Skinny vs fat 33" tyres

cwolf · Jul 5, 2012

I came across this article whilst looking for
info to help me decide what size tyre to run
on my d21.
It's a bit of a 'skinny' vs 'fat' kinds thing.
Made for an interesting read anyway so
I thought I'd share it.

http://www.expeditionswest.com/research/white_papers/tire_selection_rev1.html

morticus · Jul 5, 2012

Definately worth a read.

ben85 · Jul 5, 2012

I hope this isnt going to try to talk me out of wide tyres

grasshopper · Jul 5, 2012

Off the top of my head -
Pluses for skinny = cheaper to buy, cheaper to drive, fit standard wheels.
Pluses for fats = bigger footprint on sand for same pressure as skinnys.

Did i miss any?

outback dreaming · Jul 6, 2012

very interesting. A pic of a d22 would have improved the article though

cwolf · Jul 6, 2012

outback dreaming said:
very interesting. A pic of a d22 would have improved the article though

I tried to find some but no success.
I wonder if anyone on here is running that size ?

cwolf · Jul 8, 2012

Found a thread with pics of a navara wearing a set of 255's
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f78/255-85-16-a-76503/

Milkman · Aug 29, 2012

Guy's as I have posted I'm running the KM2 Bfg 255/85R16, have some pic's in my garage, if any one is interested I could post some more/other, the 255/85R16 is around 33.4inch

nakedape · Aug 29, 2012

grasshopper said:
Pluses for fats = bigger footprint on sand for same pressure as skinnys.

Not quite - tall skinny tyres give a longer foot print, which is what you want on sand

legend489 · Aug 29, 2012

Milkman I would love to see some more pics of the 255/85/16.

Milkman · Aug 30, 2012

legend489 said:
Milkman I would love to see some more pics of the 255/85/16.

Can do, I will try and post some pic's up Thursday afternoon.

Bvandermaat · Sep 4, 2012

nakedape said:
Not quite - tall skinny tyres give a longer foot print, which is what you want on sand

Yes but tall and wide tyres give a longer and wider footprint haha.

For beach I would go with the tallest widest tires I could get.

For mud/rock I would go with anything 11 inch wide. Not too wide but enough to get you out if your in a bog hole.

But that is just how I see things.

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