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colintandy:
should i replace using  a  scorpion racing set   b  qt radius arms
my question is who is using either and can you give me some oppinions on either and is that what is sometimes making my steering a bit like steering a little boat in a galeforce 10  and makes you jumpey  when being pulled into those damn rutts on the motorways and also can anyone tell me what the safe speed for mud terrains is i was told bfg muds are good for 90 mph but i dont want to find out myself if they are they seem fine at 70 but has any one taken further i tend to swap back onto my all terrains normally but as these are new muds i want to run them in a little any thoughts welcome regards colin

datalas:
I personally prefer the QT ones, search around in the bar and you may gather why...

As for whether they will correct vauge handling, quite possibly.  That is what they are aimed to do, a poor castor will affect the self steering of the vehicle, and make it wander a lot more.

As for the speed rating of your tyres, it should be printed on them.  There is a letter designation which will tell you how fast they are rated at.  yours should be Q or above (with A being insanely poor),  A Q-rated tyre is good for 100MPH (ISTR), and your disco, assuming it's a TDi is legally rated at around 97, ergo anything with a speed rating less than that is illigal and technically an MOT failure.

Most Mud-Terrains, in particular remoulds fall foul of this, although there are several tyres which have a better than Q rating for them.   All Terrains tend to get better speed ratings than MTs, and "new" tyres as oppose to remoulds tend to get higher still.  Although, most of that is just "tends to" and varies depending on tyre and manufacturer.

colintandy:
ok thanks for that will have a look around bar as sugested yes mine are q rated just checked thanks

muddysteve:
my bfg muds will sit a 90 no problem for extended periods of time (wont be doing tht in the rangie  :x  ), had it up to 95 and bottled it as at the time i was in serious need of some new bushes

Steve

Henry Webster:

--- Quote from: "colintandy" --- can you give me some oppinions on either and is that what is sometimes making my steering a bit like steering a little boat in a galeforce 10  and makes you jumpey  when being pulled into those damn rutts on the motorways
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The castor correction or difference thereof may have some effect here, but it is just as likely to be other issues like the condition of the bushes, shock absorbers or tyre pressures.

As for a safe speed for Mud Terrains, that is entirely down to road conditions etc.  If your car feels like a boat in a force 10 then I would say that is too fast, regardless of what the tyres are rated for.

We hit about 90 mph on gravel tracks on the Hillrally the other weekend and we were using Kingpin Highlander remoulds.  Whether that was 'safe' I'll leave up to you! :wink:

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