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RTV - I'm rubbish but are my tyres not helping
MattMatt:
I was at a local RTV yesterday - I didn't do that well and I don't think it just my crap driving although it really didn't help!!!!
I was being walked all over on sticky hills with guys using simex copies (Insa Turbos and the like) so I was thinking that I'd better change my existing Colway MTs' because they seem to make a big difference. The Colways are only six months old so before I splash the cash.......
Am I right - do they make that much difference or is it just the driver!!!! :?:
thermidorthelobster:
I've not used the Colways but tyres do make the biggest single difference of any bit of offroading kit. If you're driving in situations which suit the Simex-style tyres then I think you'll find a big difference. Can you borrow a set of wheels from somebody with the Insa Turbos for a day and try them on your truck?
Some would argue that driver skill makes a bigger difference than any piece of equipment but that depends on the situation; also I doubt your driving is that bad!
TDi90:
the questions arises will you go on the road with you truck?
simex and especially insas wear very quickly on tarmac...
unless you have a spare set of tyres i would stick with the colways.
Mudlark:
Trials are unlike other forms of off-roading, with a trial you have to do something within a set distance - you can't just floor it and make a run for it.
My first trials were performed on ATs and yes I was lousy for the first, not being able to do things I knew that I'd done off-road simply because of the limitations set on a trial.
With each trial though I improved as I watched the other drivers undertake each section, learning from their mistakes as well as their successes.
I eventually changed my tyres to a 31" Colway MT after about 3 or 4 trials and yes there is a difference, but you tend to push the new tyre more and then end up getting the same problem.
Colway MT seem to fill up quickly with cloyey mud so need to be run at 15psi to flex them if you are in that situation.
I'm thinking along the Insa Turbo line as well - but I haven't mastered these MTs yet (and I can't afford the Turbos yet anyway :wink: )
Try some more trials with what you have, air them down and watch what everyone else is doing.
Good luck and have fun
CJ:
tyres will make the biggest difference, but sometimes it's better to stick with wahts you got, master them first, then move on to insas, or what about the Diamonds ? used to be a great RTV tyre... :wink:
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