A bit more info on those wheels/tyres from Vass - I had a set about four years ago, think I paid £25 quid per wheel/tyre then!
I was told they were taken from the Northern Ireland armoured land rovers, before they were adapted with G90's, painted sand and shipped out to Iraq.
They had the run flat bands to stop the tyres falling off the rim if they got shot out so they could keep going - and presumably to stop the tyre disappearing down the road if someone turned too tightly with all that armour on.
They are long wheel base rims - again used because of the weight of the trucks.
Great tyres, last f o o o o r e v v v v e r !!! on those rims though they are bloody heavy.
Tyres aren't very good in mud, don't think I drove them in sand but I've heard very good reports about them, particularly how resistant to punctures they are.
Always ran mine 30 front/40 back and adapted a bit if I was carrying weight.
EDIT - Bloody hell - just noticed how old this thread is - I was thinking it was a bit odd that Vass were still flogging those tyres!
Last edited by eightpot; 3 Sep 2008 at 18:13.
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