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'97 3 door 300 Tdi manual Discovery. Anyone know where I can get a pair of BFG 31 x 105 R 15 BFG AT's reasonably priced, or any dealers reading? We only need the front two, 'cos they wear so friggin' well .. Also, and this might sound stupid, but we're only replacing the front two tyres at the moment, they are _much_ more worn than the rears. Would anyone suggest swapping the new tyres for the rears, and putting the worn rears on the front? Is this a false economy and would anyone suggest we swap all four, and have decent reasons to do so? We are mostly on-road at the moment, with maybe only Saturdays off-roading, hard stuff, mostly sandy and rocky with some mud, ruts and tree roots but not competition level. (yet) In a couple of months time we'll be towing the caravan all round UK (racing model cars) but we still need decent off-road ability, though mainly grass/mud as we invariably get stuck into the shittiest corner of the field 'cos we have a Landie not a motorhome .. ;) We'll still be off-roading at 'play' events and maybe a couple of RTV's too .. ;) We also need to replace the exhaust, downpipe back, so if anyone has any deals going on 'zorsts I'd be interested. Regards and all that ..  SignaturePaul ... www.4x4prejudice.org (8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!! > Would anyone suggest swapping the new tyres for the rears, and > putting the worn rears on the front? See the thread "Tyres.........." in uk.rec.cars.4x4. I definately think that (all other things being equal) that new to the rear is the way to go. I do feel that new on the front was a contributary factor in a recent wall and flip incident. YMMV. SignatureCheers new5pam@howhill.com Dave. pam is missing e-mail Would anyone suggest swapping the new tyres for the rears, and > putting the worn rears on the front? Is this a false economy and would > anyone suggest we swap all four, and have decent reasons to do so? The fronts wear before the rears, so I'm told, because LR have a cunning system of different diff ratios front and rear which allows more of the drive to go to the front than the rear unless you diff lock. Therefore, I always put my new tyres on the front and the best of the rest on the back. TonyB >Would anyone suggest swapping the new tyres for the rears, and >> putting the worn rears on the front? Is this a false economy and would [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >TonyB Or maybe it's because the fronts do more work going round corners? Signaturehugh Reply to address is valid at the time of posting > The fronts wear before the rears, so I'm told, because LR have a > cunning system of different diff ratios front and rear which allows > more of the drive to go to the front than the rear unless you diff > lock. Nothing to do with the fact that the front spend rather a lot of time making a couple of tonnes plus change direction? As well as being driven... > Therefore, I always put my new tyres on the front and the best of > the rest on the back. I used to as well but I don't think I will from now on. The wall 'n flip and front/back swap have recently convinced me that more grip at the back is preferable. SignatureCheers new5pam@howhill.com Dave. pam is missing e-mail > I used to as well but I don't think I will from now on. The wall 'n > flip and front/back swap have recently convinced me that more grip at > the back is preferable. I always understood it (college taught) that it is preferable to have maximum grip on the driving wheels for reasons that are obvious in my mind? There is a good case for maximum grip on front in all cases if its raining with puddles on a motorway etc. You flipped etc in a front wheel drive car? how do you think max grip on rear would help you? Of course in a real world all grips should be good anyhow, but I'm interested to know what you think? Ta Nige --? Subaru WRX (The Bitch) Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert) "If you tolerate this then your children will be next" > You flipped etc in a front wheel drive car? how do you think max > grip on rear would help you? Yes, on a slippy road surface. More grip at the back end may have stopped the said back end wagging about like a dead fish in the seconds preceeding the wall 'n flip... SignatureCheers new5pam@howhill.com Dave. pam is missing e-mail > always understood it (college taught) that it is preferable to have maximum grip on the driving wheels >for reasons that are obvious in my mind? <Snip> So where does that leave you with permanent four wheel drive? It's a question of whether you can best handle sudden gross over steer or under steer. Signaturehugh > It's a question of whether you can best handle sudden gross over > steer or under steer. I obviously have a problem with sudden gross over steer... Would applying power rather than trying to correct via the steering have helped? I think it would by dragging the recalcitrant back end into line behind the fronts but I have no wish to try the experiment again. SignatureCheers new5pam@howhill.com Dave. pam is missing e-mail >'97 3 door 300 Tdi manual Discovery. > >Anyone know where I can get a pair of BFG 31 x 105 R 15 BFG AT's reasonably >priced, Just spotted this one on that auction site, dunno if its any good for u or not :-) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7954369511 Chris Take the rubbish out to email me! Chris Ward composed the following;: >> '97 3 door 300 Tdi manual Discovery. >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7954369511 Heheheh, not bad .. I didn't think of ebay .. ;) Many thanks. SignaturePaul ... www.4x4prejudice.org (8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!! |
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