35/1050/16 TYRES

[Fingers Mclean]

Hi Guys do you think 35/1050/16 tyres will be ok on a set of 16/10 wheels?? or should they be bigger????

[chuggaman]

Hi Guys do you think 35/1050/16 tyres will be ok on a set of 16/10 wheels?? or should they be bigger????

you can put them on 16/8 wheels so 16/10 should be fine

i have 36 x12.5 x  15 on 15/10 wheels with a -22 offset

mike

[Fingers Mclean]

Well I have heard conflicting stories. because bronco said they would be ok :?  Then my mate said I should of gone for 1250 instead as the1050 will look crap.... :oops:  :oops:

[Budgie]

I take it you know that the standard ratio transfer box on the Disco will struggle to pull away and will only get you to about 65mph with 35" tyres on!  

Or have you already got plans to change the transfer box or both diffs?  :D

Oh, and this is mine on 33x12.5R15's with a +2" lift

[Fingers Mclean]

THE MODS ARE ALREADY DONE      IVE BEEN RUNNING 285/65/18 UP UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO  :P  :P  :P

[Bulli]

id go 12.5 no point with 10.5 they will look really skinny

[Lee_D]

Depends really thou on the application, yes they may look skinny but they will be better in mud than a wider tyre.


Lee D

[Bulli]

Lee that is one school of thought. I dont think 2inches makes that much difference. mine works as well as my mates on various different widths of tyre.

[Lee_D]

Lee that is one school of thought. I dont think 2inches makes that much difference.

 :D

I'm sure Mrs D may beg to differ  

[chuggaman]

Depends really thou on the application, yes they may look skinny but they will be better in mud than a wider tyre.


Lee D

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wider tyre equals better footprint

more tread on the ground

and more grip on the road and in the mud

mike

[Tyke]

wider tyre equals better footprint

more tread on the ground

and more grip on the road and in the mud

Are we sure about that?

I've always thought narrower tyres are better at cutting through the slop to find grip on the harder stuff below the mud. Wide tyres can 'float' over the slop.

Depends on the type of mud and underlying surface really. No hard and fast rules I think.

Wide tyres generaly look better though . . . . . more the part :lol:

[iianorthants]

Bigger wider tyres = more time fixing too

was watching Jonathon with his simex and they find grip some how in places other wouldn't touch, so having bigger tyres don't always help but having the right tread pattern makes for the terrain you want to conquer makes more of a difference.
 But just carry lots of spares with you  

[muddymart]

was the same about 10yrs ago when a few of us had rs turbo's xr3i's soon as winter came off came the alloys&wideys and on the standard rims with thin tyres on, i never got stuck once !!!
must be the same for mud baths etc... thinner tyres normally do the trick

hence this pic

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[chuggaman]

i got to stick to my guns on this one.

lots of the new harvesting machines used by the forestrys adopt the same principle.

the tracks or tyres are made a lot wider.

with some of the american machines the weight is transferred so well over the traction areas that a 24 ton harvester has roughly the same surface pressure as a man.

mike

[thumbs]

does a standard gearing disco with 33s fitted pull away ok?

was planning this size tyres once ive lifted it

[Lee_D]

i got to stick to my guns on this one.

Well we need to agree to differ. It's down to the application you apply the vehicle to in my opinion. Stick carlos fandago tyres on big rims and you will float great. Floating great across mud isn't what you want to be doing because you can sit there all day even with lockers fitted and have all four wheels spinning in the soup. Narrower tyres cut through the soup and get to any materials able to provide traction much quicker.

Floatation tyres are great on sand, which there ain't alot of in the UK but smashing if your in the sahara.

Wide nobbley tyres are again great on loose rock to find some purchase but stick them on a smooth road surface and the narrow tyres again win hands down for grip.

Looking across the driveway currently my widest tyres are 9.00x16's of the 101. It's the last vehicle I'd take out on Slush  Sooner try my luck in the Laguna.

