4X4 tyres

[Daddybang]

Just went down to the tyre shop and swapped my street tyres for some real off road ones, what do you fellas think?

Looks like "Mardi Gras cammo to me. ...I do worry about you southern boys.

[AusTac]

Looks like "Mardi Gras cammo to me. ...I do worry about you southern boys.

Hey mate come on now, i'm not Tasmanian

[Daddybang]

[VICHunter]

Bit harsh Genesis. I agree agree with VicHunter and reckon 90%+ of off-roading can be done perfectly fine on all-terrains and without needing at mate to drag you out. In fact, I see just as many people bogged with MT as AT. Usually the MT people think just because they've got muds, they can do anything.
Prolly more important than the MT/AT argument would be tire pressures and driver input. Both of those will get you further than tread type.

It's all good mate.

He's just showing further with the latest reply he's got nothing to contribute on the topic.

[Gwion]

Bit harsh Genesis. I agree agree with VicHunter and reckon 90%+ of off-roading can be done perfectly fine on all-terrains and without needing at mate to drag you out. In fact, I see just as many people bogged with MT as AT. Usually the MT people think just because they've got muds, they can do anything.
Prolly more important than the MT/AT argument would be tire pressures and driver input. Both of those will get you further than tread type.

It's all good mate.

He's just showing further with the latest reply he's got nothing to contribute on the topic.

I need to get a portable compressor and learn what pressures to use but until i moved to this property, ATs suited all the track and light off road stuff i did for camping & fishing. I also can't drop the pressure for getting about the block and then have to inflate them everytime i need to hit the tarmac.
I really need a new vehicle and use the uterus as a property work truck; that's another story all together.

[AusTac]

You still slipping with muds in your paddocks Gwion?

Airing up and down all the time is a pain in the arse, i try to do as little of it as i can without feeling guiltt about what i'm putting my poor tyres/4wd through

[Gwion]

There are a couple of spots I occasionally go where I still lose traction but it's no big deal, really. I just avoid those routes in certain conditions.

[Lorgar]

I need to get a portable compressor and learn what pressures to use but until i moved to this property, ATs suited all the track and light off road stuff i did for camping & fishing. I also can't drop the pressure for getting about the block and then have to inflate them everytime i need to hit the tarmac.
I really need a new vehicle and use the uterus as a property work truck; that's another story all together.

A portable air compressor is about top of the list for off-roading I reckon.

One of the cheaper accessories too as far as four wheel driving kit goes, and easily one of the most useful.

Stops you getting stuck, gets you places you just couldn't go at road pressures, saves your tyres, throw in a $50 puncture kit and can effectively work as a number of spare tyres.

Must have.

(Just be sure to get one with a decent duty cycle.)

[Bigjobss]

BFG KM2 muddies are some of the best on the market today, the older model had mixed oppinions but the new generation is pretty much universally loved, i have had mine for a year now and road noise is about the same as my old BFG KO A/Ts that I had for 6 years and 70k. Only got rid of them due to age otherwise there was plenty of tread left.

The new BFG KO2 A/Ts look good too with the new agressive side wall,a mate has them an has clocked up 20k in the last 6 months and they look good as new.

Whatever you do dont cheap out on tyres, everyone has heard the statement that they're the only point of contact between your car and the road, think about that.
I have had a cheap tyre blow out at 110km/h and its not fun.

[Lorgar]

The new BFG KO2 A/Ts look good too with the new agressive side wall,a mate has them an has clocked up 20k in the last 6 months and they look good as new.

I've got the original A/T KO's. I can't remember clearly to be honest but I think I've done about 45,000 km on them? and they still look much the same.

A mate has the new ones on his D-Max, I reckon they look good too, the new sidewalls are definitely a step up.

The new ones are what I plan to get when my original ones are done.

[AusTac]

the new sidewalls are definitely a step up

Thats what i have, my tyres stick out about a inch from the flares ( yes naughty me ) but the it means the sidewalls the first thing to hit against a flat bank or whatever, has gotten me out of a few sticky situations

[Lorgar]

Would be handy.

Mine are flush, I've had more than a few tense moments sliding along a deep rut where I thought any second I was going to hear the grinding of panels against the ground

Hasn't caught me out just yet though thankfully.