I'm in I dilemma! What tyres?

srcars wrote: Any pics and tips of your extended bumpstops please

See my update on my Jimny in the My Jimny section mate.

Kirkynut

Gromit wrote: Am I the only person that likes Maxxis Buckshot Mudders? , quiet on the road and very capable in the mud, I'm well impressed with them and very little wear over 11 months.

I don't think there's anything wrong with them mate but they wouldn't be my first choice. I think they are a bit of an inbewteen mud terrains and extreme tyres. So in this respect they may suit the bill.

I know someone who competes in winch challenges on similar tyres to these and he recently sat as a passenger in someone elses similar truck which is on ITST and commented that he didn't think his truck could get up the slope they got up.

They are not available in a lot of sizes either though.

So I don't think there is anything wrong with them or any reason to dislike them, but they are not for me.

I've now got my KL71's if I need to do long distances on the road and then greenlaning when I get there and my extreme Malatesta Kaimans for local hardcore mudplugging. Both do what I want them to do quite well but neither do the opposite requirement quite well.

Your tyres might do both reasonably well and therefore save the swapping over and cost?

They're just not my cup of tea and I suppose it's once again taken me a long time to get to my point!

Kirkynut

Gromit wrote: Am I the only person that likes Maxxis Buckshot Mudders? , quiet on the road and very capable in the mud, I'm well impressed with them and very little wear over 11 months.

I ended up getting a full set of 235/75 R15 Maxxis Buckshot Mudders. Not driven off road with them yet but they seem very quiet on the road for mud tyres!

I now have a similar set up to you (Gromit) and wondered if you had to chop the arches on the Jimny? Its just I'm hoping to get to Tong at the weekend and I dont fancy damaging the tyres or the arches!

Chris

Yes mate, you will need to cut away the front arches quite a bit or they will catch badly. Rear ones are ok and don't need cutting.

Gromit wrote: Yes mate, you will need to cut away the front arches quite a bit or they will catch badly. Rear ones are ok and don't need cutting.

Cheers mate. Have you got any tips for getting the plastic outer wheel arches off? I dont want to damage the clips!
Anyway here are a couple of pics of the Jimny now.







Chris

Good tyres for the money them