Are bigger tyres really worth it???

[Winnie]

I took the body lift out of mine about a month ago and it looks so much better now.

[taslucas]

Either cut guards or body lift.... body lift is easier but honestly I'd rather cut the guards.

nah, you can get away with a suspension lift and the right offset rims.

A mate has a 3" lift and 35" MTZs

[Rustyboner81]

in my opinion its like this.
bgiger tyres are a must if you can fit them on.
*bigger the tyre, fatter the tyre, smaller the rim = maximum baggin whe pressures are down.
and that is handy in EVERY terrain.
i do more rock work than anything else and dont rip up the tracks. big rubber aired down really allows you to grip those loose rocky surfaces its not just for sand where the footprint helps. but i am guilty of turning dunes to powder at the top so sorry about that.

you can get most places with your standard tyres and yes tyre pressures are the key to any situation but ive had 31x7x16 and i now have 33x12.5x15

i love the bigger tyres and ive got the weakest power when it comes to patrol engines.
but next time i wouldnt go MT caz they dig down hard in the sand and on the beach, otherwise no faults

[alfonso]

Tyres mean nothing if your an idiot . If in doubt go flat out

[taslucas]

Tyres mean nothing if your an idiot . If in doubt go flat out

and with that, you make the 25 posts!

[alfonso]

thanks taslucas think I might stay around for a while though . The family are watching big brother now

[taslucas]

thanks taslucas think I might stay around for a while though . The family are watching big brother now

good to hear mate (not the big brother bit! lol)

[ThePolarbear]

Hi fellows. I'm almost not qualified to participate in this discussion,
but still intend to do so.
When it comes to tyres it is almost always so that bigger is better and up here
in the North we are running a very large tyres as you probably know.
Taller and wider tyres give you more ground clearance and better flotation
such as in sand as you all know or as in our case here in the extreme North, the snow.
So my advice is to go as big as you can and as big as is allowed by your law.
In terms of brakes and drive train it is our experience that it does not become
a problem until you go 44 "and larger but it certainly increases the load on these
things, but with good maintenance it is not that big of a problem.
Now there is a tendency over here to raise the body as little as possible and rather cut
the fenders and the inner wheel well to fit the tyres to make the car as drivable on
the road as possible. This is why you see so much of this heavily modified trucks on
38" and 44" on the roads here in Iceland, you can actually drive them quite well on the road.
As it seems to me you are primarily talking about 35" tyres so I guess it is the largest
you can go legally over there. Is it only 35"?? if so my heart goes out to you. :-)

[Evo]

How many guys that do have 35's (especially in Victoria or anywhere it's illegal to he on 35's) have received a free yellow sticker from Poolease.

Edit: including 3" plus lifts

My last Troll (GQ Wagon) had 7" lift and 35"STT's.
Never took it offroad, never had a problem with the law in it either.
My current Troll (GU Wagon) has no lift and 307 70 16's.
Has been offroad a LOT, haven't been stuck in it either.

[Drewboyaus]

My last Troll (GQ Wagon) had 7" lift and 35"STT's.
Never took it offroad, never had a problem with the law in it either.

Ah, yes but if you had an accident and injured someone (your fault or not) you would have been in a world of legal hurt......


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