:p:p:pI taken the Nankangs off for my other car, so these substitutes seem pretty worthy of an offroad tread. They are aggressive enough and will bagout when when let down in boggy stuff too. About 1" lower than the Nankangs 26" to 27" and a little narrower. All tyres not the same brand, but similar purpose tyre at $65ea
Apparently they are getting hard to get now as imports and the speedway guys have been snapping them up for ages, and they dont manufacture 70 profile tyres now??
I seen the next best alternative tyre:
Chinese made Wing Lee 215x65x14 are wider and sit at approx 26". Tread is an aggressive passenger car tyre, and at $81ea seemed a good buy.
(From Armadale New & Secondhand Tyres (08 9399 2008 WA)
Sorry no pic, dont have camera in phone, and no pics found yet on net.
Driving the winter treads on the road - not as noisy, a bit less responsive in the corners as tyre edge more rounded and not as wide. Lower profile has actually gained some HP for the old EA81, much better tyre size.
Had a quick dirt blast on the way home, went down the normally boggy in winter Telephone Lane track in Baldivis, now just dry. Drove fine heaps of traction.
Drove on the sandy firebreak tracks behind the Pt Kennedy Industrial area, still on road tyre pressures, did this easy and up one boggy hill in low went great.
Cheers Roger
This pic shows the Nankang 27"x8"x14 (removed) next to the Dunlop Winter Tread 215x70x14 (made in USA and can be studded note indents on tyre edge!)
This pic is reverse angle, note height difference
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/s ... ang033.jpg
This pic is Nankang and Firestone Winter Tread
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/s ... ang035.jpg
This is the Firestone Winter Tread
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/s ... ead036.jpg
