anybody ran Creepy's On a 70 landcruiser diesel

[crizpy]

Hey all , im looking into a set of 35" creepy's on my 3.4 diesel turbo.. Ive read up a few peoples views on them.
ive seen and heard They go well on a safari, so anyonybody got an opinion for them on My cruiser?
I talked to a Couple of tyre shops they said dont go creepy's Ya need to spin them ect ect..
But when im out with The 4x4's They seem to go really well on the safari's 4.2 non turbos Im guessing I would have simular spinning power to turn them..
Ill look at getting them bead-locked to i can run 2psi
im also going from a 33" ..
I thought about trepadors But I would prefer a tyre that i have seen in action and talk to the Users of them for there opinion..
Been saving for ages and cant afford another set so dont wanna make a mistake hahah..
thanks 4 help

[mudzilla]

Unless the tire shop you deal with actually go 4 wheeling they don't know what a tire is like. Asking guys on here that use the tire you are interested in is worth 100 times more than some nobb in a shop. My old 13bt Cruiser could spin up 36" Simexs but it had been tuned up a bit. If your Cruiser is standard it might struggle a bit on 35's, But it works out close to 1 gear down from 31/33's. At 2 psi you wont need to spin them, It will be a tractor. At 2 psi though, your going to lose all your ground clearance under your diffs. Just let them down till they start to bolge out in the side walls ( differant psi on differant trucks, Weight Etc ) probly about 6/8 psi, I dont know how hard the side walls are on Creepys ?

[kaney]

I dont know how hard the side walls are on Creepys ?

very, have had 0 pound in one of mine and it had hardly any bolge at all....ie you couldnt tell unless you were told. but my trucks light

[curly12]

I dont know how hard the side walls are on Creepys ?

very, have had 0 pound in one of mine and it had hardly any bolge at all....ie you couldnt tell unless you were told. but my trucks light

Nizsafari thought his rear one look a bit low yesterday, found it had 0 pressure

[mudzilla]

Oh..Ok..A bit like the old SAT's on a Zuk,, Take the valve out and put the dust cap back on..

[Jerry]

Go and have a chat to Rob at Naenae tyres... he can suggest some suitable ones (and maybe beadlocks )

[cruzerboy]

My cruiser spins 37inch creepys ezy it a 3.4 turbo and before that had 35inch creepys i find them good offroad

[crizpy]

thanks for reply's Im getting more confident in buying a set of creepys... really want them on before costa plenty trip but it will be a waste of time/money because I need to send rims into get bead-locked after costa plenty trip... hrmmm gotta be patient

[mroffroader]

Rob probably has a set of beadlocks in his shop already done, go and ask him

[Nizsafari]

thanks for reply's Im getting more confident in buying a set of creepys... really want them on before costa plenty trip but it will be a waste of time/money because I need to send rims into get bead-locked after costa plenty trip... hrmmm gotta be patient

Hey Crizpy.. you saw how my ones went.. ane their half worn!!!!, Imagine what a new set would be like.. especailly with lockers

[Sadam_Husain]

Hey Crizpy.. you saw how my ones went.. ane their half worn!!!!, Imagine what a new set would be like.. especailly with lockers

Thats not the tyres Tony..... thats good driving

[Nizsafari]

Hey Crizpy.. you saw how my ones went.. ane their half worn!!!!, Imagine what a new set would be like.. especailly with lockers

Thats not the tyres Tony..... thats good driving

Maybe 50/50...

[crizpy]

Beauty Ive got a set of 35 creepys being fitted to bead-lock rims all new as we speak ..
so hopefully i will get them on before costa plenty , Ill fit them up and see how much clearance i have on them, My rock slider bars wrap around into the rear wheel arches and i think these will need to be chopped and re-braced, and i may need to trim my front guards..
so depending on how well they fit will depend if ill have em on before costaplenty ...
cheers guys

[badnuz]

no depends man DO IT!!! will be good to catch up compare the creepys to my 1/2 worn simex, esp over the big papa stone corner

[Sadam_Husain]

My rock slider bars wrap around into the rear wheel arches and i think these will need to be chopped and re-braced, and i may need to trim my front guards..

10 minutes on the angle grinder will sort the bars out. If you havent got a 50mm body lift you'll probably have a reasonable amount of guard rub

[haynzy]

no depends man DO IT!!! will be good to catch up compare the creepys to my 1/2 worn simex, esp over the big papa stone corner

dont need big tyres there badnuz just some 33's and lots of wild horses under the hood

[crizpy]

10 minutes on the angle grinder will sort the bars out. If you havent got a 50mm body lift you'll probably have a reasonable amount of guard rub [/quote]


I have ome springs and extended EFS shackles Im sitting around 3-3.5" lift so hopefully will fit ok,
My bars are Likely to be hollow inside is that right .. so will the angle grinder idea still work and be strong enough ?
ill post up when i get them Thurs/fri how they fit..

Im away all this weekend and sons B-day on the next weekend so Hopefully i get enough time to get 35's ready for the sunday

[badnuz]

no depends man DO IT!!! will be good to catch up compare the creepys to my 1/2 worn simex, esp over the big papa stone corner

dont need big tyres there badnuz just some 33's and lots of wild horses under the hood

or 27 meters of snatch strap lol!!!

[crizpy]

Got the Creepys on today.. Look mean.. there was enough clearance in the rear even with my slider bars wrapping into wheel arches.. The front is very tight only has a few milimetres till it touches when wheels turned.. i need to cut guards about a cm.. not sure how yet..
took cruiser for a small drive on the road and in Hill areas.. really could not notice much power loss going 33-35 so far ..
and robs done a great job at balancing the new beadlocks, only took it to 70kph but not a single wobble so far..
so far very happy just need to work out the front guards..
any help with that would be good I started another post.

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