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tyres again - 215 75 15 or 195 80 15 and types

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05 Feb 2014 15:47 #103485 by robs5230
hi the dakars are wearing and i'm wondering where to go with the sizes for my next tyres. i'm currently on 195 80 15 dakar muds. has anyone any experience of running 215 75 15 without a rocklobster or otherwise altered transfer gears ??
even with 195 muds i'm having to use 1st and second more for normal hills on road and i'm thinking 215's may just push it over the edge.
secondly with the amount of rain we are having there's loads of mud about where i go and i'm finding the dakars don't work brilliantly in heavy gloopy mud.
if i did go 215 then i could get bfg km2 but if i stick to 195's my choices are limited. i have considered the malatesta kobra mt and the kobra nt1 mt . anyone have any experience of these ??
thanks

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05 Feb 2014 15:52 #103487 by jonesyba420
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robs5230 wrote: even with 195 muds i'm having to use 1st and second more for normal hills on road


:ohmy: :ohmy: you must have some serious hills to get up!!!

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05 Feb 2014 16:09 #103494 by robs5230
we live in rural north devon. we got some serious hills here on and off road. looking to hear from someone who does runs 215's to see how they get on

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05 Feb 2014 20:19 #103550 by steffan
I am currently running 215/80/15s with a lobster but wanting to go bigger when the time comes I had 235/75/15s on with standard transfer box and it was fine a little sluggish but that's going to be resolved soon in the shape of 1.6 and a bit of time in the cave lol

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05 Feb 2014 21:21 #103559 by craigy123
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I've been using the kobras but just switched over to insa turbo special tracks and that's made a massive difference. The kobras were good though in deep mush and mud. Cleaned themselves well

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05 Feb 2014 22:29 #103571 by robs5230

craigy123 wrote: I've been using the kobras but just switched over to insa turbo special tracks and that's made a massive difference. The kobras were good though in deep mush and mud. Cleaned themselves well


in what size mate ? sort of steering away from special tracks as i understand they're heavy on the drivetrain

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