New motor, new boots

Well the new Jimny now has new boots.

Nortehena mtk2 same tread pattern as BFG KM2.

Went for 205 70 15 and glad I didn't go any bigger.
Pretty quiet on road too.

Looks cool and I love gold.

Not so keen to be honest, though it does look ok I have to admit.

Goin green

robs5230 wrote:

Goin green

I even painted my wheels gold.

It will be interesting to hear how those tyres perform. I've used KM2s for 5 years and they have been great. Quiet, good manners on and off road and very long lasting. I'm not sure how much of that is down to just the tread pattern and how much is from all the bits you can't see- rubber compound, sidewall stiffness, puncture resistance, overall tyre construction etc.

Any rubbing at all from these? Assuming the jimny is fairly standard...

Used it for work today Busta. Steering as good as it was with road tyres and I've had worse noise from all terrains on tarmac. I'm rather happy with them on road considering I had no expectations at all.
Its a second vehicle for use off road (and getting to and from) so any noise would have been irrelevant. Pleasantly surprised.
It was wet today and I trod very carefully. I had a set of insa saharas new on my jimny and took them off after a week. But clenchingly scary in the wet. I can feel a little more rolling resistance with the muds but thats to be expected.

Used for work today and no rubbing whatsoever. There's plenty of clearance over the tyres. I'll update as I may get chance to get it on some lanes over the weekend If I can get the rear shocks sorted smartly enough.
I can't forsee any problems with rubbing.
And yes totally standard other than the tyres.
I'm really glad I stuck to 205's the gearing is still very good.

robs5230 wrote: Used for work today and no rubbing whatsoever. There's plenty of clearance over the tyres. I'll update as I may get chance to get it on some lanes over the weekend If I can get the rear shocks sorted smartly enough.
I can't forsee any problems with rubbing.
And yes totally standard other than the tyres.
I'm really glad I stuck to 205's the gearing is still very good.

New to this but how or why would say 215 tyres affect the gearing?

Taller tyres have a bigger circumference so you travel further with each revolution of the tyre. 215/75r15s are, from memory, about 6% bigger than standard, so effectively reduce the torque at the wheels by 6% making acceleration slower. The bigger you go, the more noticeable the affect is. It can be corrected by changing the gear ratio in the transfer case or diffs.

shanefd2 wrote: New to this but how or why would say 215 tyres affect the gearing?

You might ride better over some potholes and you will get a slightly higher top speed. I just fitted that size to my Junior - 215 75 15 mainly to get a little better ground clearance. I like the look too. Acceleration in this type of motor is not a requirement for me but a long legged ability helps.

I have had 205s on it (and even 225x16 at one time). I knew the speedo was reading a somewhat slow and now the speedo is just about dead right with these.

Well these tyres are very good. Drove into town to fuel up and dropped the pressures a little. On the way back, took 2 very gnarly green lanes. Really slippy in some spots but it just kept pulling. Very reassuring. These 2 lanes are far more challenging than the normal off road situations I'll be facing.
The jimny already has its first few battle scars.