kiwifoz
Forum Member
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2014
- Messages
- 287
- Location
- Dunedin, NZ
- Car Year
- 1989
- Car Model
- L series
- Transmission
- 5 speed dual-range PT4WD
Got mine fitted today to my OEM steel wheels.
Size 215/65r16, the LT or Light Truck version.
On 16" SG Forester steels, +48 offset, 6.5" wide.
Only place the 215/65r16 rub with chains is under the front spring perch. Even then it's barely touching and is acceptable for the short distance I usually drive with chains on. I'll just fit them to the back in preference.
Very happy with how they look, but I won't have a chance to take them offroad for almost a month! Grr. I'll post more then.
From the 500km I put on Dad's set on his R51 Pathfinder (with ~80km in proper 4wd country), this is what I felt compared to the previous GT Radial H/T he ws running.
- Just about as good in the dry
- Worse in the wet - understeered more
- Noisy around town but not too bad on the open road (although we have chipseal everywhere so noise is bad whatever you have on)
- Rotational inertia is higher than road tyres so performance takes a dive (not that you really notice it with a 4.0 V6) but it wasn't as good up hills as usual.
They are in another zone entirely offroad.
- Gravel they are unflappable, near perfect.
- Rocky rivers, not bad, some slipping climbing out.
- Loose shale, some wheelspin.
- Mud, absolutely great, the beefy lugs and open pattern clear it really well. I was really impressed with how good these were as a compromise between road/mt.
- Sidewalls are tough as.
Size 215/65r16, the LT or Light Truck version.
On 16" SG Forester steels, +48 offset, 6.5" wide.
Only place the 215/65r16 rub with chains is under the front spring perch. Even then it's barely touching and is acceptable for the short distance I usually drive with chains on. I'll just fit them to the back in preference.
Very happy with how they look, but I won't have a chance to take them offroad for almost a month! Grr. I'll post more then.
From the 500km I put on Dad's set on his R51 Pathfinder (with ~80km in proper 4wd country), this is what I felt compared to the previous GT Radial H/T he ws running.
- Just about as good in the dry
- Worse in the wet - understeered more
- Noisy around town but not too bad on the open road (although we have chipseal everywhere so noise is bad whatever you have on)
- Rotational inertia is higher than road tyres so performance takes a dive (not that you really notice it with a 4.0 V6) but it wasn't as good up hills as usual.
They are in another zone entirely offroad.
- Gravel they are unflappable, near perfect.
- Rocky rivers, not bad, some slipping climbing out.
- Loose shale, some wheelspin.
- Mud, absolutely great, the beefy lugs and open pattern clear it really well. I was really impressed with how good these were as a compromise between road/mt.
- Sidewalls are tough as.
