TYRES - AGAIN

Is there a guide for tyres?

I have just bought a stock Jimny and am looking to put some MT;S ON IT. But I don;t want to go massive and loose all the gearing. Stock is 205/70R15

Looking possibly at KL71 kumho ?

Hi, saw your post.. Ive heard bad things about the Khumos ... although I like the look of the tread pattern personally.

Insa Turbos are generally one of the best tyre you can fit, and the special tracks seem to be regarded as the most extreme.

As no doubt you will have seen, We run Diamond backs. these are remoulds of dubvious quality but they certainly are awsome off road.

Generally speaking most people opt for the Insa's. and, if you shop around you can get them quite cheap.

if you are going to run standard suspension, then your choices will be limited and you will soon discover that the biggest problem will be grounding out.
We origionally (10 years ago) had standard suspension and when we changed to mud tyres, soon were on the phone to KAP Suzuki to order a 2" suspension lift.

you could look at 195/15 Mud terrains, or 215/75/15's which are a little bigger,both are slightly bigger than standard.
Lots of people rate the Khumo KL 71's, I prefer cheaper remould tyres such as kingpin highlander (diamond pattern) etc as not too dear to replace when damaged, not sure if theyre available in 195/15's

Gary

im running kingpin trackers mt, 195/80 15

there about 28" tall and are fine on the standard suspension

hi.

As far as I know there are no 205/70/15 mud tires.
However, when I went to moscow, I saw Russian made Cordiant Off Road 205/70/15. They are really good. Almost the same as BFG MT and they weight as BFG which makes them even better.

The price in Russia is about 350USD for 4 tires. BFG MT cost 850USD.

I run Khumho KL71's. They are Ok in mud until it gets really, really thick and gloopy and it is then that they start to not be as good as say an Insa Turbo Special Track or Amazon style patterns.

They are however a MT that is exceptionally quiet on the road and offers good grip on the road.

I would therefore recomment them to anyone who wants to go off road and do some serious off roading but has to use their vehicle a great deal on the road.

Being a new tyre rather than remould, they offer greater peace of mind when on the road too and balance up better than remoulds - ie: they can be balanced perfectly rather than roughly!

To say it is a bad tyre off road would be to do it an injustice, but it is not an extreme MT, just a normal MT.

I have to say that I started off roading about 3-4 years ago now and most people were happy with Colways and the like, which are nowhere near as good as the Kumho's.

Extreme patterns were for winch challengers only, now everyone wants them and nothing else. What do you actually need for your type of off roading and realistically, will the extreme tyres get you much further?

Kirkynut