Blitz Tyres

[Lynn Eades]

Ganmain Tony, I don't want to start a barney, but I think you should be swapping your front wheels from side to side, unless you are going to be doing a lot of 4wd'ing.

[Dianaa]

Tony

When did you buy the tyres from Universal Tire?

I bought some 9.00 16s off them about 4 years ago but when I tried to buy more a little later they refused to sell to Australia. Something to do with Antique Tyres being the Au Distributor, who didn't carry the pattern I wanted and were about twice the price for the bar tread.

Others with 101 Land Rovers have had the same experience.

Isn't there a bloke in SEQ who imported a container load of 9.00 16 for CMPs? I'll get the contact if anyone needs.

Diana

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

Can people let me know if I am going to have the same trouble sourcing a supplier of 34 x 7 tyres for my Chevy MCP? The modern equivalent is 700 x 20

I suppose the next question is the possibility of converting from suicide rims to split rims - the type that are bolted together. I have heard that some tyre fitters are starting to refuse to work with suicide rims. Yes, I know they did earn their nickname too.

Some more details of the tyre taken from an old relic sitting on the truck then looked up on the internet:

700 x 20 (34 x 7) B.F.Goodrich
Brand B.F. GOODRICH
Construction CROSS-PLY - 8 PLY POLYESTER
Max. Load 1980 lbs @ 42 psi
Overall Diameter 889 mm
Section Width 175 mm
Tread Width 124 mm
Tube Type / Tubeless TUBE TYPE
Weight 13 kg

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Ganmain Tony]

I was hoping Jack Neville might have commented on this thread.

I got mine back in Nov 2012 and had to wait a bit until a run of them were made (by Wallace Wade).

We tried to get them direct but were told we had to get them off his specific dealer in Sydney (I cant remember their name - sorry).

I think they were about $420 to my door... not cheap - but compare that price to a 4WD tyre (a decent one)... I didnt think it was too bad.

Lynn, I dunno, I might swap em when the Wallabies beat the All Blacks next time... that means I'll be swapping them shortly..

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Lynn, I dunno, I might swap em when the Wallabies beat the All Blacks next time... that means I'll be swapping them shortly..

HaHa you will not have to swap the tyres for years yet Tony! The Wallabies beating the All Blacks LOL

[Lynn Eades]

First answer:....And if by a quirk of fate it happens, you'll only get to do it once.
Second answer: The tyres will be worn out by then.
Third answer: Tony, do you mean this set (of tyres) or the next set?
Where is the smiley for "rolling on the ground laughing"? (ROFL)