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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: silverado_nolan on December 09, 2007, 07:53:53 PM
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sorry we didnt get any action shots... way way too damn cold.... we would drive for 5 minutes and the windshield would be completely iced over to the point where you cant see out.... but it was okay....
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we went out agian today and it was blast and found a bunch of new places to wheel and it was a great time
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nice pics... looks hella cccccold
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What tires are those, and how are they working out for you? Are you locked in the diffs?
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I am sure it is not locked as the cable chains are on the pass. side rear and the drivers side front. That is unless the other cables were lost. :laugh:
A word of advice, lower your tire PSI to around 5psi and you will not need those cable chains and that Sammy will go dang near any where. Locked or unlocked. ;D
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it is locked in the rear (spool).... but nothing in the front..... I just wanted to test out the chians to see how they would do...... but yeah, your completely right, we didnt need the chians at all considering we took everything in 2WD..... I just now want all the snow to melt so I can get some mud
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Looks like fun
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What brand tires? Are those BFG M/Ts I see?
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I bought it with the tires....
the say they are BFG MTs and the tread is similar but not quite, and my spare says BFG AT and it has the exact same tread (definitely no AT)
and I also found a website that has retreaded tires..... it is this exact same tread style so I believe they are retreads..... but in reality, what do I care and when I need or want some new ones I will probably just buy those cheap ass retreads for 60 bucks a piece (31/10.5/15 MTs)
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I just now want all the snow to melt so I can get some mud
you're killing me... Tahoe will take all the snow that you don't want.
was it quite a bit easier to get the rear out since the wheelbase is about half of that of a truck?
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the say they are BFG MTs and the tread is similar but not quite, and my spare says BFG AT and it has the exact same tread (definitely no AT)
The tread pattern on the BFG MTs changed a few years back.
We rarely get much snow down here in SE England, maybe I should move to Scotland!
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I'm pretty sure those are retreads from High-Tec. I have them as well, but mine are on Michelin LTX carcasses. They look like the OTR, which is what mine are. I've had good luck with them.
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yeah there is also a website called like tread-right or something like that and they had the exact same tread, just on michilans as well
but hey they are similar to bfg tread and they do perfectly fine for me (and are cheap as hell)
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You mean from these guys?
http://treadwright.com/default.aspx (http://treadwright.com/default.aspx)
The tread doesn't look all that thick. I have heard their customer service isn't the best if you have a problem with there tire. How much did it cost to have it mounted locally?
I'm worried about using them, 'cause I hear it's REALLY bad to use retreds while under-inflated. I plan on running my tires at 8-10 PSI with regularity on the trail.....
~J~
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I'm worried about using them, 'cause I hear it's REALLY bad to use retreds while under-inflated. I plan on running my tires at 8-10 PSI with regularity on the trail.....
I found This on the website,
Can I air these tires down?
Airing the tires down will void any warranty, however, JP Magazine tested our 31x10.50R15 aired down without any problem and many of our customers do this without any problems. The tires will perform like a new tire.
I don't know to much more about them I have considered trying them but I want the Trexus MT for lil Suzy. They seem to have a lot of positive testimonials on the site from satisfied customers.
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Be careful running retreads on the front. Although a sammy might not go fastenough to throw the tread it is a possibility
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I was just guessing they are retreads... I truely have no idea.... is it not good to air them down real low? ??? oops :-\
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Easy to tell if they are a retread, look for the parting line where the new tread was joined to the old carcuss on the sidewall. Should have some grooving or grinding marks in that area. I don't think that cheap car retread makers are retreading the sidewall like a good retreaded truck tire is.
As I did not check the web site of the retread company, I do not know how the tires are done. If the side wall is redone, I don't think that they can mold another companys name back onto it. ???
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Can I air these tires down?
Airing the tires down will void any warranty, however, JP Magazine tested our 31x10.50R15 aired down without any problem and many of our customers do this without any problems. The tires will perform like a new tire.
I'm not an expert, but here's my opinion on it:
1) If they're so confident airing down won't blow out the tire, why does it void the warranty?
2) I don't particularly trust marketing from any company. If JP Mag tested their tires, where's the link to the article?
3) The sites I have read about re-treading say proper tire pressure is ESPECIALLY critical with re-treds, as the area where the new tread & old casing bond can't handle the stress of under inflation. The bond also is more sensitive to the extra heat generated by an under inflated tire. Admittedly - there may be new bonding technologies that can handle it but, here's one source of data:
http://www.retread.org/Inflation/ (http://www.retread.org/Inflation/)
I don't know to much more about them I have considered trying them but I want the Trexus MT for lil Suzy. They seem to have a lot of positive testimonials on the site from satisfied customers.
I hear you can't go wrong with Trexus MT, or TSL. I'm considering Trexus MT 'cause I hear they're better in snow & ice than the TSL. Hard to find real good data on tires - which is a shame considering it's what's responsible for traction. Not sure why there's not more good articles on tires....
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Again, I run the High-Tec retreads and haven't had any problem. This is daily driving and wheeling occasionally. I haven't aired them down at all yet. I run 20-25 psi in them on the street. Haven't had any problems out of them. A friend of mine did run their 33" D-Mud w/spacer and had issues with 2 or them bubbling. He sent all four back and they refunded his money I believe. Someone else on here used to run the OTRs on their track/kick and wheeled them and had no problems. That was the reason I went ahead and got them. For ~$60, I'm definitely not complaining. If I wheeled on a reg basis and planned on airing down, I'd probably run a new tire though. Just my .01.
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Can you order the retreads with the carcass you want or are you stuck with what you get? Just thinking a Bfg sidewall maybe a bit stiffer aired down than a Michelin.
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Can you order the retreads with the carcass you want or are you stuck with what you get? Just thinking a Bfg sidewall maybe a bit stiffer aired down than a Michelin.
As I understand it The reason that they only use michelin and some others is because many manufacturers have cheapened the manufacture of their tires and on many by the time the tires are worn out the belts are also. Only a few manufacturers are still using quality belts.
I would not worry to much about stiff sidewalls if you are running a Sami or Kick. With all the air out of my boggers the tire will not go flat. If you are worried about slicing a sidewall on a rock or something these tires are not for you.
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I would not worry to much about stiff sidewalls if you are running a Sami or Kick. With all the air out of my boggers the tire will not go flat.
Isn't the light weight of the Zuki great? I myself have changed the way I think about tire PSI when it comes to my Sammy. The swampers I have I run any where from 3 to 5 psi and they barely look low at that psi. They are radials so I am sure a bias ply will be even stiffer.
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I live in Northern Connecticut and we had 13 inches last week. i tried to go snow wheelin but i kept getting stuck due to stock ride height the skids were making piles infront of the sami and i broke another brake line. 1 am with a hand come along.... stinks with a cruise the next day. haha