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winch or tyres????
discograham:
Go for the macho's... I run 265/70/16s now on my disco... they touch on full lock on the radius arms so maybe I went a bit too big... but they do the buisiness... this pic was before the 2" lift...
sparkes:
--- Quote from: "TRUG" ---A winch means getting a winch bumper too, get the tyres.
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No, Not true, see my avatar.
My advice is if you are ever going out with a comittee member of the DOC then get a winch!!
Henry Webster:
--- Quote from: "denviks" ---has anyone tried technic amazons before?
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Believe amazons are pretty much the same as Machos, just from a different manufacturer!
Both use the Yokohama Geolander tread pattern - or at least a copy thereof.
Seen both used in competition and they both perform well. Better on the road and hard tracks than Diamonds (so I have been told) but not quite as good when it gets muddy.
Like all tyres they are a compromise.
H
Eeyore:
My vote would be spend the money on tyres. A mate with a tow rope will do most stuff you'll need a winch to do unless you're really pushing it.
Okay, if the vehicle is a daily drive and you don't want to be doing anything extreme (like swapping tyres twice a weekend), then IMO, avoid any of the really agressive tyres - a combination of limited road life and limited road manners really mean you should be looking for a more 'all round package' (plus a better quality, first life tyre - most of the stuff listed above is a remold).
I use BFG MTs - not the cheapest I'll admit, but at 50k miles and still going strong, I'm not complaining. I've heard good reports also about Goodyear MTRs and the Kuhmo MTs, too.
People do well in Challenge events on MTs, so unless you've a really specialist need, then you don't need Diamonds, or Machos, or Chacos or Anacondas, or Grizzlies etc. It will pay dividends in terms of overall package. They also won't dent your fuel economy as much.
HTH
cheers
8)
Eeyore
Henry Webster:
I wholeheartedly agree with Eeyore - looks like I'm going to struggle to sell Denviks my old Diamonds then! :wink:
No seriously, listen to the Donk, he's rarely wrong! :lol:
How are the Matador Wisentta MTs on Matilda then?
H
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