All that aside Wider tyres do look good. But looks aint everything when you look an arse as a CV2 cruises past. Been there and got the T-shirt

[Fingers Mclean]

:lol:  :lol:  Look Guys i have bought and fitted 35/1050/16 silverstones to my mach 5's and they look fine know put the pistols away  :P  :P  :P Merry Christmas and thanks for the advice:P  :P  :P All of you  :P  :P  :P

[Bulli]

Lee , you need a bigger engine or a heavier right foot! As for wider tyres being worse on tarmac , how? F1 cars would all have pram tyres if what you are saying is true...maybe you should tell Shooey thats where he went wrong this season.
Anyway enough of the mines better, luck is a major deciding factor a foot one way or another could spell disaster or triumph...or is that skill in reading the ground?

[Budgie]

does a standard gearing disco with 33s fitted pull away ok?

was planning this size tyres once ive lifted it

No, and it will only get to a max speed of about 70mph & your speedo will read about 8mph slow.  

There are three real choises:
1. Live with it.

2. Change the transfer box for one out of a TD5 Defender with a 1.4:1 ratio. This gives you back your pull-away & top speed, means you can do 30mph in 4th (instead of 3rd) and you don't have to change down when you see a hill. On the down side the engine revs more than normal and uses a little more fuel + the Low box is standard throughout the range so this is left slightly over geared for hill decents when offroad.

3. Change both fornt & rear axle diffs for 4.11:1 ratio. This is the best option as it will alter both high & low range but costs more that the transfer box swap unless you build the diffs yourself.

For prices etc have a look here for transfer box and here for the Ring & Pinions for the diffs.  

I when for the transfer box replacement after fitting 33x12.5R15 but I fitted a +3" lift, wheel spacers, +2" bumpstops and fender flares to stop the tyres hitting anything.  

[Bulli]

yup Budgie is spot on , change the diff ratios, you get stronger diffs into the bargain

[PUX]

im lovin ur truck budgie hats of mate like it :D

[Budgie]

im lovin ur truck budgie hats of mate like it :D

:(biggrin): Cheers M8.
It's had a tank guard & side rock sliders/tree bars added since those photos were taken.  

[PUX]

ooo where did ya get the tree sliders frm

[Budgie]

I know the chaps from W&H Wheelcarriers and they made them for me.
They used their standard pattern but I gave them the dimensions for the reduced overall length to fit the wheelarch flares.  

They earned their money in Belgium!!  :D

[PUX]

im lovin them mine look like barney rubble and his friend made em lol

[Fingers Mclean]

Budgie they look like my scorpion racing one's...You got a good mate to build them for you  :(biggrin): lucky sod
 :(biggrin):

[Littledan]

im lovin ur truck budgie hats of mate like it :D

:(biggrin): Cheers M8.
It's had a tank guard & side rock sliders/tree bars added since those photos were taken.  

i have to admit i do love your disco too  :(biggrin):

[Budgie]

Budgie they look like my scorpion racing one's...You got a good mate to build them for you  :(biggrin): lucky sod
 :(biggrin):

I wouldn't so much say W&H Wheelcarriers were "mates", more like people I normally meet at Billing and once at Belgium. But they do a good job and the bars are galvanised then coated.
I fitted them using stainless nuts & bolts so nothing should corrode on them.  :D

[Lee_D]

Lee , you need a bigger engine or a heavier right foot! As for wider tyres being worse on tarmac , how? F1 cars would all have pram tyres if what you are saying is true...maybe you should tell Shooey thats where he went wrong this season.
Anyway enough of the mines better, luck is a major deciding factor a foot one way or another could spell disaster or triumph...or is that skill in reading the ground?

Heavier right foot then, just taken a 4.2 Jag lump from the IIa just not enogh throttle ...  :D

I was thinking aquaplanning but I see yer point for every other tarmac application but for Ice.

Mines defo not better and I know it, I'll shurrup now.  :)

[Bulli]

no worries Lee, those rally boys and ice racers have V special tyres for that application. I have no idea how they do what they do. I have to say mine are great when you drop the pressures as Chugga says you get a great footprint....and with a heavy right foot they cut through.
Fingers which Silverstones did you get? The simex copies? what made you pick them over simexes?