BF tyre side wall cut - what effect will one tyre change have?
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The Tyre Naaier must buy TWO tyres so that he then has 5 matching tyres.
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Thanks Manny and Sir Gerber for the english lesson.
Ja, Manny has a point of just replacing two. I’ll put two new ones on the back and the used back tyre on the rear as a spare.
@Mike FJ, ek is nie n fan van BFs nie, ek sit graag eerder weer Pirelli ATR+ op vir die helfte van die prys maar dit smaak my die BFs is bietjie meer gehard spesifiek as ek na die sidewall kyk wat geskeur het.
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Ja, Manny has a point of just replacing two. I’ll put two new ones on the back and the used back tyre on the rear as a spare.
@Mike FJ, ek is nie n fan van BFs nie, ek sit graag eerder weer Pirelli ATR+ op vir die helfte van die prys maar dit smaak my die BFs is bietjie meer gehard spesifiek as ek na die sidewall kyk wat geskeur het.
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LesseW wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:22 pmThanks Manny and Sir Gerber for the english lesson.
Ja, Manny has a point of just replacing two. I’ll put two new ones on the back and the used back tyre on the rear as a spare.
@Mike FJ, ek is nie n fan van BFs nie, ek sit graag eerder weer Pirelli ATR+ op vir die helfte van die prys maar dit smaak my die BFs is bietjie meer gehard spesifiek as ek na die sidewall kyk wat geskeur het.
Lekker sterk sidewall ja. Of hy nou 6 bar of 0.6 bar is, daai sidewall flex nie
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Stem. As 'n BF nie pap raak met 'n sidewall cut nie sal hy waarskynlik nog 70k km sien.KurtG wrote:Tire are Americaans
Tyre are English
Kapiche?
A BFG after 10,000km will have fokkol wear, just change the one “tyer”
Ek het al gehawende BF's gesien en hul loop tot hul glad is.
Kurt is reg 'n BF met 10k op het nog nie geslyt nie.
Daar is 'n rede hoekom ek altyd 5 bande vervang.
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I am tired.
Wessel buy 2 new tires tyres, well those round rubber thingies at the four. You know.
Tread depth is around 11 mm when new. You have done 10 000 km. Thus 9% wheel diameter difference.
Not huge and you can compensate on tar by less pressure in the newer ty ti those. Say 1 bar.
Good luck
Wessel buy 2 new tires tyres, well those round rubber thingies at the four. You know.
Tread depth is around 11 mm when new. You have done 10 000 km. Thus 9% wheel diameter difference.
Not huge and you can compensate on tar by less pressure in the newer ty ti those. Say 1 bar.
Good luck
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So here is what got done, also, I associate with Louisiana Redneck Hillbillies so I prefer the word tire.
Vehicle went into tire shop with 3 fairly new BF tires.(2x front and 1x back). I bought 2 new BF tires that will go to the front, “old” front tires go to the back. “Old” back tire goes to spare. I will use the torn BF tire, after Grips’ input, as a second spare when overlanding but purely for emergencies and not while towing.
The non-4x4,current spare tire, will be up for grabs mahala, only for someone who really needs it and not for Chas to keep in his back yard as a mosquito breading pot.
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Vehicle went into tire shop with 3 fairly new BF tires.(2x front and 1x back). I bought 2 new BF tires that will go to the front, “old” front tires go to the back. “Old” back tire goes to spare. I will use the torn BF tire, after Grips’ input, as a second spare when overlanding but purely for emergencies and not while towing.
The non-4x4,current spare tire, will be up for grabs mahala, only for someone who really needs it and not for Chas to keep in his back yard as a mosquito breading pot.
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... you coulda sold that ripped tyre with tube
SuperGlue to a newbie buyer of one
of those Troopies for his annual holiday to
Pofadder w his 10 kids etc
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of those Troopies for his annual holiday to
Pofadder w his 10 kids etc
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When I used to buy massive tyres for the mines in Kathu etc., we had a safety talk by the Michelin technical team from France and they advised us to always put the newer tyres on the rear axle.
Their reasoning was that if you were to aqua plane, you would rather understeer into the concrete barrier or tree (facing forwards) than smash into it sideways or backwards where your airbags will do fokkol.
Their reasoning was that if you were to aqua plane, you would rather understeer into the concrete barrier or tree (facing forwards) than smash into it sideways or backwards where your airbags will do fokkol.
Flex is overrated
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I never knew you were a Tyre Buyer Kurt.
Why did you never mention this before?
Why did you never mention this before?
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Are you pissed or is the weather making you a bit loony?KurtG wrote:When I used to buy massive tyres for the mines in Kathu etc., we had a safety talk by the Michelin technical team from France and they advised us to always put the newer tyres on the rear axle.
Their reasoning was that if you were to aqua plane, you would rather understeer into the concrete barrier or tree (facing forwards) than smash into it sideways or backwards where your airbags will do fokkol.
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I've always been told the best tyres should be on the front, on both FWD & on RWD vehicles.
Personally this is what I do:
Before you comment - I get 90 000km+ out of a set.
I put the BEST two on the rear.
The most worn as the spare.
The other two on the front, obviously.
I rotate ALL five every 10 000km - 20 000km.
I use a Tyre Tread Depth Gauge to check the tread & then I;
Put the BEST two on the rear.
The most worn as the spare.
The other two on the front.
Personally this is what I do:
Before you comment - I get 90 000km+ out of a set.
I put the BEST two on the rear.
The most worn as the spare.
The other two on the front, obviously.
I rotate ALL five every 10 000km - 20 000km.
I use a Tyre Tread Depth Gauge to check the tread & then I;
Put the BEST two on the rear.
The most worn as the spare.
The other two on the front.
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"
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