[Kandisa]

Originally Posted by whitemm550

oh no Kandisa
i meant Rs 3800/- per set of tyre and tube
any ways i think that the best choice for the above mentioned usage are the JK brutes/ or the Apollo storms

Yeah thats how it should be From your experience it seems to be a good allround tyre.

[fazalaliadil]

Whitemm550,
Your Jeep looks great after the colour, Can you tell me where to source the red tow hooks fitted on your front bumper? Need help there buddy.
Thanks.

[whitemm550]

Originally Posted by fazalaliadil

Whitemm550,
Your Jeep looks great after the colour, Can you tell me where to source the red tow hooks fitted on your front bumper? Need help there buddy.
Thanks.

i picked them up at the local scrap dealer in Goa, for 850/ per pc. that guy had dismantled a few army SHAKTIMAN truck in his yard

[fazalaliadil]

Originally Posted by whitemm550

i picked them up at the local scrap dealer in Goa, for 850/ per pc. that guy had dismantled a few army SHAKTIMAN truck in his yard

Thanks white,
Thought so, as I have seen that size on army trucks only, next time you come across a pair, keep me in mind and pick them up please and let me know.
Thanks again.

[whitemm550]

hi
posting pics of a little off roading trip with my kids and wife

near a local lake

[whitemm550]

posting pics of a little off roading trip with my kids and wife

near a local lake

[vinod_nookala]

wonderful jeep...:-)))

[Kandisa]

Oh man, the white jeep looks so beautiful. Nice set of pictures, just great!

[GTO]

Smart Jeep & some amazing pictures. Really clean, must be a task to keep those wheels white eh?

[dyer_made]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Nice terrain, very open unlike Coorg trails.

these guys will ruin the terrain. terrain rutted like these will take years to repair it self.

we have to take care of our natural surroundings.

[Salikt]

Nice jeep and nice colour like fazalali's one!

Looks better without those rubber mud-flpes

tks/sali

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by dyer_made

these guys will ruin the terrain. terrain rutted like these will take years to repair it self.

we have to take care of our natural surroundings.

I am sorry, you are totally mistaken. Often these rut damage gets cleaned up after one big rain. I live in similar terrain and it changes looks every couple of months.

[Red Liner]

Originally Posted by whitemm550

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kandisa,
the rear seats were stock seats, but i cut them in the centre by about 1 ft, and redid the upholstery, i did that because i have plonke in esteem front seats, in the front, and because of the excessice length of the rear lateral seats, the front seats were not recclining to the max, hence i decided to have some gap betwn the front and rear seats,
the JK 4x4 cost me Rs 3800/- per set the size is 205/80 R 16

Amazing job on this Jeep. Looks just very different. Nice job on the rims.

Did you try different seats before you plonked the esteem seats? Were they the best to sit in and drive your jeep? How do these seats work for you when you're out offroading (especially incline/decline/rocky terrain offroading - where you pretty much need to swirl around your seat to keep an eye on terrain. Comfortable enough?

[Red Liner]

Originally Posted by Kandisa

I was also having the same feeling about the seats.
You mean a set of 5 cost you 3800/-? Thats way too cheap compared to the A/T tires!! Having different sets of tyres on different rims is probably the best option for having both on & off-road capability, but changing everytime might be tedious. Bit off-topic, for all those who have been using their jeeps for normal driving also apart from off-roading, whats the optimum choice?
-Best regards,

My replies are way too late, but my useless cents eitherways.

I have been using my jeep with NDMS tyres extensively both on road and offroad. However, to extend the life of the NDMS, I am now going to opt for cheap highway spec tyres and make space in the loading bay of the jeep behind to plonk the NDMS tyres. When I go long distance OTR (+100kms of on road driving to reach the spot), I will run with the highway tyres, find a tyre shop closeby and change to the NDMS, go offroading, come back, change again, and drive home. This is probably the most effective way of ensuring your on road/offroad characteristics dont eat up into each other's driving.

[dyer_made]

Quote:
Originally Posted by dyer_made
these guys will ruin the terrain. terrain rutted like these will take years to repair it self.

we have to take care of our natural surroundings.

Originally Posted by Samurai

I am sorry, you are totally mistaken. Often these rut damage gets cleaned up after one big rain. I live in similar terrain and it changes looks every couple of months.

no in fact I am sorry because Samurai knows it all