What 35" tyres shoud I get??

[fourwheeldrivenut]

There are so many tyres out there, what ones are good and what ones are just crap??
It will help if you all can give me some feed back on what works before I shell out the big dollars.
I live in sunny Taupo, but it's not sunny all the time and I love to play in some mud, so thay will have to be good in the mud and stuff, but will not be used on the road and road noise is not a problem as I will not hear it in the tow truck.

[coxsy]

er simex, silverstone the best of

[fourwheeldrivenut]

Opps forgot to tell you what my truck is it's a 1990 nissan patrol 4.2 d with rear fac diff lock

[NJV6]

You want everyone's opinion?

Can you answer - How long is a piece of string?

Good luck

[red-devil]

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i can

twice the lenght from the centre to the outside edge

hehehehe

[wopass]

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Good luck

it is excactly the same length as it is from here to there +/_ 0.0002"

for taupo in that loamy soil you would probably be best with a radial MT like the good year MTR as they dont dig as much and tend to sit on top a bit more, but if you want a tyre that digs like hell then a centepede or silverstone

[darinz]

For general 4x4 in 35" it is very hard to go past a Simex ET2.
The Silverstones a re good but a little aggressive for a Nissan. Great if it is hard but they dig really quickly so can be a problem.
With a TD42 there isn't much else out there (read available below 37") that is worth considering. A few Swampers maybe but they just don't have the manners of the Simex so not really an option. The Iroc seems pretty good but is bigger than you want.
Maxxis have some good tyres but the 35" ones are bit to close in the tread and clog up. There more aggressive patterns are 37" and bigger.
Micky T are no sold in NZ as present.

Radial MT's aren't really going to cut it on a Nissan. You need really good tyres to overcome the wieght issues and take advantage of the power.

[mudlva]

got a set of quarter warn creepy crawlers for sale. a good all round tyre cross ply for strength a bit more rubber on the road than a simy but better than any radial that you could buy tex me if you want to know more
cheers
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[wjw]

I just bought simex et2's

[Dr_PC]

You want everyone's opinion?

Can you answer - How long is a piece of string?

Good luck

i can

twice the lenght from the centre to the outside edge

hehehehe

Last time I measured it was 1 mtere 3 inches
I would agree with darinz but you need to work out how much mud are you going to be doing 80 percent 90 percent or 10 percent then work it from there

[fourwheeldrivenut]

i just bought a set of 35 simex that are like 36 or 37 tall

[dvk-kp]

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT-Ti ... Bogger.htm
they will be the go... just because they look so tough!

[gary_in_nz]

who does good 35x12.5 at's?? i see there are some BF godrich ones but damn they are pricey for an at.

[4WDbits]

i just bought a set of 35 simex that are like 36 or 37 tall

There seems to be 2 sizes of Simex 35/11.5-15 ETs, one about 35 inches or just under and about 35.75, buy a set of 4 and often both sizes are there.

[fourwheeldrivenut]

i just bought a set of 35 simex that are like 36 or 37 tall

There seems to be 2 sizes of Simex 35/11.5-15 ETs, one about 35 inches or just under and about 35.75, buy a set of 4 and often both sizes are there.

that is because some makes are 35" finished size and some are 35" carcass size.
so you get a bigger tyre when it is finished with tread.

[Robo]

Hava chat to "BlackDeath" on here, hes gotta Safari running 35" Pitbull Growlers and loves em

[muddyhilux]

in regards to bfg ats,yeh kinda pricey but wear really well,ive done 14000ks on my new set ina year,have worn 1mm,work that out over the life of it and ur talking years of life and approx 100000kms before theyre near the 2mm mark,if u keep them that long

[mudtroll]

Is their much difference in performance between silverstones & simex. I'm looking to upgrade my tyres, want to use my 10" wide rims so was leaning towards 35x12.5x15 simex. Are 10" rims too wide for 11.5 silverstones, maybe better on 8"?

[Bulletproof]

Is their much difference in performance between silverstones & simex. I'm looking to upgrade my tyres, want to use my 10" wide rims so was leaning towards 35x12.5x15 simex. Are 10" rims too wide for 11.5 silverstones, maybe better on 8"?

