Series Off Road Tyres

i have a spare set of rims (6) which I wish to put some good off road tyres on that can handle the trip up to Cape York June next year. Planning on doing a trip to the High country the year after. So something that will be good for rocky, muddy, rough terrain that i'll throw on the Cruiser for the Trip only.

It's an age old question. Some will rush some Coopers out, others BFG etc. I'm not a big tyre exponent (too many stakes etc..but thats just me).
I've been on the Cape with everything from retreads (eeek..my younger days) , Hankooks, Kellys, no name wink wink etc etc
All have performed as expected. Unless its rained, or you're going to some serious out of the way place etc, it appears to be the driver and vehicle setup as much as the tyres.
I've seen people do the Gunshot with 7.50X16 rags on without a worry. I've seen some very expensive rubber have problems there. Driving style has a lot to do with it. Whatever tyres you choose, don't be in too much of a hurry. Its a great trip, enjoy it.

I have a set of highway tyres (Good old Grand Trek) and a spare set of rims for some 4wd trips. I will be swapping tyres when i do trips. I have just want to find a good tyre suitable for the cruiser to handle river crossings, muddy and rocky terrains. thanks

I run them in 35's ....they are actually quieter than all the previous brands of muddies I have used AND ware much better! Baja Claw radials Were cheaper than bfg's and Mtr's at the time in 35's.

Hear hear.

Similar experiences off track means I have killed many tyres. Mostly timber stakes in the wall. Sounds like an echo, doesn't it, Willie?

for example, my Bro-in law's 80 series lasted 1.5 days on a major expedition
( 7 days) recently. He killed 4 tyres of the six he took. He found it extremely frustrating that his pride & joy was useless. We parked it for the next 4 days & made other arrangements till we had to depart. In this case it was stone damage as well. Boy, did that re-organise the trip !

I am a slow learner.............still running tubeless( Goodyear MT/R), but probably not again. The black top & dirt tracks are most ( 75 % ) of the miles I cover, but it's the no track situation that will define tyre choice nowadays.

Cheers

I am running the MTZ's and would recommend them and I will get another set over and over they are a great tyre off-road.

cheers for that truckster. sounds like it would be a pain in the behind carrying 4 spares. i'll go have a look on Simex website. thankyou

ya only need 2 spares, 1 each direction, or 1 spare, with no air,when you get flat, just rip it off the rim, and spin it round. pump up, and drive off, adds 15-30 mins to the effort.