New Shoes - Bstone Revos

[stewbo]

Finally decided, after much deliberation, my next tires set.
I went with the Revos. They look great
Of course this thread would be useless without pics.... so enjoy

 

[macneill]

I see tires, but where's the rest of the Cruiser?

Looks good!

 

[stewbo]

Its modern art, fill in the negative space! back at cha!

 

[stewbo]

Another angle

 

[tabraha]

Good job!!! I've been real pleased with mine. I'm at 47,000 and still tickin'.

 

[mikeacs]

I'm probably going with revos on my 99 too, what size did you go with?

 

[Cruisin'Carolina]

I'm guessing from reading his sig line 285

 

[stewbo]

285/75 16's with 38 psi
They make the truck look like a "real" SUV.
Everytime I walk away from it I do a double take just to enjoy the view.
I felt like it was lifted a bit with the newer tires on.
Another step removed from the mall cruisers!

 

[macneill]

Ditch the running boards and it'll look a bit higher too.

Or better yet, just lift it. ;p

 

[SamoL]

I wouldn't recommend these tyres for anything but the road. They perform great in rain and are conditionally acceptable for offroading. I've been using them on my last 3 trips with a fully loaded car (Tunisia & Morocco included a lot of gravel pists, Turkey was mainly paved road). I've had 3 punctures and rear tires have almost worn out. I've had them on for only about 45000 km!
As I've heared some bad opinions about Coopers, I guess I'll get myself a set of BFG A/T 265/75R16 123Q. Why use bigger tires? On Dakar most of the teams use 235/85R75 (including Mitsubishi) and fully loaded car weights arround 2400kg + driver and co-pilot. I understand those who use bigger M/T tires, and of course those who buy them to optically improve their cars .

Regards
Samo

 

[macneill]

Why use bigger tires? I understand those who use bigger M/T tires, and of course those who buy them to optically improve their cars .

It's all about looking cool.

 

[stewbo]

Ditch the running boards and it'll look a bit higher too.

Or better yet, just lift it. ;p

Wish I could but I have a pregnant wife that doesn't want me to. So I'm saving up for the sliders.

 

[stewbo]

For those running the 285 Revo's , how far do u air down when going off pavement?

 

[Brentbba]

For those running the 285 Revo's , how far do u air down when going off pavement?

Don't know about 100's but on my 80 I air down to 15 psi w/o issue (so far). I too run at 38 psi for normal driving.

 

[tabraha]

For those running the 285 Revo's , how far do u air down when going off pavement?

I've taken them down to 12psi once. It was in a scenario where I was already stuck. I haven't had a need to do it too much. As a side note I'd add that you don't necessarily need to air down just because you are going off-road. Unless you are in a situation that you really think it would help it is overkill and exposes the sidewall un-necessarily. Take 'em on your trail aired up first and see what you think. You will probably find that you're fine with them at 38psi.

You will thoroughly enjoy the Revo's.

 

[stewbo]

Thanks for the info.