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M Wehrman - YEAH. total loss. i stuck what i heard about it in the "test posts".

pittspinz - are your new dunlops on stock rims?

anyone - do 285's fit on a 712?

2012 wrote:pittspinz - are your new dunlops on stock rims?

anyone - do 285's fit on a 712?

I've had the 285 Dunlops mudders on my 712 with stock rims for nearly 3 years and love them. 17000+ miles and I've just recently 'flipped' them. I anticipate another 17000 at least. I keep the road pressure at 50 (per Mike Nims suggestion) and air down to about 20 for off-roading.
BTW...danger pay? I always found demo pay to be more...rewarding.

yes!!! i was told a 712 wont take as big of a tire as a 710 will, but a 285 is just fine. thx for the data.

i'm tossed up between bfg, these dunlops, and swampers. actually, a swamper fell apart on me on the freeway so i'm not that stoked on them anymore. i need a tire that's awsome in ALL circumstances. i will seek out this miracle. and yeah, i'll probably end up settling for "close" again.

The Zebra 712 at CWR had 305's on it. This did not leave a lot of room between the rear tires. I run the 285's on widened and have made contact in the front a couple of times at full turn and standing the vehicle on that side. Never had a problem with the rear tire size.

I should add that I did have a problem one time when I was a younger, less experienced pinzer. I managed to bounce the rear enough on a foolish obstacle that I stuffed one rear tire against the top of the wheel well. No tire damage, but it did sorta kinda twist the outer axle housing about 270 degrees. It was NOT pretty. Nice thing about a 712 tho, I chained up that axle, pinched the brake line with a vice grips and drove her home 90 miles on 5 wheels.

305's on a Pinz might look nice BUT on ice and snow I might as well own a sleight; slip sliding away, slip sliding away (oh I was a poet but my feet showed it) when I pressed the brake oh mah gawd don't brake skidsville.
Dennis

dennis - so the 305 designation indicates the ratio (and therefore width) as well as the height? i get the idea from your post that that the traction problem is created by the increased width of the 305's - ultimately the extra contact area. again, i'm fully from funtion junction (a wonderful place where the population find beauty in performance ALONE), so decorative tires disinterest me. what tires would you suggest for a daily driver/very offroady 712 with stock rims?

here's some decoration i just don't get:

Easy answer.
Goodyear MTR's
Dennis

I was assured they were not factory blems, but firsts. They said they get good prices due to extremely high volume. I should know for sure around Wednsday.

My next Pinz mod... not sure quite yet. I'm currently working with a company that makes aircraft canopies to come up with a polysomething hardtop for the rear and front of the Pinz. Then, get with someone to make the soft sides and rear pannels - attached via an awning channel. But that should be another post to see what kind of interest it kicks up.
John

um... even tho i can't make sense of your post in the context of this topic, the topic is VERY interesting to me. i'm in the process of designing a camper body of something like baltek. i'm looking for any and all nfo re this help?

jgeesen wrote: Then, get with someone to make the soft sides and rear pannels - attached via an awning channel. John

John
I have really enjoyed the hard top rear for the flexability it provides. I put a luggage rack from a mini van on the hardtop which allows me to install all the aftermarket items normally used on the roofs. I currently am running my yakima basket but have wanted to see what the Pinz would look like with my Packasport carrier. I used the A-rail to attach my soft sides so that I could remove the canvas and either run without it or put on a "canopy in a bag". I do like the soft top front as we like to run with the door tops off and the canvas rolled back most of the time.

2012 wrote:
here's some decoration i just don't get:

They are ready for loading on a train or ferry with height limitations. Notice the other autos sitting in queue.


Probably on the way to Africa or another remote place for a few weeks of fun.

This same technique is quite effective when loading tall vehicles into shipping containers.


-Sean

oh! you're serious!

i didn't even think twice about that picture before i presumed they were just lowriders. i spent the entire 80's in santa barbara. huh. here in orlando i get ppl presuming i'm a skinhead (a new experience for me), while i pass by it all thinking i'm above that kind of prejudice.