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muddydisco:
How do sj 413 handle green laning, what kind of mod's would you recommend.

How many of you green lane in  sj

Cheers aaron

GREENI:
Depends on what green lanes you go on....but to be fair, a friend of mine had one and it was pretty standard and it had no worries at pretty much everything we tried it on, I only had to drag it a couple of times.
I think they rule !!

mud4brains:
you will be suprised where they go standard :twisted:

StuartL:
By far the first investment is a decent set of tyres.  Depending on your choices they could set you back £100 for a second hand set, £200-£300 for a good new set up to three times the value of the vehicle for a competition tyre.

Don't even worry too much about the tyre size, there's always a cost to the different sizes and just try something and see what you think.

A quick guide:

Large/small diameter

The larger the tyre the easier the vehicle will climb over small obstacles, however the harder it is for the vehicle to turn the wheel (think turning moments if you're a physicist).  Therefore there's typically a good compromise.  Stick with the stock tyre size until you know enough to know what's better.

Wide/narrow treads

Narrow tyres cut through the surface much more effectively and are good for loose surface or shallow mud.  Wide tyres float on the surface and give better overall traction (especially in the dry) but are useless on very slippery surfaces.

Tread pattern

This is almost a religious war in its own right.  If you're going to spend a lot of time on tarmac don't waste your money on mud tyres.  They'll wear out pretty quickly and you'll end up replacing them frequently.  A decent set of All Terrain (AT) tyres will do well for a lot of green lanes but if you're getting into the sticky stuff you will notice a big difference in a set of Mud Terrains (MT).  Don't be too fooled by all the shiny marketing in a mud tyre.  Almost all of the mud tyres now copy each others tread patterns and while they do perform differently in different conditions overall they're pretty comparable.

glaggs:
A standard SJ will go anywhere a standard Landrover will go

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