How big is too big?

[nissannewby]

Portals?? with 33's lol

[Ben-e-boy]

Without starting a new thread once my cruiser sells i'll be upgrading my 31's. How do the fella go running 35's on stock gearing transfer/diff off road? I'm setting it up as a tough tourer and would like 35's but cant afford reduction gears to offset them so 33's are looking more appealing. Your thoughts?

The 35's will suck a good 35% power and steep decent will be too fast you will need to be on the brakes the whole way down.
My opinion for a tough tourer (Knowing gear changes are out of your budget) I would get quality 33's a front auto locker, shim the rear diff, long travel shocks. If you are in QLD come on one of our day trip and you will see an aray of different setups, each the their pros and cons.
Adam (redman) has a 2 inch flexy kit with 33's when he eventually gets lockers it will be very very capable (although it is already)

[MudSlut]

Hmm... Lots of great info coming out of you guys, Thanks a lot.

How does the Trepador bias-ply competition tyre drive on the road? Here in Tas I reckon I could get away with these on the road "In the eyes of the law" but I'm mainly wondering about the handling of the tyre on a wet road?

[nissannewby]

You will destroy a set of stickys on the road mate. They are a soft compund and best left for when you go out for a play. Its a lot of dollars to spend on a specific type of tyre then destroy it on the bitumen. I would run 2 sets have a nice set of 33's for the road use then some 40's or something for the play time.

[MudSlut]

Thanks Nissannewby, I was driving with a mate who had stock wheels and tyres on yesterday and he was just leaving me behind with acceleration and grip in the corners, i think i might get a set of steel rims and stock sized tyres for the road to increase saftey, drive-ability and probably even fuel consumption and get a suck set of big tyres for play time.

Would you consider driving say 150km on the tarmac to get to the start of the 4wd track a long drive for the big tyres? or just take them with me and swap them over when i get there?

[Ben-e-boy]

Thanks Nissannewby, I was driving with a mate who had stock wheels and tyres on yesterday and he was just leaving me behind with acceleration and grip in the corners, i think i might get a set of steel rims and stock sized tyres for the road to increase saftey, drive-ability and probably even fuel consumption and get a suck set of big tyres for play time.

Would you consider driving say 150km on the tarmac to get to the start of the 4wd track a long drive for the big tyres? or just take them with me and swap them over when i get there?

150 km on sticky treps will probably ruin them, you can physically twist and shape the lugs with your fingers, I have the 35in radial treps and I drive them on the road, mostly a couple of hundred km at a time.

As for you mate leaving you behind in corners, tyre size will play a big part, your lift will play a huge part aswell. what make up your lift?? 6inch spring 2 inch body??

[1MadEngineer]

I know a couple of guys (sho ponies) that street 37 stickies full time. Both have clocked up over 15,000+ km's. Even I was surprised how well they have lasted. I reckon we have done 500km's on our's as well as a lot of comps.

[mick.]

I know a couple of guys (sho ponies) that street 37 stickies full time. Both have clocked up over 15,000+ km's. Even I was surprised how well they have lasted. I reckon we have done 500km's on our's as well as a lot of comps.

Is any of that long distance Greg or just running around town? That's pretty impressive either way though.

Cheers Mick.

[dan&tamspatrol]

went and asked tyre about the treps was told they are ok for on road as long as u dont drive on them for more than 2 hrs also they shud be run at like 18 psi i think it was

[1MadEngineer]

Is any of that long distance Greg or just running around town? That's pretty impressive either way though.

Cheers Mick.

1 in Vic / tas and the one that surprised me was in Thailand that was driving 350km each way to get to a comp, 35 degree ambient am the road felt like 70...