Jon,
Thank you for your excellent observations concerning these tyres. If I ran
to 35" without a lift it would be for a very short time as I would expect
them to rub very easily and would be forced to razing the suspension I will
have to replace dampers as they are all but shot in any case. I would very
much like in the future to have Simex 35" ET but they would have to be for
the future as a second set, I have now 2 sets of rims, I think that they
would be unsuited for bombing about on the road. I have used tyres from
Bronco before on a 110 LR which very similar to the Grizzlies but not the
same and I agree with you they do dig in very quickly which may be OK if
there is some thing to dig down for but not so good if they leave the axles
resting on the mud and the wheels churning, they where a bit noisy and I
made a conscious effort to keep below 70 or even 6o to preserve the tread
and prevent peeling, I would be concerned in the same manor with the Simex
as it would be a shame to ware out such good off road tyres on the motor
way, I am not too concerned about the handling issues of mud or extreme
tyres on the road as it only takes a very short time to adept to the various
vagaries. I for some reason thought that you where using the X Terrain and
not the Mud my mistake I suspect that they may clog up it looks as though
they may have been designed for rock crawling I am not too sure but the
tread looks interesting and should run quietly on the road because of its V
shaped tread which usually also makes for good tread clearing in mud like
tractor tyres which are self cleaning, the Mickey Thompson Radial Claw is a
V treaded tyre but unfortunately very expensive. The only other V treaded
tyre that I can think of is the Yokahoma MT but I can not find an advert in
any magazine these days with them in and they are most probably sold in the
smaller and most popular sizes, though 35" are available in the US. Have
you any experiences with them? I have to say that the impressions that I
got from the US about Goodyear MT were very good but then generally speaking
rocks is what seems to make the tic over there and AT pattern tyres are very
popular so you comments about them being a compromise AT/MT.
I think that it is a pity there is not more discussion about tyre
performance I magazines web sites etc as they perhaps have the single
biggest influence on driving that can be added to a vehicle.
Digging the track up, ha I have a 101FC and used to have a Unimog 406 Crew
Cab that did that very nicely but if you are passing. I think that I may
have possibly seen you or an imposter out side a pub on the corner near the
cattle market in Newcastle Emlyn Ceredigion some time ago; I think that the
grey 80 had a missing wheel arch molding.
Anthony
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Behalf Of Jon Wildsmith
Sent: 10 March 2005 17:50
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Subject: RE: [ELCO] [SALE]
Anthony,
I've experimented with Pro Comp MT's - 35x12.5x16 - they perform well on
the road, even in the wet, and are quite good in the mud but like all
ordinary MT's they're not good at digging down through thick wet clay -
they're not aggressive enough so they clog up. I suspect the X Terrain
will perform similarly from what I've seen of them.
I had a 2" lift and 35x10.5x16 Simex ET's for ages with just occasional
rubbing, and yes it did get twisted up good and proper. You shouldn't
need wheel spacers to stop them rubbing on the suspension arms and I
found that the wider track spacers give on a wide cruiser means you're
fighting the edges of the ruts a lot of the time. Without a lift I think
35's will be rubbing almost constantly, not a good thing if you were
running Simex. The 35's are actually 34.5.
The 36x12.5x16 ET II's are a few mm from touching the suspension arms on
full lock without spacers and don't rub at all when articulated, but I
have about 5" of lift now, bump stops are standard. The 36's are 36.2.
Also, even with the 5" lift I don't have castor correction etc, seems ok
without.
The Bronco Grizzlies are very poor on the road and mediocre in the mud -
better than an MT but not in the same league as Simex, but then they're
extremely cheap.
I've seen BFG MT's working well in the mud, not so good on a wet road
but not a bad compromise. The Goodyear MTR's seem to perform more like a
halfway house between an AT and an MT.
I think I've come to the conclusion that for AT's and MT's you're best
sticking to 10.5" wide - the 12.5" float about on the top a bit. Simex
in 12.5 are ok because they dig down through anything.
Will it help with the farmer if I come and dig the track up for you?
Best Regards,
Jon.
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From: [Email address removed] [mailto:[Email address removed]]
On Behalf Of Anthony Graham
Sent: 10 March 2005 14:49
To: [Email address removed]
Subject: RE: [ELCO] [SALE]
Roman,
It is very nice to here from you especially after the news of your
crankshaft I am glad that you have sourced a cheaper part from Holland.
Yes
you have hit it on the nail on the head I have looked at having the
track
done and have done some near the house my self but it is tyres what I am
after and 35 simex would be very nice. I think I can get away with
285/7516
or 305/70/16 (same diameter) for most occasions and what I thought a set
of
35 simex for winter and accessing some more of my land. I can only
afford
one set at a time and can barely manage that at the present. I can not
make
my mind up what tyre though, M/T or A/T. I have looked at Bronco remold
in
285 sizes but as an every day tire may not be so good, if a compromise
then
Goodyear MTR, Pro Comp X Terrain or some thing similar. I think that
some
one has had the X terrain and would like to here an appraisal like wise
the
MTR.
Anthony
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From: [Email address removed] [mailto:[Email address removed]]
On
Behalf Of Roman
Sent: 10 March 2005 13:09
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Subject: Re: [ELCO] [SALE]
Hi guys,
I guess you've missed the point. Anthony just wants bigger tyres!
If he wanted advice how to fill the ruts, he would ask a DYI group
Anthony, go for 35"!. You know you want it!!!
--
Rgds,
Roman (London, UK)
'92 HDJ80
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:00:30 GMT, Julian Voelcker
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