just bought some tyres

[kbekl]

well to make matters worse i went out and bought some tyres befor the bloody problems

went for some Yokohama Geolandar M/T Mud 30" 9.50" 15"

 

[makeitfit]

Nice :bow
I had some Insa copies of those and they were proper tidy:sly

 

[762buzz]

they look really nice, i have just put the geolander G012 a/t,s on my pathfinder and they look the business.

 

[Muckypup]

I've run that tread on all my off-road motors, but with Greenway Macho labels. I think they are excellent tyres, great all rounders - good grip on tarmac and in mud! Good on side slopes too, they dont let go too early :thumb2

 

[kbekl]

well just got back with the tyres and they seem to be very good value at £56 for 4

muckypup you would have loved this guy mate he has a 1996 jeeep cherry 4.0

but he has everything done to it raised, £3000 spend on transfer box, he goes to wales so the welsh lot might have seen him about

but everytime he goes to do starta somthing breaks and he has to limp home lol

 

[makeitfit]

he has a 1996 jeeep cherry 4.0

but he has everything done to it raised, £3000 spend on transfer box, he goes to wales so the welsh lot might have seen him about

but everytime he goes to do starta somthing breaks and he has to limp home lol

:lol
Should have got a nissan for 500 squid and spent 500 on it
He'd be up n down Strata all day then :naughty
and have £2000 to get a hot tub for when he gets home

 

[slimlfc68]

so do you want to sell them then:augie

 

[kbekl]

how do you work out where the legal limit it as i can fin anythin on the tyres apart from a horizonal bar accros the tread really low down also found a raised lump that has iii writen on it but looks like its a lot more than 1.6mm

i i get a mm tester where do i test from the indicator or the bottom of the tread ???

 

[rustic]

how do you work out where the legal limit it as i can fin anythin on the tyres apart from a horizonal bar accros the tread really low down also found a raised lump that has iii writen on it but looks like its a lot more than 1.6mm

i i get a mm tester where do i test from the indicator or the bottom of the tread ???

Hi Karl, you need to meaure the depth of tread to the bottom of the tread, when the indicators reach the surface they are close to 1.6mm, if they are European approved tyres.

Measure in several places, the tread must me at least 1.6mm across 3/4 of the tyre... But to be honest if you havn't got at least 1.6 mm across the whole tread you need to find out why.

1.6mm is the legal limit, stopping distances will drastically increase with less than 3mm anyway.

So the motoring organisatios suggest changing them at 3mm.
If you are off roading the more the merrier.

I find with less than 3mm you pick up punctures from thorns more often.

3mm on a spare would be ok. In my opinion anyway.

 

[kbekl]

Hi Karl, you need to meaure the depth of tread to the bottom of the tread, when the indicators reach the surface they are close to 1.6mm, if they are European approved tyres.

Measure in several places, the tread must me at least 1.6mm across 3/4 of the tyre... But to be honest if you havn't got at least 1.6 mm across the whole tread you need to find out why.

1.6mm is the legal limit, stopping distances will drastically increase with less than 3mm anyway.

So the motoring organisatios suggest changing them at 3mm.
If you are off roading the more the merrier.

I find with less than 3mm you pick up punctures from thorns more often.

3mm on a spare would be ok. In my opinion anyway.

i think stopping distance is considerably less on mud tyres than the lt or road tyres any way due to lack of tarmac in contact with the road :nenau

got over 1.6mm and over 3mm just wanted to make sure i was measuring corectly :thumbs:thumbs:thumbs:thumbs:thumbs

and also i have noticed that alot of muds tend not to have a marker as my other tracker ii dont have any markers ether but the other 4 do bit odd lol :nenau

they seem alot more aggressive than i first thought tbh

 

[Muckypup]

muckypup you would have loved this guy mate he has a 1996 jeeep cherry 4.0

but he has everything done to it raised, £3000 spend on transfer box, he goes to wales so the welsh lot might have seen him about

but everytime he goes to do starta somthing breaks and he has to limp home lol

That'll be the 40" tyres and massive suspension lift you were telling me about...
200hp, 40" tyres and extreme angles on allsorts of parts is bound to only lead to one thing! I have a mate who is known as a bit of a Jeep guru and he has plans for mine. Apparently with a 3" lift and 33's they are absolutely fine. Start pushing for 4" or more (kits are readily available for up to 6" lifts!) and I believe you could be running into problems.
The beauty of the cherry 4.0 is they are all auto, have super torque and super low ratios... you hardly need to give them any gas in technical bits which results in less breakages.

Something i've always kept in mind though is that you are bound to damage or break something when off-roading is your hobby... fixing it afterwards is part of the fun!

No it was not me who did this, but the owner before. I bought it, fixed it up and tuned it... turned it into an unstoppable beast! :naughty

 

[Muckypup]

PS - If you decide you dont want your tyres, I know of someone who will have them for more than you paid

 

[kbekl]

PS - If you decide you dont want your tyres, I know of someone who will have them for more than you paid

lol u remeber that pic you showed of the white cherry it was arround that height

now thats typical cherry their did it get confused about a corner :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

 

[Muckypup]

That was Mick from NW4X4 getting a little over excited on a slope :lol

Quite amazing how it was recovered and hyad very little damage :thumb2

 

[snowdrop]

So did the tread help when he was upside down waving the tyres in the air.....
seems like a good time to check the tread depth as you would not have to bend and get your hands dirty..lol