SJ or Vitara steels?

I have my hardcore Malatesta Kaiman tyres on SJ steels and my less aggressive Kumho KL71's on 16" GV steels and had every intention of swapping them over between offroading and greenlaning - do you think I bother - hell no!!!

It's all very well having two sets with this in mind but I can't be swapping them over every five minutes!!!

So, my advice is get a set of tyres you can do all you want with that are somewhere in the middle and just use them.

I have 215/80/15 Kaimans and would prefer 31" Kaimans but realistically, I don't need 31" and do not think they would have benefitted me in any situations I can remember over the 215/80/15's which are 29.75" in height realistically when measured.

I have a 4.16 Rocklobster and find 29.75" just right with this on the road. I can maintain 60mph (whilst watching the fuel guage go down) and can do 70mph if I'm feeling brave.

So my advice is to save your money and just get one set.

I know you shouldn't greenlane with aggressive tyres, however, I honestly believe I cause less damage to lanes with these on than I did with less agressive tyres in a smaller size getting stuck in ruts than I do with these on. And as I don;t swap them over, they are the best compromise.

Kirkynut

I've been swapping my tyres for the last few years depending on what I'm up to.
For example with my defender I would stay on 235 85 16 cooper stt's for green lanes,play days and road use but swap to my 35 inch simex for competitions. As I generally do a competition every 4-6 weeks its not such a chore and saves killing a set of aggressive tyres with road miles.

Cider wrote: Hi Bish
Welcome to this site,will have to meet up again when you get your jimny out and about
Cheers

pete

Yes M8 should be a month or so and it'll have at least a lift and some mud tyres

Good tyres those STT's I've had 235/85/16 and 285/75/16. I wouldn't class them as aggressive tyres though.

Bish wrote: Good tyres those STT's I've had 235/85/16 and 285/75/16. I wouldn't class them as aggressive tyres though.

Potentially though, depending on what surfaces you drive, the extra ground clearance will negate the need for aggressive tread pattern as you'll not get grounded out at all. No good in gloop, but gloop is 'orrible anyway!

Kirkynut