After getting the front end alignment sorted,
the tyres were really stuffed.
Set of 17x8.5" Jeep rims and some Yokohama Geolander tyres
Managed to get five LT 265/70R17 for the price of four
Run many a set of Geolanders on the work utes.
They're quiet in the dry, great in the wet and float well on the sand
Their biggest drawback is the gap between the tread blocks
is just the right size to pick up little pebbles.
Don't have mud up here. Choose sand, bull dust or coal
Being LT (light truck) they are 10 ply, so heavier than standards too.
Of course the new tyres rub, don't they
So FBH & some bitumen paint later
The inner guard was jammed between the tyre and seam
In no time it rubbed a hole right through
Cut to fit the folded seam & screw to hold it
Bit of fibreglass to cover it all up and some more bitumen paint