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14th July 2024
Parkwood Nr. Leeds
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Parkwood Nr. Leeds
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All Terrain Tyre Comparisons
13 Apr 2019 22:00 #206025
by Gadget
Replied by Gadget on topic All Terrain Tyre Comparisons
Great work Guy. That's a big difference from stock to the G015s in 215, with 14kg more unsprung mass, no wonder the performance feels blunted. I'm half tempted to switch back to the stock H/Ts........but the G015s do look good! 
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14 Apr 2019 13:35 #206063
by stiffsteve204me
There must be an effect, of course. Good, bad, noticeable? Who knows, until they are tested.
I would be very wary of adding 4-5 kg. to each corner ( plus a spare, hanging off the back end), and not expect a negative effect, in some aspect of driving the vehicle, especially in a vehicle with not a lot of BHP to spare.
It's all a can of worms.
"Having said that a brainy person will now prove me wrong!"
Hook. Am. Off. I. The.
Re-arrange, to suit.
Steve.
“He that strikes the venison first shall be the lord o' the feast.” — Shakespeare, King Lear.
Replied by stiffsteve204me on topic All Terrain Tyre Comparisons
Guy 2 wrote:
Andy2640 wrote:
So are we saying that the Toyo's in 215 will have a negligible effect on performance?
Andy, I think this is an almost unanswerable question. One man's "negligible" is another man's "significant". Short of getting The Stig to drive the Jimny round and round Dunsfold on different tyres (now there's an idea!), we are never going to know in objective terms.
I can only think in simple terms - but I guess what we could say is that between two tyres with roughly similar tread patterns, an increase in weight for one tyre of 2 kg, all other things being equal, will have approximately half the adverse impact of another tyre with an increase of 4 kg.
Having said that a brainy person will now prove me wrong!
"There is no such thing as a free lunch."
There must be an effect, of course. Good, bad, noticeable? Who knows, until they are tested.
I would be very wary of adding 4-5 kg. to each corner ( plus a spare, hanging off the back end), and not expect a negative effect, in some aspect of driving the vehicle, especially in a vehicle with not a lot of BHP to spare.
It's all a can of worms.
"Having said that a brainy person will now prove me wrong!"
Hook. Am. Off. I. The.
Re-arrange, to suit.
Steve.
“He that strikes the venison first shall be the lord o' the feast.” — Shakespeare, King Lear.
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15 Apr 2019 21:57 #206162
by Guy 2
Good one!
Replied by Guy 2 on topic All Terrain Tyre Comparisons
stiffsteve204me wrote: Hook. Am. Off. I. The.
Re-arrange, to suit.
Steve.
Good one!
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