The main reason for upgrade was that I was doing a lot of off-road trails recently and the stock tyres were constantly failing in slush.
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New shoes! My mind was constantly poking me to do this mod.
The main reason was that I was doing a lot of off-road trails recently and the stock tyres were constantly failing in slush. Rest all areas stock tyres were sufficient.
For now, I chose the 8J 16 inch steel wheels and 265/75/16 Maxxis Bighorn MT Tyres.
This is slightly a negative offset set up with slight gain in diameter and width. Decided to go with this considering serious off-roading. With this upgrade, there is a minor change in gearing.
Weight of the new tyre and alloy combined is 38kgs.
Below are my observations after this upgrade.
Pros:
- Better off-road capability especially in slush.
- Butch looks.
- At slow speeds, ride felt more compliant.
Cons:
- Braking is slightly impacted due to the extra weight.
- Turning radius has increased.
- Tyres rubbing against stock bumper. Inside of bumper needs lot of trimming. For me, more than bumper its rubbing with my projector fog lamps. For time being, I have taken out the fog’s. Will be finding a solution for this. If any suggestions, please let me know.
- High speed may be impacted. I don’t usually go above 90-100 kmph so this is not tested as of now.
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