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barnhill4x4:
I know its all gone now but I am going to sweden!
  Next Feb I plan on going to Sweden to watch the WRC. A freind of mine has gone twice now in his Imprezza RA and he used gravel rally tyres on that with no probs. I plan on taking the P38 but not going to do it on road tyres. I will probably buy or borrow (hint!) a set of 16" steels or alloys and fit them with some suitable rubber but what do you reccomend? I will use them only for about a week so only need remoulds but I would also like to keep them to fit to the RR if I decide to use it for the odd laning trip etc. I would like to go slightly taller to increase axle clearance but modding the body is out of the question. Removing the mudflaps is not a problem though! I dont want to go too high incase the EAS fails while I am there and the tyre rub on the inner wings and prevent it moving at all.
  So, what are the reccomendations? Size and tread pattern.
  I am thinking maybe Colway A/Ts would do the job but maybe I should look for a tyre that can be studded? I will be on the snow for a lot of the time and probably sleeping in the car for the 3 nights of the rally or find a nearby log cabin. Eitherway, I wont be near treated roads for a while.

 BTW, if anyone would like to tag along they are welcome. The more the merrier, would prefer to go with some others, much easier if something goes wrong. I am an experienced rally marshall and Competitor and will likely be organising this for a few people anyhow

redneck:
I have colway M/T's on a couple of my vehicles and they have holes in them for studs. HTH  :wink:
I have a feeling it might even be law that studded tyres are fitted for driving in snow in some scandinavian countries, could be worth checking   :wink:

barnhill4x4:
I was thinking about M/ts but I heard that the A/T's are better in snow. I dont think it is a requirement to have studs but is certainly advisable!

redneck:
I know when i did arctic training with the military all the tyres were M/T's with studs.
Do A/T's have provision for studs :?: I believe studs can be fitted even if the tyre isn't manufactured with holes but it Just makes me think that if the M/T's come with holes already in then they must be the right thing for the job  :?

Range Rover Blues:
BFG A/T are amongst the best all-rounder in snow, probably better than an M/T in some situations.

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