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| Author: | top jimny [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Advice needed: tyres or wheels? |
Fellow australians, I'm in need of advice. Will take the Jimny into a 10k km road trip. I'm currently running the BF Mud Km2 on 235/75/15 on stock 5-spoke alloys. What should i get: 1. Steel rims with -10 off set that i always wanted (wider track and beauty) or 2. A set of 5 AT tyres on 215/75/15 (better mpg and traction under rain). I'm more inclined to get the rims. Will a Mud be fine on such trip? Don't have $$ for both... Thanks, Thiago |
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| Author: | Scrawny [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice needed: tyres or wheels? |
Where are you going? What sort of terrain will you mostly drive? How good/old are the current tyres? I'd be more inclined to go the tyres |
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| Author: | top jimny [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice needed: tyres or wheels? |
I'm going around South America Will be mostly tarmac, but also unpaved and salt: http://www.adventurezone.com.br/blog/wp ... uta-40.jpg http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/phot ... 733204.jpg http://www.plu.edu/scene/issue/2005/sum ... -large.jpg Tyres got less than 10k km on them. Almost no sign of wear. They do drive fine. But i'm asking for advice due to no experience on such expeditions. |
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| Author: | 31zook [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice needed: tyres or wheels? |
Run what you currently have. Seems perfect for such a trip to me... |
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| Author: | Reubs [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice needed: tyres or wheels? |
IMO don't bother with either... spend money on some other more worthwhile modification... Modern M/Ts aren't as bad as the ones around 10 years ago. M/T tyres are fine for wet roads. |
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| Author: | fordem [ Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice needed: tyres or wheels? |
top jimny wrote: I'm going around South America. Give me a holler if Guyana's on your route. |
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| Author: | top jimny [ Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice needed: tyres or wheels? |
Will roll what i have. Bf km2 are really giving no strong reason for replacement. Wheels with negative offset can put extra strain on wheel bearings, albeit not sure. Gonna put the extra money on a decent roof rack for carrying Rotopax stuff. Thanks all. We are heading south this time mate. Have been in French Guyana only so far... Cheers |
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