I'm stumped with this issue

[MudRunnerTD]

Was anyone else getting hung up on the middle ground?

[BigRAWesty]

I think so. A lot of gouges threw the middles before I hit them. There were also lots of standard cars, but even more running 33's threw to 37's..
But the bloke running 37's just idled threw..


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[MudRunnerTD]

But the bloke running 37's just idled threw..

That's because it would have been no more than a Commuter track for a bloke on 37s if you could drive it on 31s!! No disrespect intended

[threedogs]

Ron Moon did an article years ago on this matter as the guys with the 35s and 37s were cutting up tracks real bad. Joe Blow with his daily driver running 31s had no chance of getting through. As stated most Patrols will run a 33 and combined with a 2" lift would see you go most places un aided.

[nissannewby]

The diff size, tyre pressure and the fact his rear was locked all the time would have been his advantage. As good as the patrol lsd is its still not locked and in high power low torque situations like mud the lsd wont work as well as a lokka. With any setup and some smart thinking there is no reason why a car could go some of the places that another does with 37's ( note I said some places not all) dont worry about it to much mate its the same as anything else there will be places he will do better then others you will do better. Its all apart of 4wding

[BigRAWesty]

By no means am I jealous of his 37's.. I like my 12.5L per 100 quite nicely.. Lol

But if tyre pressures do play that big of a part I'll deffently show more respect to lower pressures threw more terrain, not just sand.


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[MudRunnerTD]

Have a read of this very good artical prepared by ARB Blog

the-lowdown-off-road-tire-pressures/

[taslucas]

As has been said a lot already (and i reckon you get the idea) tyre pressure has a lot to do with it. But having said that, i never change my pressure unless really bogged. Youll find that the more experience you have at driving any particular surface, the better youll get at it. Its also been said above to check your driving line. Even though you think its just one set of ruts, theres still plenty you can do with the steering wheel to help your trol through. You gotta know when to try bite the side of a rut, when to give it a little left/right action, when to ease off the throttle, when to hold it flat. Keep driving and youll just get better
Definately try to budget for some 33's and a 2" lift. Youll get nearly anywhere with that. Even if you kept your 31's for daily driving.

[threedogs]

X 2 With Taslucas, could always keep the 31s for touring and daily duties and have a dedicated set of 33"s or 285s muddies on steel rims for playtime.
I run 2 sets and must admit its a bit of a pain in the butt changing them at home all the time. looking at just running some Mickey
Thompson 4 rib in a 305 x 16 soon. My MTZs haven't lasted all that long maybe 50k total before I change them, but I like my Cooper ATRs for HWY
and daily duties, decisions, decisions

[Bubba]

Thanks BigGQwesty for starting this thread. as a novice 4x4er I have learnt heaps from the read