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Grouse



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Thems tratter tyres Very Happy
Post #328243 4th May 2014 9:55am
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cornish rattler



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United Kingdom 1988 Defender 90 200 Tdi CSW Bronze Green
CFB wrote:
Very aggressive tyres these 'SIMEX' copies. Make a right mess of the ground to be honest. OK for very heavy mud-plugging on pay and play sites or competition stuff but not sure they are much cop for anything else.


That's what we intend using it for but will see how they are on road and if need be will buy a cheep set of road tyres for long distance driving meaning hols and stuff Smile Graham

1988 Defender 90 county 200tdi ( Beast )

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Post #328254 4th May 2014 10:34am
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cornish rattler



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United Kingdom 1988 Defender 90 200 Tdi CSW Bronze Green
g-mack wrote:
265s!!! they looked bigger! have you got lowering springs on?


Im not sure about the spring as with the old tyres/wheels on I always thought it had been lifted as it always looked taller than other 90's with similar tyres on but have contacted the po and he said its on std springs and as we intend to go out green laning and stuff together I think he his telling the truth but all 4 springs are yellow in colour but the rear springs have been painted black as they had a little rust on them Smile Graham

1988 Defender 90 county 200tdi ( Beast )

Paul Walker 1973-2013
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Post #328259 4th May 2014 10:41am
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cornish rattler



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United Kingdom 1988 Defender 90 200 Tdi CSW Bronze Green
rustyboxx wrote:
That's some serious weightage on the front rims, what make of tyres did you fit?


They are Insa Turbo Special Tracks 265/75/16 Smile Graham

1988 Defender 90 county 200tdi ( Beast )

Paul Walker 1973-2013
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Post #328260 4th May 2014 10:45am
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roel



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Netherlands 2003 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
You might need to lift it a little otherwise it will eat your wings.


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Mine are simex 35" with 6cm lift and a little cutting on the fender flares and it still touches.



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Don't be afraid off the thread pattern I even used them on the beach yesterday. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
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Post #328292 4th May 2014 4:10pm
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lukev01



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Agree with all of the above ^^

The Insa Special Tracks are awesome off road and make an "interesting" noise/howl on the road at speed, although speed isn't really a consideration when I am driving the S2A. Whistle

Mr. Green
Enjoy them but if you are using the car every day, when it gets to the winter, a set of standard AT/road tyres might be advisable. The Special Tracks are known for being tricky in the wet/on ice. 1970 Series 2A 88"
Post #328295 4th May 2014 4:19pm
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cornish rattler



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United Kingdom 1988 Defender 90 200 Tdi CSW Bronze Green
Cheers guys for the advice i will take it all onboard as these tyres are new to me the closesed I have had to them but on a s11a swb was kingpin Hilanders which was an awesome tyre for what they were and great in snow and in wet weather so will have to see how these are Wink Graham

1988 Defender 90 county 200tdi ( Beast )

Paul Walker 1973-2013
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Post #328426 4th May 2014 11:13pm
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Maxxed_Ross



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Scotland 2001 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Cobar Blue
I had a set of Insa Turbo Special Tracks on my last 90 and they were dangerous on the road in the wet Shocked

Flippin loud too... plus as an added bonus if you ever have an accident your insurance will be void as they're not for on-road use.

I ended swapping them for BF muds and to be honest they got me 90% of the places I needed to go and were better all round
Post #328471 5th May 2014 8:24am
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roel



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Netherlands 2003 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
Why are the Insa's, Simexes not for road use?

I have to admit that the profile does not help in the wet and a BFG mud is much better on the road but on sticky clay a bfg or simular does get close to the very open simex-insa thread pattern.
The tyre has to suit the terrain you drive, the only problem is there is no tyre that is the best on all terrains. Twisted Evil Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
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Post #328475 5th May 2014 8:56am
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Maxxed_Ross



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mine had stamped on them that they were not for on road use - much the same as moto X tyres are
Post #328491 5th May 2014 10:50am
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Supacat



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Interesting set:

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also the seats:

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Post #328702 6th May 2014 12:36pm
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muddybaldboy



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I bet they sound good against a kerb Big Cry He who dies with the most toys...wins!
Post #328712 6th May 2014 1:42pm
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K9F



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Maxxed_Ross wrote:
I had a set of Insa Turbo Special Tracks on my last 90 and they were dangerous on the road in the wet Shocked


That seems to be the norm with these tyres. On the road they're risky to say the least, they're remoulds too hence the cheap price....

http://forum.landrovernet.com/showthread.p...urbo-tyres

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Post #328722 6th May 2014 2:51pm
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custom90



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With MT's you have to go careful what ever you have on. But for a good MT with slightly better road manners STT's and KM2's are the winners.
Still have yo be careful though and know your limits!
After a while of always driving on them you know when you must not push it too far too.
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Supacat wrote:
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