They both work better on 7 inch rims

It all depends on whether you want image or performance

I run 35x11.5 ETs and 35x12.5 BFGs and with half an hours drive each is best so there is no ulimate tire

Cheers Richard

[Swamped]

I worked in Taupo for about 5 months and took my patrol out a bit. I run 35 creepys and they were fine in the soft stuff.If I had a turbo it might have been a bit different in that pumice soil out off the napier road as it did like to dig holes at times. They go fine so long as your not in thick sticky mud as I didn't really have the power to clear them properly.
Can go see klem at performance mechanical and have a talk about tires too. Theres a white suzuki around with mud addict written on the bonnet. Thats Graham and he knows a lot of areas quite well if you got any questions.

[mudtroll]

Not interested in image, just trying to work out the best options, currently running bfg's, struggling to keep up with mates in the mud with more aggresive tyres. By using exsisting rims hoping to save money but might be better to buy a cheaper tyre (silverstone) & new rims rather than more exspensive simexs.

[gary_in_nz]

Not interested in image, just trying to work out the best options, currently running bfg's, struggling to keep up with mates in the mud with more aggresive tyres. By using exsisting rims hoping to save money but might be better to buy a cheaper tyre (silverstone) & new rims rather than more exspensive simexs.

i think you will be pleasantly supprised at what the silverstones can do. i run them on my swb safari and the do the business alright.

[muddy]

Silverstones are smaller diameter than Simex, have a slightly more open tread (bigger gaps between the blocks), and seem to wear out a little faster. Both have a bigger overall diameter on the 16in rim than on 15in rims for some reason...
Roughly (not measured):
Simex 32x10.5x15 = 33in
Simex 32x10.5x16 = 34in
Simex 35x11.5x15 = 35in
Simex 35x11.5x16 = 36in
Silverstone 35x10.5x15 = 33.5in
Silverstone 35x10.5x16 = 34.5in

[petefj40]

I've only had these new style BF Goodrich KM2 35's for a week. yeah yeah, they will probably never get muddy but. On the road I've found them better than the Goodyear Wranglers by far.
They were around the same price as the Wranglers too.

[gary_in_nz]

cool, look good pete, how many kms did you get out the wranglers?? like to know how many kms these will do on larger trucks.

[petefj40]

cool, look good pete, how many kms did you get out the wranglers?? like to know how many kms these will do on larger trucks.

I couldn't be 100% on that Gary because my speedo registers slower than the actual speed. But at a guess approximately 60.000ks with around 6-7mm tread left.

[badnuz]

im liking the new BFG KM2, drove a 200 series with them and they held onto the road good, i will prob get a set for the 80 once my current KM1s are shot....

[haydgq]

The Simex 35-11.5-15 when inflated are usually around 36 high and the Silverstone 35-11.5-15 is only around 34 maybe upto 34.5 once inflated, There is a big difference in the sizing andthe rim width also depends on what you want from them as some guys like them on wider rims 8-10 inch wide so they dont sink as easily and if you want them digging everything then the 7 inch seems to be the best..

[haynzy]

The Simex 35-11.5-15 when inflated are usually around 36 high and the Silverstone 35-11.5-15 is only around 34 maybe upto 34.5 once inflated, There is a big difference in the sizing andthe rim width also depends on what you want from them as some guys like them on wider rims 8-10 inch wide so they dont sink as easily and if you want them digging everything then the 7 inch seems to be the best..

i put my silverstones next to the simexs that sadam lent me and the difference wasnt that noticeable

[haydgq]

The Simex 35-11.5-15 when inflated are usually around 36 high and the Silverstone 35-11.5-15 is only around 34 maybe upto 34.5 once inflated, There is a big difference in the sizing andthe rim width also depends on what you want from them as some guys like them on wider rims 8-10 inch wide so they dont sink as easily and if you want them digging everything then the 7 inch seems to be the best..

i put my silverstones next to the simexs that sadam lent me and the difference wasnt that noticeable

Oh really they must be all different then as my Silverstone's sitting beside the 35 inch Simex's on Dean Well's rally truck are way smaller, He's got his on 10in beadlocked rims put we even compared the spares not on rims and the same again with the Silverstone being smaller, I should of actually measured them propally.

But as you say Dave ive also seen other sets of Simex's that werent as big either, The set that Dean has are Jaffa's old ones when his plans were the winch truck scenario.