tyres

[larson]

can anybody tell me what size tyres i should have on the trol? i have got 265/70/16 will these be too wide when the white stuff finaly lands? i realy dont want to look like a tit and get stuck:augie

 

[The Patrolman]

can anybody tell me what size tyres i should have on the trol? i have got 265/70/16 will these be too wide when the white stuff finaly lands? i realy dont want to look like a tit and get stuck:augie

If you get stuck in a Troll, tyres won't stop you looking a TIT as you put it!!:doh

What Tred pattern are they???:nenau

 

[Peasgood]

Narrow tyres are better in snow.

 

[kbekl]

Narrow tyres are better in snow.

really? i would have thought the wide the better due to more rubber in contact

also the wider the tread the better

 

[briggie]

its not just what you drive in the snow .... its how you drive

 

[kbekl]

i know and in the words of jermey clarkson

POWER

:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

 

[kbekl]

what people in 4x4's forget is yes we can go along at high speeds but we have the exact same problem as every one else in a car




stopping lol, thats when it pays to have a manual

 

[briggie]

what people in 4x4's forget is yes we can go along at high speeds but we have the exact same problem as every one else in a car




stopping lol, thats when it pays to have a manual

but why would you want to go along at high speeds in the snow ?

 

[geoffdown]

what people in 4x4's forget is yes we can go along at high speeds but we have the exact same problem as every one else in a car




stopping lol, thats when it pays to have a manual

you call driving a 4x4 at high speed:jesterbg

 

[kbekl]

you call driving a 4x4 at high speed:jesterbg

yer i can do over 100mph lol


pete i am talking other people lol, their has been accidents already with 4x4 drivers doing 60 in the snow followed by 360 spins when they touch the brakes lmao

i personally wont go above 30 on snow covered roads and thats if the roads are mostly clear,

 

[Peasgood]

really? i would have thought the wide the better due to more rubber in contact

also the wider the tread the better

Wider may help if you are trying to drive over the top of a 12' snowdrift, but on snow covered roads narrow is definitely better. Maybe it is the weight being concentrated on a smaller area giving more grip. Wide tyres have the grip shared over a bigger area so less grip per inch2.
Dunno, but I assure you that narrow is better in snow.

 

[R1cho]

i've had mine upto 110 i think thats as far as the clock goes lol

 

[kbekl]

i've had mine upto 110 i think thats as far as the clock goes lol

you is reading the wrong numbers its the big one that is mph lmao

bloody hell your engine must have been red lining mine was at 3000rpm doing 70 lol, thought the t2 had a max speed of 98mph

 

[briggie]

kmh ? :augie

 

[R1cho]

no mph, :thumbs

 

[kbekl]

no mph, :thumbs

ah i know what it is his speedo is 15mph out lol

 

[thor]

I know it started with tyres but went onto speed........which leads me onto this......There was a twit last year [I think] posted himself speeding down a country lane with his Mrs..it was aired on the site, but I am not sure if I can locate it, but a bet there are some on here than can put their fingers on it immediately.......it just shows that 4x4s and Pratt's and do not match.

 

[clivvy]

i think for the trol, yoru better with the size you have, but buy new with bigger tread. You simply will not get "thin" tyres on a trol, they are too big and heavy. Its grip you want to think about for the snow, nice big tread to achieve this. Think of tractors, they have huge wheels, wide with massive grip obviously for deep mudded fields, similar principal for snow i think. As for snow on the roads, again thin tyres would be better, but that just isnt how it is, so its all about spreading that weight with as much grip as you can, and dont forget, if your tread digs away the snow so you actually touch tarmac, youre sorted, a normal tread wont, it will just slide on the snow.

when i tested my 4x4 out in the Jan snow this year, the tyres literally shovelled the snow out of the way, was really good...

thats my thoughts, probably wrong but hey, if you wanna stick bycycle wheels onto your trol then go ahead!

 

[kbekl]

I know it started with tyres but went onto speed........which leads me onto this......There was a twit last year [I think] posted himself speeding down a country lane with his Mrs..it was aired on the site, but I am not sure if I can locate it, but a bet there are some on here than can put their fingers on it immediately.......it just shows that 4x4s and Pratt's and do not match.

their are twits every where that think just cause they have a 4x4 can do what they want

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

some lighter trucks might benefit from narrow tyre in white stuff if want to dig down
to grip, but troll is heavy, be wary of not having enough support for it and then the
legals side.

besides 265 aint that wide in scheme of things, wide can float over snow, look to
icelanders, they go taller and wider, then air right down, treads nearly falling off
rims, bead locks are popular to prevent. ok this is driving over glaciers etc but i
reckon they know how to build extreme trucks, not just for show n go!

decent ats will do try grabber at2, 50/50 road off road tyre, like bfg for less £££.

for ammount we get and how soon it thaws or back on clean asphelpt more likely
to look a 'tit' swearving round on skinnies that if plod dont stop you first, not
forgeeting ball ache of swapping 'em. perhaps backup set of chains in boot
best compromise?