Troopy tyres and standard tyre sizes in the bush

Ben

I don't want to try and sway you one way or the other but have a look at the tyres available for splits before you make any decissions. They are more expensive to make than a one piece rim so the manufactures don't keep making them without a good reason. There are plenty of elephant strength tyres being used in the Outback that you don't see in magazines or city tyre dealers and they will only go onto split rims.

Another thing is when you make up your mind, see if you can borrow the same wheel/tyre combination and see how you go removing the tyre by hand. You are going to have to do this sooner of later in the bush. Big heavy and stiff 4WD tyres on one piece rims can be very difficult even with all the modern bead breakers etc if you are not all that heavily built or getting on in years. Split rims are designed to be easy with heavy tyres providing the tyres have not been left undisturbed on them for years.

As an example I bought a 2003 Hilux six months ago with split rims and the factory fitted B/stone 694s still on them. I decided to try breaking the beads by hand and did it easily with just a 600 mm tyre lever and a K Mart quaility rubber hammer. That is the same way I used to do it on light trucks as a fifteen year old apprentice back in 1961. They were easy then and nothing has changed all these years later.

I now know I will not have to buy expensive bead breakers and things like bullbar mounted tyre removers.

Brian

Funny thing Mark, my mags and muddies come off and splits go on truck for extended trips.(they are already on camper) Easier to buy 750/16 and less hassle pulling tyre off rim, bead breaker also simplifies the task.
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