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haha, i have the same issue, mind you, i find it easier to drive a car that im expecting the backend to drift on wet roads, because then when it doesnt, its a bonus
I realise this thread is getting on abit but I've not been on here for a while so catching up - I think the issue is with the tyres hardening as they are old - I have a similar issue on my normal road car at the moment as the rear tyres have not worn quickly and the tyres are so old they have hardened.
I had Duellers on my old Jimny and can't say i had issue with them and my mother in law had them before me and then an 07 Jimny with them on which sha had no issues with but then again it did slide off the road into a tree and got written off - but there was diesel on the road with that!
Kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
I have had 4 Jimnys since 2001 and never had any problems with the Duellers, , as the rest say just make sure your tyre pressures and trad depth is ok. I changed out my last Jimny for Grabbers AT2s which were a great tyre but the forfeit was losing 8 mpg
I was wondering why so many people had trouble with Duellers. When I got my Jimny it had its original ones on, 4-5mm tread, but cracking badly, 7 years old. It had a new set 15000 miles ago, and they are fine. Driven in dry, damp, wet, flooded, snow, ice, mud, dirt etc. Never caused me any trouble, except on smooth ice like everyone else! I think the clue may be in the stupid things I see people doing on borderline roads surfaces. Thats stupid to me anyway. You cant get away with those liberties in a) a rear wheel drive car, and b) especially in a tall, short wheelbase low geared rear wheel drive car with quite firm suspension! I speak as someone with probably half a million miles experience of rear wheel drive vehicles. Only had 2 front wheel drives in 40 years experience! I have noticed that Duellers squeal on highly polished surfaces, like car parks, when turning at very low speeds. I think thats just a product of small block treads and that tight turning circle.
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