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CNorman:
Hi there guys i think this is my first post so hello, and i have a couple of questions!

I driver a grand vitara (2003) however have recently purchased a 1994 300tdi in ES spec which i intended to use off road. I do however use it on road now to get to work and as a second car.

My question is i want it to go off road as best as possible and feel that a 2" lift and mud terrains would help somewhat.

My question is how would the vehicle drive on road with a 2" lift and BFGoodrich mud terrains?

I have two choices really to fit 245/75R16 MT's and a 2 inch lift or to leave the vehicle at its normal height and fit 235/70R16 general grabbers AT2.

Any help on this subject would be really appreciated as i am fairly new to this subject after spending the last six months doing the odd greenlane with my vitara on AT2's.

Thanks again for any repies i do appreciate it,

Chris

rollazuki:
Buy a decent set of Mud terrains, and you'll only notice a real difference in the wet.
Dry handling is fine, but a little more care is needed in the wet as they break loose a bit easier.
Dont get extreme tyres(simex/Annaconda type stuff) as they will give poor road handling. Id certainly advise getting mud terrains and realising they may feel a little different, as opposed to getting AT's and wishing you had got mud tyres.



ps dont get road tyres and a spare set of off road tyres. You will NEVER get round to swapping them, and eventually the road tyres will end up on ebay and you will leave the mud tyres on 24/7


Rolla

patroldriver1:
lift it and run on M/Ts. i did with jeep, done same with patrol. road tyres are in garage and thats where they'l stay

jono:
I have been running on muds permanently for well over a year and apart from the fact that they are a little noisier that road bias tyres I have had no problems.

MudRat:
Hi, i have a 1994 300 tdi with a 2" lift andf 235 85 bfg muds, i have a set of road biased tyres on at the moment as the muds in the wet are tricky, seriously tricky, whilst driving at 60mph on a dual carriageway in the wet, cars (and lorries) will affect your road position due to side winds etc and cornering is alot of fun! Muds are ok in the dry, but be careful in the wet!

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