The Offroad Rims & Tyres Thread

WasavaTyres · 14th February 2009, 20:10

What fun would a 'comfortable' jeep be ?? I always associate jeeps with the rough and grind

BTW yokohama would be launching thier M/T tyres in India by march this year.

Samurai · 14th February 2009, 21:58

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Originally Posted by WasavaTyres

What fun would a 'comfortable' jeep be ?? I always associate jeeps with the rough and grind

If you drive a Jeep everyday on road, you'll know why it need to be comfortable.

headers · 14th February 2009, 22:42

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Originally Posted by WasavaTyres

What fun would a 'comfortable' jeep be ?? I always associate jeeps with the rough and grind

BTW yokohama would be launching thier M/T tyres in India by march this year.

You've got to drive a jeep with some silly tyres and then the Yoko MT tyres to understand what a comfortable jeep is!

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Originally Posted by Samurai

If you drive a Jeep everyday on road, you'll know why it need to be comfortable.

Maybe he meant the association of jeeps and roughing it out, but he needs to be in one to understand what that comfort is?

Samurai · 15th February 2009, 00:29

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Originally Posted by headers

Maybe he meant the association of jeeps and roughing it out, but he needs to be in one to understand what that comfort is?

No, his statement implied that Jeeps are supposed to be uncomfortable. But in reality, most of us drive the Jeep 90% of the time on regular roads at higher speeds. If the ride is bumpy at higher speeds, one can get very fatigued, very fast. I have first hand experience of how 300Kms of bad roads totally drained me while 700kms of good road didn't.

Wait, you are in Tamilnadu, you probably encounter bad roads very rarely unlike me.

Baburajs · 15th February 2009, 03:10

i have yoko geolanders now. Its ready to be changed. So looking for good M/Ts. Getting good Indonesian M/Ts here in Bangalore . Thought of changing to that. Wanted to know how much of a problem it will be to drive this on Road. The size is 235/75 R 15. Since we will have to drive the jeep to reach OTR places and also to drive the jeep in the city have to consider this aspect also. If its very very uncomfortable then I will have to go for A/T tyres

WasavaTyres · 16th February 2009, 10:50

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Originally Posted by Samurai

No, his statement implied that Jeeps are supposed to be uncomfortable.

I'm really sorry if I gave that impression. I made that statement based on my exposure to jeeps and not a judgement of any sort regarding jeeps. My rides in jeeps have been during lots of jungle safari's and visits to friends native villages in the interiors of MP. And they have all been fun and very eventful,that's why my association of jeeps with rough and tumble

gowda79 · 16th February 2009, 14:23

Guys was just browsing through on the tyres and found a following site where you can find good 4 x 4 Tyres, but this is a UK site you can get a good idea -

4x4 Tyres :: The Ultimate 4x4 Tyre Website ::

This was done as i was planning for a good set of tyres for my Safari on the rock & sandy roads.

SYJ · 19th February 2009, 00:35

saw these on a willys. Really like these rims. Do anyone know the brand and where to source these sort of rims for a jeep??

bigman · 19th February 2009, 03:15

Anyone put tubeless on the standard 16" army rims ?

Were any issues encountered ?

harjeev · 19th February 2009, 05:41

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Originally Posted by bigman

Anyone put tubeless on the standard 16" army rims ?

Were any issues encountered ?

There are pics of Yoko Geolanders on army rims. These are tubeless and are on Army rims. The only issue encountered, with mounting the rims is that the you have to procure a big nozzle for the tyres.
That should be it in my opinion.

bigman · 20th February 2009, 00:38

Thanks Harjeev.

So you going to use the army rims with Geolanders ?

Ricky_3007 · 20th February 2009, 10:15

Hi Bigman/Harjeev,

probably me too!!!! I will check the possibility of putting Mich/Yoko/BFGs on my stock Army rims. Tubeless offcourse!!!

If anyone has good experience on this , pls let us know.

Tarkesh

randeep04 · 20th February 2009, 12:02

Hi Guys,

I picked up new shoes for my Jeep, The Maxxis Big Horn 275/70/R16.

Here are some pics of the same.

Cheers !!!!!!

badboyscad · 20th February 2009, 12:13

Man, those are some really mean looking tires, will surely give a more aggressive stance to your jeep and superb offroad qualities too.

headers · 20th February 2009, 12:17

wow, nice tyres, should see how they perform in slush and sand..nice thread pattern!

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WasavaTyres BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Indore Posts: 816 Thanked: 450 Times View My Garage	What fun would a 'comfortable' jeep be ?? I always associate jeeps with the rough and grind BTW yokohama would be launching thier M/T tyres in India by march this year. Last edited by WasavaTyres : 14th February 2009 at 20:12.
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Baburajs BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 265 Thanked: 14 Times	i have yoko geolanders now. Its ready to be changed. So looking for good M/Ts. Getting good Indonesian M/Ts here in Bangalore . Thought of changing to that. Wanted to know how much of a problem it will be to drive this on Road. The size is 235/75 R 15. Since we will have to drive the jeep to reach OTR places and also to drive the jeep in the city have to consider this aspect also. If its very very uncomfortable then I will have to go for A/T tyres
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gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	Guys was just browsing through on the tyres and found a following site where you can find good 4 x 4 Tyres, but this is a UK site you can get a good idea - 4x4 Tyres :: The Ultimate 4x4 Tyre Website :: This was done as i was planning for a good set of tyres for my Safari on the rock & sandy roads.
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SYJ BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cochin Posts: 115 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	saw these on a willys. Really like these rims. Do anyone know the brand and where to source these sort of rims for a jeep?? Attached Thumbnails
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bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	Anyone put tubeless on the standard 16" army rims ? Were any issues encountered ?
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bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	Thanks Harjeev. So you going to use the army rims with Geolanders ?
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Ricky_3007 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 381 Thanked: 23 Times	Hi Bigman/Harjeev, probably me too!!!! I will check the possibility of putting Mich/Yoko/BFGs on my stock Army rims. Tubeless offcourse!!! If anyone has good experience on this , pls let us know. Tarkesh
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randeep04 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 629 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	New Shoes for my MM550 Hi Guys, I picked up new shoes for my Jeep, The Maxxis Big Horn 275/70/R16. Here are some pics of the same. Cheers !!!!!! Attached Thumbnails
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badboyscad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TN Posts: 1,511 Thanked: 477 Times View My Garage	Man, those are some really mean looking tires, will surely give a more aggressive stance to your jeep and superb offroad qualities too.
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headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 559 Times	wow, nice tyres, should see how they perform in slush and sand..nice thread pattern!
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