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stockman

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:17 am

I'm going to order some tyres for the Choker and thought I'd ask for some recomendations.

Mainly will be driven on Dirt/Mud both dry and wet, with a little rock.
In 34 or 35.
Going to use my king 15 x 8 rims.

What tyre and how wide?

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:22 am

Bighorns 35x12.5R15

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:30 am

Why not keep them not keep them narrow?

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:38 am

Whats the narrowest available?

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:50 am

Jungle trekkers come out in a 34 x 11.5, or extreme trekkers come in a 35 x 11.5, that's if you wanna go skinny. If I had the money to get new tires I would get maxxis creepy crawlers, 35x13.5 or mudzillas/bias claws.

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:45 am

besides jungle trekkers and silverstones there is not much choice for tall and skinny unless you go for a swamper.

34x9.5 swampers
http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=8&g=1

34x10.5 ltb
http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=7&g=1

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suzooky87

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:19 am

Please excuse my ignorance. But, why would you want skinny?

suzooky87

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:19 am

Please excuse my ignorance. But, why would you want skinny?

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:33 am

The smaller contact patch of a skinny tyre provides more downforce/weight, therefore more chance of traction.

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:35 am

more ground pressure... imagine a tank track... theyre long but skinny, and tanks go everywhere =) taller tyres make a longer footprint when aired down.

theres also the advantage of not fitting in the bigger 4x4's tracks with narrower tyres, so yu can often get more bite that way too.

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:43 am

The end result is that narrow tyres bite harder and are more responsive to steering on slippery surfaces.

The disadvantage is less overall width can result in the car liking to take little naps. If you punch the width out with offset/spacers to make it stable, you fall into everyone else's ruts.

All things being equal, narrow tyres drive better. Throw in huge ruts though, and sometimes the widest tyre you can run is the answer, even if it doesn't work as well when there are no ruts to sit in.

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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:44 am

This is why prams have thin tyres also.

ALot of brands 35" are actually 34 or less, so be aware of that or ask before you buy.

My 35" km2's are real size.

My 33" nankangs were way undersize

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suzooky87

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:12 am

awesome, good to know guys. i always thought wider was better but now i understand the formula.

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