Thread: 70 series - what mod or what mod NOT to get

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Regarding tyres... beware.

There's so much BS regarding tyres.

I've run ATs since forever, and cross ply off-road "biscuits" before that. Nowhere I couldn't go. How?, Flybown, I hear you ask.

Tyre pressure. Be able to (a) reduce pressure to the correct level for the conditions, and (b) increase pressure to whatever is required after that.

It's its really, really shit, carry a set of chains. That'll see you right.

The correct tyre pressure is an art that you only learn thru experience... believing that you've got MTs so all is good is only gonna end in tears eventually. Comically, probably, for those watching.

Yep all true, i went everywhere on AT's untill one day I didnt.. bought a set of Hi-fly Vigorous MT's and never looked back.

Sure you need some experience and nouce to drive a good line, use the right gear and ratio but generally unless extreme where diff lockers, winches are needed a good set of MT's will get you further than road tyres.

Ive seen people in Dunedin stuck on their own front lawns with AT's.

Next to modern diff technology, knobbly tyres were the next level of tech..

I ran a lifted xj cherokee with Maxxis Muds, I pulled a lot of hilux's, surfs, bighorns even few land cruisers out of a lot of mud and rivers with just raw 4 litre petrol power grunt and good tyres

Looking at the photo of the truck mentioned above, in my opinion it wont be less capable with a decent set of tyres and a 2 inch lift