silverstones what do you guys think of them

[mercutio]

who has used them and what were the pros and con's

i am thinking about getting a set of them for the g
i'm looking at a set of 35s to go on my porsche 16" rims

[albundy]

love 'em. real noisy though, I run them at 40psi on the road to keep the noise down. Shit on wet rocks but then thats to be expected. I hiope yoo like mud in your truck as they will put plenty in there. run them on a 7" rim with tubes otherwise you will pop the bead all the time.
Al

[mercutio]

bugger the rims i scored are 8 inch
i have windows and a roof to keep the mud out

[Sadam_Husain]

bugger the rims i scored are 8 inch
i have windows and a roof to keep the mud out

8 inch will be fine, I used to take my simexes down to 8psi without beadlocks and never popped a bead. If your looking at the simex style silverstones they dont last long on the road, I think mine were almost smoove after about 12k

[DieselBoy]

You thinking about the MT 117????

Thats what i run and they are awesome for the terrain we have up here. Man do they move some dirt though, just ask ya old man

[radar21]

ive seen 2 in one day come off the beed aye al LOL but they chuck mud like no tomorrow

[mercutio]

You thinking about the MT 117????

yeah i am hoping the M110 will be able to spin them

If your looking at the simex style silverstones they don't last long on the road, I think mine were almost smoove after about 12k

i'm not so worried about road wear as i will be running 2 sets of wheels

[gary_in_nz]

bloody awesome tyre i have only been out once with the mt-117 35X11.5 but they throw mud all over the show, they look the part. like al says noisy as!! and a real bugger to balance. but good off the beaten track!!

[albundy]

Take them to a place that balances truck tyres, they supply heavier weights so you don't have weights all around the rim.
Al

[Mud Hog]

Are these a harder compound than the creepy crawlers? What are they like on clay and rock? Is 7" rims essential ?

[gary_in_nz]

im heading out on sunday, going to be a real steep track and most the soil make up there is clayish, been reasonably wet on the east coast the last week so will be a good test. i have my ones on 15x8 rims and run them with tubes at about 12psi, am going to try them at 10 on sunday probably. will let you know how it goes.

[albundy]

I put mine on 7" rims as I contuinually was popping beads on 8" rims. Yes I had tubes in them and still do. I was letting them down to 10 PSI. I now go even lower on the 7" rims. In my opinion they are a better compound then the creepys. On wet rocks they are crap, on clay sidlings they can be a little scary, just don't stop.

[yorick]

You thinking about the MT 117????

Thats what i run and they are awesome for the terrain we have up here. Man do they move some dirt though, just ask ya old man

The term "trencher" came to mind, don't go near sand or pumice though, half turn wheelspin and you'd be sitting on yer axles!

[4WDbits]

Balancing is an issue and truck weights are required in most cases, but then the same applies to similar tyres from other brands. Few people realise is that Simex is a copy of Silverstone which (I beleive) was developed for the Malaysian challenges.

[kaney]

Few people realise is that Simex is a copy of Silverstone which (I beleive) was developed for the Malaysian challenges.

ok you learn something every day.....i was under the impression silverstone where a copy of simex

[Nivapulledout]

now it has been a year since the last post are there any more comments on these extreme tyres after you guys have thrashed yours? Am looking at getting these as play tyres and keep my half warn BFGs as my sand/camping tyre.

Also has anyone tried the Sport version? not sure if it is in NZ but looks like it could be a good tyre as well.

[gary_in_nz]

the sports do look like they could be a good tyre but maybe not quite as aggressive as the Silverstone MT-117 Xtreme.

I was so happy with the performance of mine and so were about 4 others in the local club here that have got them on vehicles ranging from, Suzuki Vitara's, 70' series Cruisers, Jeep Wranglers, ranging in sizes from 31, 33, and I use the 35's.

They dig real well and suit the clay based soil up the eastcoast here. only thing that could make them better is if you could run them on bead locked rims.

only thing you could compare them to would be the Simex's of the same tread pattern, but they are in most cases more then another $100 per tyre than the silverstones.

[Nivapulledout]

Hay cheers for the info!!!Yeah cannot go simex as they dont make a true 31" ( which I dont get!!! if you say 31" it should be) and that is the max I can fit on my lada without major arch rework into footwell etc.

You cannot fit them to beadlock rims?? is this because they are too narrow or thick at the bead?Could you not spec the bead width when getting the rims beadlocked? I still have not got beadlocks but was planning too when I got these. but seeing as I have 3 sets of 15x7 rims and people are saying if you run these on 7 instead of 8s they dont pop the bead I might just stay with 7s.

Any pics would not go amiss either.

[Heath]

Simple solution is to go with internal beadlocks.

[gary_in_nz]

sorry if i was a bit vague with the bead lock rims suggestion, you can run them on locked rims and i would recommend it as i have ripped the valve stems off on 4 tubes since i have had mine as they tend to get good traction making the rim spin inside the tyre if you are really giving it to your truck.

i havent popped a tyre off the rim yet either and run them on 15x8 but i think the 31 would be max width of 7inch wide rims.

[Nivapulledout]

sweet cheers for that, I will go 7" and beadlocks.

[Twodiffs]

Interesting reading on the MT117's.
Any later feedback on these?