Are these street legal in Oz?

[2nd Hand Yank]

http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=10&g=1

They have a 28x8.5-14 mud tyre on there
which is actually only 27.4" tall and weighs a modest (for a mud tyre) 31 lbs per tyre.

I'm impressed with its dimensions because I've seen Luke82 run 225/70R-15's on his L Series with just some fender modifications. Do the math and his tyres are also 27.4-ish inches tall.

So far the most aggressive tyre tread pattern I've heard someone use on a Subaru is various all-terrain patterns.

TSL mud tyres are made specifically for mud,
and this brand (Interco) their best mud tyre ("Bogger") beat the pants off all other mud tyres in a 4x4 magazine test.
All the big brands mud tyres: BFG, Michelin, Yokos, Dunlop etc.. plus a few other smaller companies
They had a long flooded muddy paddock with at the end, a muddy hill climb...should the 4x4 make it that far.
Their Boggers propelled their test Jeep like a bottle rocket across the entire track
while all others actually stopped somewhere on the track

What do you think?

[taza]

They look like an alright tyre.

Mud tyres don't wear well though, don't go well onroad and are only good in mud, not really in sand or rocks.

[B00sting]

http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=10&g=1

They have a 28x8.5-14 mud tyre on there
which is actually only 27.4" tall and weighs a modest (for a mud tyre) 31 lbs per tyre.

I'm impressed with its dimensions because I've seen Luke82 run 225/70R-15's on his L Series with just some fender modifications. Do the math and his tyres are also 27.4-ish inches tall.

So far the most aggressive tyre tread pattern I've heard someone use on a Subaru is various all-terrain patterns.

TSL mud tyres are made specifically for mud,
and this brand (Interco) their best mud tyre ("Bogger") beat the pants off all other mud tyres in a 4x4 magazine test.
All the big brands mud tyres: BFG, Michelin, Yokos, Dunlop etc.. plus a few other smaller companies
They had a long flooded muddy paddock with at the end, a muddy hill climb...should the 4x4 make it that far.
Their Boggers propelled their test Jeep like a bottle rocket across the entire track
while all others actually stopped somewhere on the track

What do you think?

From: http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/c792a ... icles2.pdf

DISCLAIMER (in front page of manual):

Please note:
The contents of this publication are a guide only and
cannot be used as a reference to a point of law. For a
detailed explanation, refer to the Transport Operations
(Road Use Management - Vehicle Standards and Safety)
Regulation 1999.
For further information or additional copies of this
brochure please contact your nearest Queensland Transport
Customer Service Centre or phone: (07) 3253 4851 .

General conditions for
alternative rims and tyres-
The rims and tyres must not protrude beyond the
bodywork of the vehicle, including flares, when viewed
from above with the wheels facing straight ahead. If the
vehicle was originally constructed with a portion of the
wheel protruding, the wheels must not protrude further
than originally constructed.
The tyre to rim fitting and the tyre to rim combination
must be in accordance with the Tyre and Rim Standards
Manual published by the Tyre and Rim Association of
Australia. Reputable tyre retailers should have this
information and be able to advise on the correct
combinations.
All rims fitted to an axle must be of the same diameter,
width and offset. They must not have a circumferential
weld other than that which attaches the outer rim to
the centre. All rims must have stud hole pitch circle
diameters suitable to the hub. Wheel nut tapers must
be appropriate to the wheel and must engage the thread
of the wheel studs for at least the same length as the
nuts provided by the vehicle manufacturer.
Slotted and elongated stud holes are not permitted.
The fitting of spacers or adaptors between wheels and
hubs, additional to those provided by the vehicle
manufacturer, is not permitted. The tyre and rim must
not foul wheel arches or suspension components under
any conditions. Steering limit stops must not be adjusted
to reduce the turning circle in order to allow the fitting
of the alternative rims and tyres.
The tyres must have a tread depth of at least 1.5mm on
every part of the tyre that touches the road and not have
any apparent defect that is likely to make the vehicle to
which they are fitted unsafe. It is not permitted to fit
tyres that have been treated by recutting or regrooving
unless the tyre has been marked by the original
manufacturer as ‘suitable for recutting or regrooving’.

Tyres-
The maximum tyre width for a car or car derivative must
not be more than 1.3 times the vehicle manufacturer’s
widest optional tyre.
However, for an off-road passenger vehicle fitted with
front and rear beam axles, the maximum tyre width
must not be more than 1.5 times the vehicle
manufacturer’s widest optional tyre.
The nominal width of the narrowest tyre fitted to a
vehicle must not be less than 70 per cent of the nominal
width of the largest tyre fitted and never less than the
vehicle manufacturer’s narrowest optional tyre as
indicated on the manufacturer’s tyre placard.

You would need to work all this out. Personally I would have one set for offroad, 1 set for on-road and not bother with the legalities.

I just sold some 14" maxxis mud tyres, they were 185r14c and had a better PLY rating also (8).

PS. looks like those tyres arent available in aus yet.

[2nd Hand Yank]

They look like an alright tyre.

Mud tyres don't wear well though, don't go well onroad and are only good in mud, not really in sand or rocks.

I was thinking this might be a good tyre for a "weekend warrior."
Not so good in sand or rocks... street tyres are good for that.

I'm just toying with this because I'm now in North Queensland,
where it never stops raining (compared to Perth )
I might want to take a trip into Cape York.

I've seen them in Canada and in the USA on road-licenced vehicles
so they can probably do at least 10,000kms on road... or can they?

8.5 inches is not very wide either.

8.5 x 25.4 mm/inch = 216 mm

Original width is 175mm so 216 mm is only 23% wider.

Not available in Oz?
How about shipping them here?

[2nd Hand Yank]

From: http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/c792a ... icles2.pdf

DISCLAIMER (in front page of manual):





You would need to work all this out. Personally I would have one set for offroad, 1 set for on-road and not bother with the legalities.

I just sold some 14" maxxis mud tyres, they were 185r14c and had a better PLY rating also (8).

PS. looks like those tyres arent available in aus yet.

Better PLY rating?

[D3V1L]

interco's are road legal in australia

bias ply tyres are NOT legal in australia, only radial ones