14" tyres for unlifted L series
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:26 pm
Just thought I'd share my experience for anyone who's interested.
I did have 27x8.5" Super Trippers on my L series, but wasn't real happy with them. They were noisy, seemed to cut easily on the rocky ground around here, and the fronts required removal of mudflaps and guard liners. They also looked cool or silly depending on your point of view, because they are massively out of proportion with the rest of the car.
So I started looking for something a bit smaller, but still reasonably robust. There are stacks of different 185R14 light truck tyres that would suit, but I chose Sumitomos because they were middle of the range in price, and have an openish pattern.
Very happy with them - so much quieter than the Super trippers, hang on reasonably well on wet roads, go alright in mud, and haven't shown any signs of damage after a couple of rocky outings. Increased my top speed, too
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They're close enough to fitting inside the guards, even with the wrong offset Desert Rats, and I reckon they'd fit without any cutting or bashing (but I've already done that).
Doesn't show much of the tyres, but here's a gratuitous car pic:
Dane.
I did have 27x8.5" Super Trippers on my L series, but wasn't real happy with them. They were noisy, seemed to cut easily on the rocky ground around here, and the fronts required removal of mudflaps and guard liners. They also looked cool or silly depending on your point of view, because they are massively out of proportion with the rest of the car.
So I started looking for something a bit smaller, but still reasonably robust. There are stacks of different 185R14 light truck tyres that would suit, but I chose Sumitomos because they were middle of the range in price, and have an openish pattern.
Very happy with them - so much quieter than the Super trippers, hang on reasonably well on wet roads, go alright in mud, and haven't shown any signs of damage after a couple of rocky outings. Increased my top speed, too
.They're close enough to fitting inside the guards, even with the wrong offset Desert Rats, and I reckon they'd fit without any cutting or bashing (but I've already done that).
Doesn't show much of the tyres, but here's a gratuitous car pic:
Dane.