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This week we show you all about our tyre upgrade. At the end of the video we share our costs, since we've done it on a budget, the parts you need and what we would do differently next time.
To do this upgrade you need new tyres, most people either go for 395/85 R20s or 14R20s. Since these tyres require 10" rims, we also had and wanted to upgrade the rims to alloy Hutchinsons. These rims have a bigger off-set and therefore make the ride a lot more stable, which you will be able to see in the video. The bodyroll got a lot better!
Since the rims are thicker, you also need longer wheel studs, ten per wheel. To get them out you can either take the entire hub off and press them out, or do it like we did, hammer the studs out using an old nut on them, so you don't smash the thread of the stud. It worked surprisingly well!
Getting the new studs in is a bit tricky though. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH TORQUE RATTLE GUN this job will be easy and quick :D.
Well, we didn't so we manually had to do it with a ratchet and socket, which is a good workout and you will definitely be sore the day after.
We put the stud in from the back, as far as possible, and then put washers on (use bigger washers if possible, so they don't get stuck on the stud) and to pull it through, add the nut and start tightening it. It works well, but takes forever, so the rattle gun would make a quick job out of it.
Hutchinson rims are split rims and easy to take apart. We found a technique that worked well getting the tyres on the rims and when standing on the tyre it is not hard to get the second part of the rim and the nuts on again.
Since three of our rims, that we got from auctions in the US, came without the central tyre inflation part (there was just a big hole), we had to find a way of how to attach a valve.
We decided to cut a 1/4"NPT thread and bought bigger earth moving valves that fit perfectly. To make sure they stay in there and don't leak, we added some thread sealant and it worked perfectly fine.
The big valves made it a lot easier to seat the tyres without having to go to a tyre shop or using brake cleaner.
The ride now is so much more stable and so much better. We tested the new tyres in deep boggy sand and were happy with it as well (not getting bogged like in Broome again hopefully).
Parts list:
Six 395/85R20 tyres from a local tyre shop in Perth $5700
Six rims imported from the US $4000
40 longer studs from imparts (Febi Bilstein) $500 (air freight)
Earth moving valves $80
Three chucks for bigger valves $120
Comes to a total of $10400, which is way less then getting it from a one stop shop in Australia, but definitely a MUCH longer and more complicated process!
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