20 PM
Generals.   :lol:
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Post by: Anonymous on July 08, 2005, 03:34:04 PM
I'd give the khumo's a go, generals are shit imo
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Post by: Bubba on July 08, 2005, 04:48:44 PM
i have run em both khumos are very good and have a slight edge on the grabers methinks
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Post by: chrisjones on July 08, 2005, 05:20:17 PM
In that case, the KL 71's look good! 8)

Duno how much they are though! #-o

Successful trip Bubba???? :lol:
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Post by: greggmo on July 08, 2005, 10:38:42 PM
i run grabbers no probs very happy with em, have also had kumo at,s and they where a good tyre too. i think the tyres now are all prety good to be honest, it just depends how agressive you want to go. 8)
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Post by: Anonymous on July 08, 2005, 11:16:33 PM
I have grabbers on my cj, and they have run great.Very pleased with them
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Post by: Dingo on July 08, 2005, 11:30:14 PM
Still undecided at the moment. I too run general AT's on the cherry, not bad off road, great on it. My only experience of khumo's are on the HGV and they lasted pretty well. I've never had mud's before so it could be interesting. Khumo's slightly ahead in my mind, dammit I might flip a coin.
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Post by: Tank on July 08, 2005, 11:40:45 PM
Why not get both sets if they`re practically free,and try out for yourself?????Both tyres are quite good,but its all down to personal driving styles and terrains as in my opinion certain tyres suit one terrain where another favours a slightly different terrain,evcen though they may be labelled as being the same.Sorry i guess im not helping much but its just my opinions and not necesserily those of the management :lol:  :lol:
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Post by: Anonymous on July 09, 2005, 10:59:15 AM
Fair comment I reckon
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Post by: Anonymous on July 10, 2005, 09:45:56 AM
I have generals on my cj and i am very impressed :D
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Post by: ExtremeTJ on July 12, 2005, 11:26:52 PM
I run Grabber MT's on my TJ and they are just as good as the Grizzlies I replaced them with, great road holding and quiet and smooth to. Also plenty grip in the Scottish mud.

Rich
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Post by: Tank on July 13, 2005, 06:50:47 AM
Cool avatar you got there Rich......I like it :!:  :!:
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Post by: Anonymous on July 13, 2005, 09:38:45 AM
Avatar stumped me reading the post...... Kept trying to ignore it... but just kept catching my eye.....

Oh yeah, tyres.... Dunno....
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Post by: monkeybiz on July 13, 2005, 11:14:57 AM
like richard said, the grabbers. i ran khumo MT's but found the rubber to hard and skitterish on damp roads although it looked cool going broadside round roundabouts in the XJ at 20mph it did nothing for the underwear as they were unpredictable.
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Post by: Dingo on July 14, 2005, 01:30:47 AM
I'm edging towards grabbers, as with all them beans in the CJ she looses the arse end real easy. Thanks guys.
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Post by: chrisjones on July 26, 2005, 04:03:13 PM
I'll be lookin' to get some muds meself when I get back from me hols.

They're going on a second set of wheels, so I don't have to do too much road work on 'um.

Anyone know anything about the Bronco Grizzly Claws??

They look like a fairly agressive pattern, and a reasonable price too.
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Post by: Anonymous on July 26, 2005, 04:14:05 PM
Know of a few people who've run them and rate them
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Post by: Manda on July 26, 2005, 08:04:18 PM
Funnily enough I've been investigating muds. I quite liked the look of Mickey Thompson Baja Claws, Silverstone Extremes, Silverstone MT117 and Grizzly Claws.

Broncho said:

For 31x10.5R15

Mickey Thompson Baja Claws - £118 inc VAT Mmmm
Silverstone Extremes - only do them in 35x10.5R16  - £130 (Hmmm too big)
Silverstone MT117 - not out yet, poss priced like Baja's
Grizzly Claws - £83.21  :cry:

Does anyone know owt about Simex mt's??
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Post by: chrisjones on July 26, 2005, 08:15:57 PM
Yeah, been lookin' at the grizzly claws and the baja claws.

Both look like good tyres, grizzly's are remoulds, bajas are new!

Grizzlys are £35 cheeper :?  baja's are just dam sexy!!! :?:
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Post by: Bubba on July 26, 2005, 09:19:47 PM
BOGGERS
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Post by: chrisjones on July 26, 2005, 10:11:17 PM
I don't think I deserved that!!! :lol:
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Post by: Bubba on July 26, 2005, 10:14:59 PM
he he i liked my grabers but the side walls are just too soft i scrapped one last year at yjj just towing my trailer through the horseshoe and three out of five tore the sidewall out in our litle acident in june
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Post by: MK1 on July 26, 2005, 10:20:01 PM
I'm pretty sure a shrink could make a living out of your obsession with 'boggers' :lol:
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Post by: Bubba on July 26, 2005, 10:26:23 PM
ahh boggers how sweet thy sound upon the ashphalt
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Post by: Anonymous on July 26, 2005, 11:05:06 PM
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i scrapped one last year at yjj just towing my trailer through the horseshoe


What sort of lunatic tows a trailer thro the horseshoe anyway???? :shock:
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Post by: Anonymous on July 26, 2005, 11:23:15 PM
ER Bubba??
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Post by: greggmo on July 26, 2005, 11:47:13 PM
he didnt just tow it through the horseshoe, no he towed the damn thing round the whole bloody site. 8)