very nice, I learned stuff today. I still like the look of wide tires but that artcle definitly shows the advantages of the Pizza cutters. I do love the look of the LTB's though. hmmm
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What a great article. The part about airing down cleared up a lot for me.
Thanks.
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After doing a search, I guess I was confused with a TTORA where the debate became heated. Anyway, here's one of the earlier skinny tire threads and Alpinist links to the Expeditions West article in one of the latter pages. Pizza cutters rock!
did not read it but from all my years in military and such I always was told that skinny tall mud tires will dig down and find traction better than fat tires that tend to float near top and just spin.
maybe in sand dunes the fatter tire would be best.....but then again RAT PATROL had the skinnies on their vehicles...LOL and they were jumping dunes and shooting bad guys all the time. LOL
I also think it had to do with the period a lot of the expeditions were happening and the type of vehicles...much easier to find the tall skinny knobbies in 3rd world countries than a set of Nitto or BFGs.
Tall skinny gave you more ground clearance to allow the tires to dig deeper without resting on frame.....
I think with todays technology....the type of tire is more important than whether they are skinny or fat...just my two cents.
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It's also very relative. What's wide to some isn't wide to others. Alot of folks consider a 12.5 wide tire to be 'wide'. I don't. I'd consider it not so much narrow as medium....a good all around width.
On lighter vehicles, the wider footprints don't seem to stick as well....but the FJC isn't light. I'd say something in the realm of 12.50s is probably the best bet, though all the way down to a 10.5 wouldn't be bad.
HTH,
Sean
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